Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio reportedly received “about 10,000” new orders during the first full week of November.
CarFans platform founder Sun Shaojun wrote on Weibo this Monday that “Nio Group got around 10,000 new orders last week.”
According to the same source, the company had reportedly secured “over 10,000” weekly orders for three consecutive weeks in October, leading up to a new monthly record of 40,397 vehicles delivered.
As it continues ramping up production of its two best selling models — the Onvo L90 and the Nio ES8 — the EV maker reached in October a new delivery high for the third consecutive month.
The run is expected to continue in November and December with the goal of delivering a total of 150,000 EVs in the final quarter of the year.
Model Orders
According to the X user ThinkerCar, orders placed between November 3 and 9 included 2,000 Nio ES8s and 1,500 Firefly units.
No specific figures regarding any other models of the Group have been disclosed.
The third-generation ES8, launched in mid-September, is expected to drive Nio brand deliveries in the final quarter of 2025, as Nio battles to reach profitability.
Production Ramp Up
The company is currently ramping up production of both its large SUVs — the Nio ES8 and the Onvo L90, both six-seaters recently launched — at its three factories in Hefei.
Nio recently announced that it will increase the production capacity of the ES8 by 70% in November, aiming to reach 15,000 units in December.
Last week, amid the founders’ visit to Nio‘s European markets, the company has revealed that the Onvo brand will be launching in Europe in 2027.
The family-oriented brand was only recently introduced outside China, as Nio initially focused on expanding its more affordable sub-brand Firefly overseas.
The first units of the Onvo L60 were spotted last week in Uzbekistan, as the EV maker prepares to enter the country with its three brands.
Firefly x CATL
Last week, Nio teased for the first time that Firefly will be expanding to North America, as several units of the debut model were shipped to Europe.
On Monday, Nio founder and CEO William Li said that the company’s upcoming Firefly model will not be compatible with CATL’s Choco-Swap battery swap stations, despite what had been previously disclosed.
CATL introduced its new battery swapping ecosystem late last year.
At that time, the two companies said that Nio’s lower-cost sub-brand would adopt CATL’s swap standards and use CATL‘s network.
Now, and as CATL pushes ahead with its own battery swap ecosystem, the two companies have adjusted the collaboration’s plans.
