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Onvo, the sub-brand of the EV maker Nio, registered 2,300 units of its debut model, the L60, in China between December 30 and January 5, data shared by Li Auto showed on Tuesday.
After the traditional year-end sales push common among automakers, during which Onvo registered 4,200 units, registrations dropped by 45% in the first week of the new year. Registrations of the Nio brand vehicles fell 53% week over week to 3,000 units.
In December, the family-oriented brand delivered 10,528 units of its debut model L60 fulfiling the promise of delivering over 10,000 units for the first time. Deliveries began on September 28 and Onvo added a new battery supplier in early December to tackle supply disruption. The brand plans to expand its lineup with two new SUVs set to launch in 2025.
Nio group deliveries increased 38.7% in 2024 to 221,970 vehicles. This year, the EV maker aims to double its sales numbers mainly driven by its sub-brands Onvo and Firefly.
In a Q&A shared on its official app last weekend, Nio’s sub-brand, which has over 1,000 Onvo-compatible battery swap stations in China, addmitted that “some stations may not yet have full battery reserves.”
Onvo said it “aims to replenish available batteries extensively before the Lunar New Year” — which starts on January 29.
Onvo, which unveiled the L60 in May, is preparing to launch two new family-oriented SUVs in 2025. Speaking at a media briefing before the Nio Day event, the company’s founder and CEO William Li said deliveries of the new models are expected to begin in the third and fourth quarters of next year.
One of the upcoming models will be a six-seater electric SUV designed for larger families, while the other will be a five-seater SUV larger than the current L60.
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