On June 4th, we obtained the delivery data of NIO(Weilai) Automobile in May on the SEC (US Securities and Exchange Commission) website. NIO ES8 delivered 1089 units in a single month in May 2019, and the cumulative delivery volume in the first two months of the second quarter was 2,213 units. Up to now, the cumulative delivery of NIO ES8 since its official delivery in June 2018 has reached 17,550 units. Li Bin, founder, chairman and CEO of NIO, said that the actual delivery volume of NIO ES8 in the second quarter of this year is expected to be close to or exceed the expected delivery range of 2,800-3,200 vehicles.
It is reported that NIO’s total sales target for 2019 is 4-50,000 units. In addition to NIO ES8, NIO’s second production model, NIO ES6, has officially gone offline and is expected to deliver at the end of June. In addition, NIO’s sedan mode ET Preview was officially unveiled at 2019 Shanghai Auto Show. The first sedan model will be officially launched on December 15, 2019 at NIO Day.
In addition, NIO is actively promoting in the financing field. Recently, the news that “NIO will receive 10 billion yuan financing from Beijing Yizhuang Guotou” has also attracted widespread attention from all walks of life. In response, Li Bin responded that Yizhuang’s 10 billion yuan is equity financing, mainly for R&D and user service construction, it will not be used for factory construction. Bai Shuqing, the director of Yizhuang Guotou’s corporate planning department, has also clearly stated that he will assist in the construction of “NIO China” and introduce third parties to jointly build NIO China’s advanced manufacturing base.
