CnEVPost Newsletter: Nio starts taking pre-orders for facelifted models; Tesla sales fall in China


CnEVPost Newsletter: Daily Recap

May 11, 2025

Nio starts taking pre-orders for facelifted ES6, EC6, ET5, ET5 Touring, official launches to be in next 2 weeks

Official launch of refreshed ES6, EC6 will be on May 16, and refreshed ET5, ET5 Touring will be on May 25.

Nio brand reaches 700,000th delivery milestone

The 700,000th delivery means the Nio main brand has delivered 2,615 vehicles so far this month.

Nio reportedly makes deeper integration of 3 brands to cut costs

The adjustments focus on Onvo, which remains a sub-brand but will operate as a first-tier division of Nio.

Tesla's retail sales in China down 8.56% year-on-year to 28,731 in Apr

In the January-April period, Tesla's retail sales in the Chinese domestic market decreased by 0.31 percent year-on-year to 163,338 vehicles.

Li Auto sees cumulative Li L7 deliveries exceed 300,000 units

Li Auto launched the updated L-series EREVs on May 8, and deliveries began yesterday.

China NEV retail up 34% year-on-year to 905,000 in Apr

China's passenger NEV retail sales saw year-on-year growth last month, despite a decline from March.

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