NIO’s October Gross sales Meh, However 2026 Gross sales Up 38.5%

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NIO’s October gross sales had been nothing like XPENG’s. Relatively than hovering to report heights, they drooped. Relatively than surpassing 50,000 gross sales (one thing NIO is but to do and XPENG has finished solely this as soon as), NIO scored 34,246 car deliveries, the corporate’s lowest supply complete since April.

Nonetheless, that introduced the corporate’s 2026 complete to 334,547, a big 38.5% improve yr over yr. NIO was additionally eager to rapidly flip individuals’s consideration to some constructive information: “On October 23, 2026, the NIO All-New ES8 reached its 160,000th supply. From January to October 2026, the NIO All-New ES8 has ranked first in cumulative retail gross sales quantity in each the massive SUV section and the RMB400,000-level car section in China. Because the business transitions from spec-led to brand-driven competitors, sustained gross sales momentum for the NIO All-New ES8 additional enhances recognition of the NIO model within the premium market.”

By way of how NIO’s October gross sales cut up out by model, right here’s the breakdown:

• NIO — 18,125
• ONVO — 8,383
• FIREFLY — 7,738

The corporate’s cumulative car gross sales reached 1,332,139 on the finish of October. Not too shabby. Although, the corporate will need to do a lot better than it did in October with the intention to see that cumulative complete develop a lot quicker.