The ES6 and ET5 Touring remain the top Nio models in terms of deliveries, together contributing 55.86 percent of November's volume.

Nio's flagship SUV, the ES8, delivered 1,658 units in November, up 135.18 percent from 705 in the same month last year and down 26.34 percent from 2,251 in October.

The ES8 contributed 10.39 percent of Nio's deliveries in November, down from 14 percent in October. The model delivered 12,554 units in January-November, down 9.31 percent year-on-year.

The ES8, Nio's first production model, was originally launched at Nio Day 2017 on December 16, 2017. At Nio Day 2019 on December 28, 2019, Nio launched an upgraded version of the ES8, still based on the NT 1.0 platform.

On December 24, 2022, Nio launched the new ES8 based on the NT 2.0 platform at the Nio Day 2022 event, with deliveries starting on June 28.

The ES8 is Nio's highest-priced model to date, with a starting price of RMB 498,000 in China.

Nio's other coupe SUV, the EC7, delivered 350 units in November, up 71.57 percent from 204 units in October.

The EC7, which was launched along with the new ES8 on Nio Day 2022 on December 24, 2022, was first delivered on April 28 this year. By the end of November, the model had delivered 3,290 units this year.

Nio's flagship sedan, the ET7, contributed 1.59 percent of Nio's deliveries in November by delivering 253 units. That was 92.11 percent lower than the 3,207 in the same month last year and 23.8 percent lower than the 332 units delivered in October.

In the January-November period, the ET7 delivered 5,177 units, which was 76.14 percent lower year-on-year.

The ET7 was initially launched at the Nio Day 2020 event on January 9, 2021, with deliveries commencing on March 28, 2022. Nio launched the 2023 ET7 on the first day of the Shanghai auto show on April 18 and started its deliveries in mid-May.

The ES7 delivered 132 units in November, down 97.3 percent from 4,897 units in the same month last year and down 36.23 percent from 207 units in October.

The ES7 was launched on June 15, 2022, and deliveries began on August 28, 2022.

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