Bitauto News Recently, NIO’s 100,000th mass-produced vehicle rolled off the production line at JAC NIO’s manufacturing base. Subsequently, after Tesla CEO Musk saw the media reports on NIO, he also expressed through social media: "Congratulations to NIO (NIO), this is a difficult milestone."
On Weibo, Musk posted a message to congratulate NIO on reaching 100,000 units, which also received interaction from NIO founder Li Bin.
NIO’s English name is “NIO”. Why is it named "NIO" and what does "NIO" mean? Previously, Qin Lihong, co-founder and president of NIO, once explained to the questioner through the NIO APP.
Qin Lihong said that NIO is derived from the homophony of NEO. NEO is a commonly used English prefix, meaning new, new. The root of the word should come from Latin (maybe, I am not sure because I am not very knowledgeable); we use this word to express a new day, a new day, a new era, a new hope. NIO in Chinese means "calling the blue sky to come back". This is the meaning of Blue sky coming, which is commonly seen in NIO activities. Brother Bin (Li Bin) said at the beginning of the first NIO Day that "a vision originating from the clear sky" is the interpretation of the brand.
On April 6, NIO’s 100,000th mass-produced vehicle rolled off the assembly line at JAC NIO’s manufacturing base. NIO was established in November 2014 and has gone through seven years. The company is committed to developing high-performance smart electric vehicles. So far, NIO has launched 3 models, namely ES8, ES6, EC6, and ET7. , covering medium and large-sized SUVs and medium-sized and large cars.
In 2020, Weilai delivered a total of 43,728 new cars throughout the year, ranking first among many new car-making forces. In December alone, its monthly sales exceeded 7,007 units, showing strong momentum.
In the first quarter of 2021, Weilai *** delivered 20,060 new cars, a record high, with a year-on-year growth of 422.7%. As of March this year, NIO has built a total of 196 battery swap stations, 139 super charging stations and 1,826 destination charging piles. At the same time, NIO also plans to increase the total number of battery swap stations to 500, the total number of super charging stations to 600, and the total number of destination charging piles to 15,000 this year.
Nio’s positioning has always been comparable to “BBA” since its birth. Judging from the level and pricing of models, its models are currently the first echelon of pure electric models among Chinese brands. For Chinese brands, success Products that hit the mid-to-high-end market were first achieved by Weilai, a young company. At the same time, market acceptance and sales are very high, which is a milestone in China's automobile industry.
NIO Jianghuai manufacturing base was established in April 2016, covering a total area of ??839.6 acres. It has four major process workshops: stamping, body, painting, and final assembly. It is the first lightweight body (aluminum body) in China ) platform, the application volume of aluminum materials has reached 96.4%, the overall automation rate has reached 97.5%, and an average of 20 new cars can be rolled off the production line per hour.
From 0 to 100,000 units, NIO, a young car company, has been full of hardships and challenges along the way. For a car company that has only been established for 7 years, it is indeed an amazing achievement. It is both a milestone and a new beginning. At present, Weilai has deep technical reserves in battery swapping, user services, charging, autonomous driving and intelligence. In the era of continuous advancement of new energy, Weilai believes that Weilai will be able to meet the next 100,000 people faster. tower.