The body structure page on Freelander 8’s website once featured Nio ES8’s body-in-white structural diagram and rendering, which was swapped out about 1 hour later.
The Nio Day event to be held in Wuhan, Hubei province, in December could serve as the stage for the updated ET5 Touring.
Nio delivered 107,658 vehicles in the second quarter, up 49.4% year-on-year but below its guidance range.
Monthly ES8 deliveries returned above 10,000 after the 5-seat version joined the lineup, broadening the flagship SUV’s potential customer base.
Ren has reportedly founded an embodied robotics company that may have already secured funding.
Nio plans to make a strategic investment in the physical AI and embodied intelligence company founded by Ren and collaborate with it.
The new model would be Firefly’s sixth special edition, extending its strategy of using small-batch design variants to sustain market interest.
The 3 companies have committed a combined 22 million yuan ($3.24 million) for emergency relief, temporary resettlement and post-disaster reconstruction.
The new special edition is priced at 135,800 yuan ($20,030), with differentiation mainly coming from exclusive paint, decals and interior details.
The L60 delivered at least 3,201 units in the first 28 days of August, compared to 4,949 units in July.