<div id="readability-page-1"><blockquote><ul><li>The delivery of the 60,000th third-generation Nio ES8 is approaching, after the 50,000th unit was achieved on January 18.</li><li>Nio Inc delivered a record 48,135 vehicles in December, with the ES8 contributing 22,258 units.</li></ul></blockquote><figure id="attachment_135989"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-135989">(The third-generation Nio ES8. Image credit: Nio)</figcaption></figure><p>Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO, HKG: 9866) is approaching delivery of its 60,000th third-generation ES8 as momentum continues for the large electric SUV (sport utility vehicle).</p><p>Ma Lin, assistant vice president of branding and communications at the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker, said on Weibo on Friday that the 60,000th third-generation ES8 delivery is imminent, inviting his followers to guess the exact date.</p><p>This indicates Nio delivered the latest 10,000 units of the third-generation ES8 in about two weeks, considering the 50,000th delivery occurred on January 18.</p>    <div>        <p><span>Join us on </span>            Telegram            <span> or </span>            Google News        </p>    </div><p>Nio and its major peers will announce January vehicle delivery figures on Sunday, February 1.</p><p>Nio Inc delivered a record 48,135 vehicles in December, with the ES8 contributing 22,258 units, or 46.24%.</p>                    <div>        <p>Nio ES8 monthly retail sales</p>                <p><span>                <span></span>                2023            </span>                        <span>                <span></span>                2024            </span>                        <span>                <span></span>                2025            </span>                    </p>                                                    </div>            <p>Notably, January delivery figures may show weakness as China's auto market enters its traditional seasonal slowdown.</p><p>From January 1-18, China's passenger new energy vehicle (NEV) retail sales totaled 312,000 units, down 16% year-on-year and down 52% month-on-month, according to data released last week by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).</p><p>The CPCA did not release January 1-25 data, which under previous practice should have been published two days earlier on Wednesday.</p><p>Nio officially launched the third-generation ES8 at Nio Day 2025 on September 20, 2025, with deliveries commencing the following day on September 21.</p><p>The three-row electric SUV offers six- and seven-seat configurations, with a starting price of RMB 406,800 ($58,540) including the battery pack. It ranks among Nio's most expensive models and is also one of the highest-priced vehicles from domestic Chinese automakers.</p><p>On December 29, Nio reached the 40,000th delivery milestone for the third-generation ES8, fulfilling its 2025 delivery target for the model.</p><p>Due to production constraints, delivery wait times for the third-generation ES8 initially ranged from 24 to 26 weeks upon launch.</p><p>As production capacity increased and industry dynamics shifted, this wait time has steadily decreased and currently stands at 11 to 12 weeks, according to CnEVPost's daily monitoring.</p>    <div>        <div>            <p><img width="768" height="432" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026011005340656-768x432.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.cnevpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026011005340656-768x432.jpg"/>                            </p>        </div>        <div>            <p>Nio ES8's Dec sales of 22,258 units propel it to China's best-selling large SUV</p>            <p>The Nio ES8 also topped December sales among models priced above RMB 400,000 ($57,330) in China.</p>                    </div>    </div>    <p>($1 = RMB 6.9494)</p>                                                                                </div>

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<p>Nio Inc is nearing the delivery of its 60,000th third-generation ES8 SUV, following the 50,000th unit achieved on January 18. The company delivered a record 48,135 vehicles in December, with the ES8 contributing 22,258 units. Despite a seasonal slowdown in China's auto market, Nio's ES8 remains popular, ranking as the best-selling large SUV in December. The third-generation ES8, launched on September 21, 2025, offers configurations for six and seven seats, starting at RMB 406,800 ($58,540).</p>

- Nio Inc is nearing the delivery of its 60,000th third-generation ES8, with 10,000 units delivered in about two weeks following the 50,000th delivery on January 18.  
- The company delivered a record 48,135 vehicles in December, largely driven by the ES8, which comprised 46.24% of those sales.  
- Despite recent success, January sales may be weak due to a seasonal slowdown in China's auto market, which saw a 16% year-on-year decline in new energy vehicle retail sales from January 1-18.

Nio nears delivery of 60,000th 3rd-gen ES8 SUV