NIO Passes 1 Million Vehicles - CleanTechnica

NIO has reached a major milestone by producing its 1 millionth vehicle at its Hefei factory, marking significant growth since its founding in 2014. The milestone vehicle, a Nebula Green NIO ES8, was donated to the Micius Quantum Foundation for use by quantum science researchers. Alongside this achievement, NIO introduced the ET9 Milestone Edition to honor innovators and announced new partnerships, including a collaboration with Chery Automobile and JAC Motors to build an automotive innovation platform, and a vehicle-chip industrialization partnership with Lontium Semiconductor Corporation. The company emphasized its role in the rapid evolution of China’s smart electric vehicle (EV) industry, noting that China’s new energy vehicle production is expected to exceed 15 million units in 2025, with Chinese automakers projected to surpass Japanese brands in global sales for the first time. NIO highlighted its substantial investments—RMB 65 billion in R&D across 12 core smart EV technologies and RMB 18 billion