NIO's 50,000th Build Rolls Off The Assembly Line At Hefei Manufacturing Plant

Nio’s reaches milestone amid positive momentum of late

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer NIO celebrated the 50,000th vehicle produced at their Hefei advanced manufacturing plant. The Hefei manufacturing plant is a joint venture with JAC Motors, a state-owned automobile manufacturer in China.

NIO and JAC Motors signed a joint cooperation agreement to establish a new manufacturing facility in April of 2016, and in October of that year, began construction of the facility in Hefei. The first NIO ES8 was produced in May of 2018 and 26 months later NIO has made its 50,000th vehicle at the plant.

NIO has been riding high of late and seems to have found its footing after a rocky few years. A key element to that success is the fact that NIO received nearly 1 billion in funding in April. The new investment group was led by the Chinese state-controlled Hefei City Construction and Investment Holding. 

But that’s just the beginning of the good news for the upstart EV maker. NIO set company sales records in April, again in May, and then again June, which is especially notable since China was still dealing with the lingering effects of the COVID-19 shutdown during that time. 

Part of that success can be attributed to NIO thinking outside of the box and hosting a livestream event in May to showcase its vehicles. The livestream was presented by Li Bin, the founder, chairman, and CEO of NIO, and with well-known Chinese personality and NIO owner, Li Rui.

During the 40-minute livestream, NIO raked in a total of 320 orders (with non-refundable deposits) totaling $18 million. NIO also scheduled 5,288 test drive appointments during the event.