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The first batch of trial cars for the full-process production line of ET7 has been officially launched at the Jianghuailai factory in Hefei, according to the official Weibo release of NIO. This will mean that ET7 begins the stage of mass production preparation, which is a step further from the pre-production and mass production stages.

As early as January this year, the NIO Day held by NIO ET7 in Chengdu was officially released and opened for pre-sale. The new car is positioned as a pure electric medium and large sedan, with a total of three equipped models with a price range of 44.8-526000 yuan. In terms of battery life, the new car is equipped with battery packs of 70kWh, 100kWh and 150kWh, respectively, and lasts 500km, 700km and 1000 km under comprehensive conditions.

It is understood that the ET7 is the fourth mass production model launched after the ES8, ES6 and EC6. According to reports, the ET7 is based on the concept car ET Preview, the new car uses a slippery back design, and the smooth roof lines are combined with the waistline of the front / rear wing. In terms of size, the length, width and height of the car is 5098/1987/1505mm, and the wheelbase is 3060mm. In terms of interior decoration, the new car uses a simple design language, providing a full liquid crystal instrument, a large-size central control screen and a multi-functional steering wheel. It is worth mentioning that the addition of lidar and cameras on the "head" of the ET7 can provide drivers with a wider field of vision. In addition to the lidar, the new car has as many as 33 sensors to help the vehicle achieve a higher level of auxiliary driving ability.

In terms of competitive products, Qin Lihong, co-founder of Lulai, has said that the models targeted by the ET7 are BMW 7-Series and other large cars. Li Bin, CEO of NIO, has also said publicly that NIO will stick to its position, that is, how much the BBA fuel car costs, and how much the NIO electric car sells at the same price, which is better than their service and performance, a high degree of intelligence, more competitive products and competitive services, which is the overall strategy of NIO.

However, for the ET7, as a pure electric car, the mileage 500km is priced at 448000 yuan, while compared with the BYD Han EV, Xiaopeng P7, Tesla Model 3 and other models with pure electric cars, the ET7 has no advantage in price, and it is difficult to predict whether it can become another main sales force after the listing of the later ET7, which remains to be verified by the market.

According to data released by Xilai, a total of 5880 new cars were delivered in August, down 26% from the previous month, falling out of the top three sales of the "new power of car building". Of these, ES8, ES6 and EC6 delivered 1738, 2342 and 1800 vehicles respectively. From January to August, Xilai delivered a total of 55767 new cars. Lulai said that affected by the epidemic in Malaysia, Nanjing and other places, the supply of spare parts in NIO was limited, especially at the production end of ES6 and EC6, which affected the delivery of new cars in August.

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