Nio's third-generation ES8 set to top 150,000 deliveries this week

Nio is poised to add another milestone to its flagship SUV's record. Yang Bo, the company's head of user operations, said on Weibo Monday that cumulative deliveries of the third-generation ES8 should pass 150,000 units sometime this week, without giving an exact date. The large all-electric SUV went on sale in China on September 20, 2025, with first customer deliveries the following day, so the mark would come within roughly a year on the market.

The pace has remained steady: the model logged its 140,000th delivery at the Chengdu Auto Show on August 21, meaning the most recent 10,000 units took about a month.

The ES8 now anchors Nio's volume. It delivered 11,001 units in August, 6.93% more than in July and the second consecutive month above 10,000, according to CPCA data. From January through August, deliveries totaled 99,948 — 62.21% of the main Nio brand's count and 38.02% of the group's total. Together with the pricier ES9, the two large electric SUVs accounted for 17,480 August deliveries, or 82.55% of the main brand's volume.

A five-seat variant introduced on July 9 has broadened the SUV's appeal beyond its original six- and seven-seat layouts. The new version starts at 382,800 yuan (about $56,550) with the battery included, 5.9% below the three-row model's launch price, while the battery-as-a-service option lowers the entry point to 274,800 yuan plus a monthly rental fee.