Nio Showcases New SUV EL8 in Norway, European Debut Planned for June 13
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Electric vehicle maker Nio will welcome a new model to its European lineup on Thursday, June 13, with the introduction of its flagship sport utility vehicle, the EL8, originally launched in China in late 2022.
The company was one of the sponsors of the FOMA festival held at Fornebu, in Norway, where it showcased several models at the event, including the EL8.
On the Nio App, the company wrote, “Today we unveiled the NIO EL8 at the FOMA festival. Our new flagship has already garnered a lot of attention”.
In its home market, the All-New ES8 starts at 498,000 rmb, equivalent to $68,700 and €63,500 while the most upper version starts at 598,000 rmb ($82,500).
Nio‘s general manager for the Norwegian market, An Ho, introduced the model at the Fornebu Music and Arts Festival (FOMA) that was held on June 6 and 7. Ho had recently hinted at the model’s impending launch in Europe via a post on LinkedIn.
The revamped EL8, unveiled at Nio‘s annual event in December 2022, features two motors with a combined peak power output of 480 kW, propelling the vehicle from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.1 seconds.
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The model marked a shift to its second platform and arrived the market in China in three distinct versions – the standard model, Executive Edition, and Signature Edition.
Amid a legal battle with Audi over trademark rights to the “ES” naming convention for its SUV models in Europe, Nio will name the European version of the ES8 as the EL8, mirroring the strategy adopted for its smaller SUVs, the EL6 and EL7, introduced in Europe last year.
Nio plans to stage a coordinated launch event for the EL8 across its showrooms in Germany, with the date set for June 13, according to information on the Nio App.
During the first quarter of this year, the EV manufacturer registered 102 cars, a decrease of 25 per cent from the 136 units registered during the same period in 2023.
Written by Cláudio Afonso | LinkedIn | X
