In late March and April 2022, NIO’s vehicle production and delivery have been impacted by the supply chain volatilities and a new wave of the Covid-19 outbreaks.
The Aries could be an ES8 model based on NIO’s NT 2.0 platform. NIO is also planning several other models, including the EC7 and a hatchback version of the ET5, according to an auto blogger.
XPeng has been and is continuing to actively navigate through the Covid situation, which in turn is affecting the overall supply chain in China, it said.
Some of Li Auto’s suppliers have completely shut down production, making it impossible to maintain production after existing parts inventories have been absorbed, it said.