Overview

• Nio named Wearnes Automotive in Singapore, Abu Sahiy Motors in Uzbekistan and Horizontes Cielo Azul Movilidad in Costa Rica as distribution partners for launches spanning 2025 to 2026.
• Singapore will receive Nio’s first right‑hand‑drive model, the Firefly hatchback, in 2026, with battery‑swap capability part of the vehicle’s feature set while local station plans remain unconfirmed.
• The initial lineups are set: Costa Rica gets EL8, EL6, ET5 Touring, Onvo L60 and Firefly; Uzbekistan gets EL8, EL6, ET5, ET5 Touring and Onvo L60; Singapore will start with the right‑hand‑drive Firefly.
• Nio is shifting new‑market expansion from direct sales to distributor partnerships to accelerate rollouts and lower operating costs.
• Early European Firefly handovers have begun with seven vehicles delivered on August 14—six in the Netherlands at Nio’s Utrecht hub and one in Norway—marking the brand’s first confirmed customer deliveries in the region.