NIO sets record with 300,301 deliveries in first three quarters, up 49.2% year-on-year
NIO delivered 300,301 vehicles in the first three quarters of 2026, up 49.2% year-on-year and a record for the period, with all three of its brands reaching new highs.
- 300,301 vehicles
- 49.2%
- 37,408 vehicles
- 1,297,893 vehicles
What Happened
NIO Inc. delivered 37,408 vehicles in September 2026, an increase of 7.7% year-over-year. The September volume was split across three brands: NIO, the premium smart electric vehicle brand; ONVO, the family-oriented smart electric vehicle brand; and firefly, the small smart high-end electric car brand. For the first three quarters of 2026 as a whole, the company delivered 300,301 vehicles, up 49.2% year-on-year, with all three brands setting record highs for the period.
300,301vehicles
Up 49.2% year-over-year — a record for the period, with all three brands at a high.
- 21,318 vehicles, up 55.3% year-over-year
- 8,763 vehicles
- 7,327 vehicles, up 26.9% year-over-year
- 181,988 vehicles, up 63.4% year-over-year
- 70,191 vehicles
- 48,122 vehicles, up 136.7% year-over-year
To date, NIO Inc.'s cumulative deliveries have reached 1,297,893 vehicles. The first three quarters of 2026 marked record highs for all three of the company's brands, led by the firefly brand's 136.7% year-on-year growth. The NIO brand remains the largest by volume, at 181,988 vehicles over the nine-month period.
Previously from NIO
Today's numbers span all three of NIO's brands, each of which has had its own recent news. Onvo said in late September that its Starry Gold exterior and Mist Gray interior design packages for the L90 would go on sale on September 23, when display vehicles would also reach stores. Days earlier, NIO's Anhui vehicle unit filed a recall plan with China's market regulator covering 686 Firefly electric cars built during a two-week stretch last spring, after a sensor defect that can shut down steering assistance.
- Onvo sets Sept 23 sale for two L90 design packages
- Nio files China recall for 686 Firefly EVs over steering sensor interference
Background drawn from MotorClaw's earlier coverage of NIO's official releases.
Why this matters
Delivery figures are the clearest sign of how many NIO vehicles customers actually received, and they show the company growing 49.2% in the first three quarters of 2026. They also show how much of that volume now comes from its newer brands: Onvo and firefly together account for a large share of the total, which matters to buyers comparing the brands and to competitors in China's electric vehicle market.
Terms in This Story
- year-over-year
- A comparison of a figure with the same period one year earlier, used to show growth without seasonal distortions.
- deliveries
- Vehicles handed over to customers, a common measure of an automaker's sales volume.
Summarised from the linked release; details can be imperfect — always verify against the original source.