[News-Oxcart Network]
Since the holding of NIO Day a few days ago, the release of two new cars, ET7 and ET5, NIO's attention has gradually been raised, and the pattern of three SUVs hitting the world has also been broken. But at the same time, many people have new questions, that is, when will the previous old SUV be replaced? After all, the earliest ES8 was launched in 2018, and it has not changed much since then, and it is difficult to withstand the impact of so many new models on the market now. Weilai also responded to this question through several spy photos. No, the ES7 is coming.
The car, code-named Gemini, is expected to be named NIO ES7, with an annual production plan of 60,000 units. Say that it is ES7, in fact, for people familiar with Weilai, this is a big replacement of ES6, the shell is also used ES6, but in the overhead part, added its own second-generation model similar to lidar and other intelligent hardware.
In addition to the smart driving hardware, the roof part does not see too many other details to change. Interestingly, Weilai officially did not recognize the existence of this car for the time being, from the gemini code name, some time ago said that the boiling low-end brand of Weilai may also be this name, Chinese named Gemini. At present, we still do not know whether this spy car is a replacement of weilai ES6 or the first model of the sub-brand.
From the rear of the car, the new car is likely to be extended, for this mid-size SUV, the rear space of the current ES6 is indeed a bit unsatisfactory, and due to the lack of comfort in the seats, the shortcomings in space are also infinitely magnified. Hopefully, the new car will be acceptable to most consumers in terms of seats and sizes.
summary
Weilai's brand high-end positioning for such a long time has basically been established, but for the Weilai SUV family, which has not been greatly changed for many years, the ES6 that has started at 358,000 and the ES8 that started with 468,000 have been overwhelmed under the impact of the times. If the ES7 is a replacement of the current model, it is a real drought. Although the release of low-end brands is also a good way to increase sales, if you give up the update of Weilai's own high-end car for the sake of "Gemini", it is still a bit too much to lose. I don't know how Weilai officially weighs it, let's stretch the timeline and wait for Li Bin's operation.