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Chinese EV Maker Nio Reports Quarterly Loss, Slimmer Margin

  • Revenue fell 15% YOY, gross margins are now down to 1%
  • Company sold 20% of its 2023 target through first six months

A Nio Inc. ES7 electric sports utility vehicle, left, and a Nio ET5 electric sedan at a dealership in Shanghai, China.

Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

Chinese electric carmaker Nio Inc. reported a wider-than-estimated loss in the second quarter as vehicle deliveries came in at the low end of the company’s target.

The automaker posted a net loss of 6.06 billion yuan ($831 million) in the three months ended June 30, it said in a statementBloomberg Terminal Tuesday. That was wider than the average analyst estimate of 4.73 billion yuan, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, and more than double a 2.76 billion yuan loss in the same period last year.