Carmaker Nio is 'well positioned' to capture a lot of China's electric vehicle market, analyst says

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Chinese electric car start-up Nio released its first sedan, the et7 with self-driving technology features that it claims surpass that of Tesla.

The Chinese electric car start-up, the et7, on Saturday with self-driving technology features that it claims surpass that of Tesla. An et7 with a 70 kilowatt-per-hour battery pack starts at 448,000 yuan before subsidy.

"This is the icon vehicle for Nio in the sedan category," Bill Russo, founder and CEO at Automobility Limited, said Monday on CNBC's "." He explained that the company has already established itself as a premium brand in the SUV category where it is selling at a higher rate than their peer group in China.

"Now they're moving to the sedan segment, or the premium car segment," Russo said, adding that the et7 will compete with Tesla's imported Model S. "Obviously, the pricing that was announced on Nio Day is actually quite competitive with the Model S," he said, adding, "It's a statement of aspiration, it's a statement of where they hope to position their brand and among the Chinese companies, they are establishing that they are the premium company."China is already the world's largest auto market.

 

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China is really making waves.

Tesla is also moving their production to China where there are capital, talents and market. Trade deficit, unemployment and poverty will be a major issue in the USA in near future.

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