On June 11th, NIO announced that its new ES8 has obtained the European Whole Vehicle Type Approval (EWVTA). This signals that the ES8 exported to Europe can be mass-produced and officially registered and licensed in all EU member states.
The new NIO ES8 has passed the Regulation (EU) 2018/858 type certification, which includes the engineering audit and module certification for all vehicle systems, parts, and independent technical units. The WVTA refers to the vehicle product certification completed according to the EU’s whole vehicle certification framework directive. Since September 1st, 2020, Regulation (EU) 2018/858 has become the latest mandatory certification standard for EWVTA, raising the independence requirement for quality and vehicle type certification detection, and enhancing inspections for car models already on the European market.
On May 6th, NIO released its Norway strategy. As the first step for NIO to enter markets outside of China, NIO will establish direct sales and service networks in Norway. The new ES8 will be delivered in September this year as the first model. NIO House, the European version of the NIO App, battery swap stations, NIO Life and other services will also be launched for Norwegian users.
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