NIO Premium Sedans (ET5, ET7, ET9): status and timeline

NIO Premium Sedans (ET5, ET7, ET9)

Three sedans spanning mass-premium to ultra-luxury: ET5 (launched 2022), ET7 (launched 2021), and flagship ET9 (launched 2024, deliveries started March 2025).

DeployStage 4 of 5

Full lineup in production: ET5 mass-premium, ET7 business, ET9 ultra-luxury; all Power Swap-compatible.

Checked 10 Oct0 updates this week

Milestones

No announced next step

ET7 flagship sedan launchedJan 2021Complete.
ET5 mass-premium sedan introducedSep 2022Complete.
ET9 ultra-luxury sedan deliveries beginMar 2025Complete.

How it works

3 parts

Tiered platform

Three market segments

ET5 mass-premium; ET7 business; ET9 ultra-luxury with steer-by-wire.

Autonomous driving

Advanced driver assistance

Multiple sensors and on-device AI enable conditional highway autonomy and urban driving aids.

Battery integration

Power Swap compatibility

All models exchange depleted batteries for charged ones in under 3 minutes via the Power Swap network.

About NIO

The team behind NIO Premium Sedans (ET5, ET7, ET9)

NIO

Premium EV, battery swap, Power Swap, ET5 ET7 ET9

Chinese premium EV maker and operator of the world's largest battery-swap network. NIO customers exchange depleted batteries for charged packs in under 3 minutes.

Power Swap network: 3,700+ stations across 700+ Chinese cities, world's largest battery-swap infrastructure.
Premium sedan lineup (ET5, ET7, ET9) and compact/mass-market models (ES6, ES7, ES8, EC6, EC7) all integrated with battery-swap ecosystem.
Vertical integration: customers own vehicle but lease battery; swap stations handle recharging and inventory.

nio.com (opens nio.com)Company profile →

Founded: 201412 yrs
Headquarters: China
Status: Public
Listed: NIO (opens google.com)NASDAQ
Valuation: public
Works in: VehiclesElectric cars
Coverage: 2 programs · 4 updateslatest 1 Jan 2025checked 10 Oct
People: William Li (opens en.wikipedia.org)Co-founder and CEO