On June 22, a suspected NIO model fell from a high building, resulting in the unfortunate death of two people in the car. Brother Xunglu recently learned from relevant channels that on June 22, a car rushed out of a high-rise building at the NIO headquarters in Shanghai Innovation Port. Judging from the photos at the scene, the fallen vehicle rolled over and fell to the ground. It is reported that the two test drivers in the car were confirmed to have died after being rescued.
In response, NIO issued an official announcement on relevant social platforms - at around 17:20 on June 22, a NIO test vehicle fell from the third floor of the Shanghai Innovation Port parking building, killing two digital cockpit testers. Among the victims, one was a company colleague and the other was a partner employee.
NIO stated that it has set up a special team for the incident to help the relevant families deal with the aftermath. At the same time, we actively cooperate with the accident investigation work of the public security department. NIO believes that the occurrence of this accident was initially determined to be an accident and had nothing to do with the vehicle itself.
Judging from the pictures at the scene, there are a lot of cement blocks scattered on the ground. The shape of the vehicle involved is relatively similar to Weilai ET7. It is believed to be a model in the testing stage.
Since the beginning of this year, NIO has significantly accelerated the pace of promoting new cars. Two new sedans, ET5 and ET7, will be delivered in the third quarter of this year, and a new SUV model, ES7, was also released recently. Currently, NIO has launched six models: ES8, ES6, EC6, ET5, ET7, and ES7. Although the models are more diversified, NIO, which once ranked first among the new car-making forces "Wei Xiaoli", has seen its sales performance lag behind before. In the first five months of this year, Weilai’s cumulative delivery volume was only 37,866 vehicles, losing to , Xpeng, and Ideal, and even lagging behind Nezha and Leapao. Even if Weilai said that the accident had nothing to do with the vehicle itself, it would be difficult to avoid having a negative impact on the brand image.
Brother Zhulu’s quick comment: Such an unfortunate incident is indeed very sad. The specific cause of the accident has yet to be further verified by relevant departments. We will also actively pay attention to the subsequent development of the incident. (Text | AHO)
