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Nio sees EV costs rising on memory chip shortage and metal price rebound
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Nio expects electric vehicle production costs to rise by nearly 10,000 yuan ($1,460) per premium EV in 2026 due to increasing prices of memory chips and raw materials. Despite this pressure, the company plans to absorb these costs without adjusting retail prices, leveraging its existing pricing system and maintaining its full-year non-GAAP operating profit target for 2026. Nio aims to counteract long-term cost pressures through technological innovation such as lightweighting and investments in integrated die-casting and aluminum alloy materials.