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ONVO brand enters its first overseas market
Image source: ONVO
Who: NIO Inc., in partnership with Uzbekistan's local automotive group ABU SAHIY MOTORS.
What: Official entry into the Central Asian market and launch of its first national distributor dealership in Uzbekistan.
When: January 31 (local time).
Where: Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with the opening of NIO Space | Tashkent, ABU SAHIY MOTORS' first national authorized dealership for NIO.
How:
• NIO Inc. simultaneously introduced multiple smart electric vehicle models to the Uzbek market.
• Models under the NIO brand: ET9, EL8 (ES8 in China), EL6 (ES6 in China), ET5, and ET5 Touring (ET5T in China).
• Models under the ONVO brand: L90 and L60.
Key strategic focus:
• ONVO-branded models will serve as the primary sales focus in the Uzbek market.
Why it matters:
• The opening marks NIO's official entry into Central Asia, representing a significant step in its global expansion strategy.
Follow-up initiatives:
• ABU SAHIY MOTORS announced plans, with NIO's support, to accelerate the rollout of local service networks and charging infrastructure in Uzbekistan.
• Localized user services will be launched in parallel.
AEROFUGIA completes new financing round
Who: AEROFUGIA, a Chinese eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft) company.
What: Completion of a new financing round totaling nearly 10 billion yuan.
When: Announcing on February 2.
Context:
• This is the largest single financing deal in China's low-altitude economy sector since the start of 2026.
• It is AEROFUGIA's second independent, market-oriented financing round completed within three months.
Why it matters:
• The rapid fundraising pace reflects investor confidence in AEROFUGIA's industry position and commercialization prospects.
How the funds will be used:
• Final airworthiness certification push for the AE200 series eVTOL.
• Commencement of production at the company's global headquarters base.
• Further development of low-altitude mobility commercial models.
Strategic implication:
• The financing marks AEROFUGIA's entry into a critical phase of technical validation and scaled delivery, aiming to move products from laboratory development to large-scale commercial deployment.
ZYT forms strategic partnerships with ECARX and SiEngine
Who:
• ZYT, an intelligent driving assistance technology company.
• ECARX, a mobility technology company.
• SiEngine, a high-performance automotive-grade chipmaker.
What: Signing of strategic cooperation agreements.
When: January 30, 2026.
Focus of cooperation:
• Joint development and mass-production application of centralized computing platforms for next-generation intelligent vehicle electronic and electrical architectures.
• Acceleration of large-scale deployment of advanced intelligent driving solutions.
ZYT–ECARX collaboration details:
• Integration of ZYT's intelligent driving systems and self-developed hardware platforms with ECARX's strengths in in-vehicle chip integration and its Flyme Auto smart cockpit system, co-developed with Meizu.
• Joint development of highly integrated, AI-driven cross-domain fusion products.
• Supply chain collaboration to deliver cost-competitive, mass-production central computing solutions to global automakers.
ZYT–SiEngine collaboration details:
• Focus on deep integration of chip computing power and system algorithms.
• Joint development of a high-safety, continuously upgradable integrated intelligent vehicle platform.
• Establishment of a robust computing foundation for centralized architectures, offering high-performance, high-reliability, and long-term scalable mass-production solutions.
