Those who have been looking to buy a Model Y lately can wait a little while, as Alps' first model is certainly cheaper, said Nio's William Li.
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The first model from Nio's (NYSE: NIO) sub-brand codenamed Alps will compete with the Model Y, and the electric vehicle (EV) maker's CEO is asking potential buyers of the Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) crossover to wait for the model.
Alps' first model will support battery swap, and it will charge faster and have a bigger screen, Nio founder, chairman, and CEO William Li said in a user communication in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, on March 2, according to a video shared by automotive blogger @吴颖碎碎念.
"Those who have been looking to buy a Model Y recently can wait for a while, (Alps' first model) will surely be cheaper than it," Li said, adding, "As for how much cheaper, we'll have to think about it."
"All those who are planning to buy a Model Y now can wait a little while for Nio's car to come out and take a look at it," he said.
Alps' first model's pilot car had rolled off the assembly line last October and is undergoing non-stop optimization, Li said, adding that the company will watch the dynamics of the fierce price competition before making further moves.
The Model Y is one of the models Tesla is producing in China, the other being the Model 3 sedan.
The Model Y is currently offered in three versions in China, with starting prices of RMB 258,900 ($36,000), RMB 299,900, and RMB 363,900, respectively. Its entry version is a single-motor model, while the other two are dual-motor models.
Alps' first model, codenamed DOM, is expected to hit the market in October this year, according to a report by local media outlet 36kr on February 5.
Alps' entire model range will be developed on Nio's third-generation technology platform NT 3.0, and the DOM model will feature a new generation of motors developed and produced in-house by Nio to optimize size and cost, the report said.
Li said at the event yesterday that the design of Alps' second model has been finalized and hinted that it would be a larger SUV.
For Alps' second model, the company is aiming to be cheaper than the big SUVs that are currently selling well, Li said.
The Nio main brand, on the other hand, will move up in pricing and positioning to distance itself from the Alps sub-brand, he said.
($1 = RMB 7.1968)
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蔚來汽車的李斌說，那些最近一直想購買Model Y的人可以稍等片刻，因爲阿爾卑斯的第一款車型肯定更便宜。
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蔚來（紐約證券交易所代碼：NIO）子品牌代號爲Alps的首款車型將與Model Y競爭，這家電動汽車（EV）製造商的首席執行官要求特斯拉（納斯達克股票代碼：TSLA）跨界車的潛在買家等待該車型。
根據汽車博主 @吳穎碎碎念分享的視頻，蔚來創始人、董事長兼首席執行官李斌在3月2日在浙江省寧波的一次用戶交流中表示，阿爾卑斯的首款車型將支持電池交換，充電速度更快，屏幕更大。
李說：“那些最近一直想購買Model Y的人可以等一會兒，（阿爾卑斯山的第一款車型）肯定會比它便宜，” 他補充說，“至於便宜多少，我們必須考慮一下。”
他說：“現在所有計劃購買Model Y的人都可以等一會兒，讓蔚來的汽車問世看看。”
李說，阿爾卑斯首款車型的試點車已於去年10月下線，目前正在進行不間斷的優化，並補充說，在採取進一步行動之前，該公司將觀察激烈的價格競爭的動態。
Model Y是特斯拉在中國生產的車型之一，另一種是Model 3轎車。
Model Y目前在中國有三個版本，起價分別爲人民幣258,900元（合36,000美元）、299,900元人民幣和363,900元人民幣。它的入門版本是單電機模型，而另外兩個是雙電機模型。
據當地媒體36kr2月5日報道，阿爾卑斯山首款代號爲DOM的車型預計將於今年10月上市。
報告稱，Alps的整個車型系列將在蔚來的第三代技術平台NT 3.0上開發，DOM模型將採用蔚來內部開發和生產的新一代電機，以優化尺寸和成本。
李在昨天的活動中表示，Alps第二款車型的設計已經完成，並暗示它將是一款更大的SUV。
李說，對於Alps的第二款車型，該公司的目標是比目前暢銷的大型SUV便宜。
他說，另一方面，蔚來主品牌將提高定價和定位，以與阿爾卑斯子品牌保持距離。
（$1 = 人民幣 7.1968）
報告稱，蔚來阿爾卑斯首款車型將於7月開始試生產，目標是在2024年實現數萬輛的銷量
