NIO was downgraded at Citi to neutral from buy but its price target was raised 47%.The investment firm also raised its price target on the shares to $68.30 a share from $46.40 after the carmaker unveiled its first sedan model, the ET7, last week.
"Despite the competitive features, we believe ET7 will get about [3,000-4,000] units’ monthly average sales volume in 2022 given intensified competition, particularly in the wake of Tesla’s
The ET7 starts at 448,000 yuan ($69,193) before government subsidies. Deliveries will start from the first quarter of 2022.
"Here, we turn more conservative on our forecasts and lower our 2021/2022 estimated shipment forecasts to 82,000/144,000 (from 92,000/162,000 units).
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