# Novelis supplies aluminum alloys to NIO for electric SUV ES8

Novelis has expanded its automotive customer portfolio into the EV sector by adding Shanghai-based startup NIO, which will use Novelis' aluminum alloys for structural components in its electric SUV ES8 models.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-11-01
- Where: China
- Status: announced
- Products: aluminum alloys for structural vehicle components
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Novelis](https://endata.com/companies/2475.md) (supplier)
- [NIO](https://endata.com/companies/22544.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [changzhou.gov.cn](https://www.changzhou.gov.cn/ns_news/301509500657393), 2017-11-01: "Novelis' Changzhou plant now boasts an annual production capacity of 120,000 tons of heat-treated sheet aluminum and meets the rapidly growing demand from conventional and new generation automakers."

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