Yan Li
Thank you, everyone, for joining us on the call today. In Q3 2023, our total sales volume was 265,923 units with a year-over-year decrease of 71%. Specifically, sales volume in the China market had a year-over-year drop of 12% to 230,445 units, and the sales volume in the overseas market experienced a year-over-year of 38% decrease to 35,468 units. Total revenue in Q3 2023 was RMB927 million, a decrease of 19% year-over-year. Now, in the China market, during Q3, we encountered setbacks due to a sluggish consumption in top-tier cities, resulted in a slowdown in sales for our products. To address this challenge, in Q3, we expanded our product portfolio with a diverse design functionality to address the wider customer needs. And with the diversified product portfolio, we plan to expand our retail coverage for greater market reach in Q4 2023 and beyond. In the overseas electric two-wheeler market, we have experienced a year-over-year decline of 62%, influenced by a combination of challenging factors. The decline in the electric two-wheeler market in our key market, Germany and Netherlands, has impacted our business. Additionally, we have also faced a temporary disruption in the key European markets due to operational difficulty faced by our distribution partner, which has further affected our sales performance in this period. In response to those challenges we have encountered, we have implemented two strategic adjustments: expanding the product portfolio to expand our addressable market, and operational adjustment to resolve the temporary disruption. We introduced key electric motorcycle and off-road motorcycle products to the European and North American market to expand our addressable market beyond the electric moped. For the Southeast Asia market, we have officially introduced the battery swapping solutions with compatible swap batteries and mopeds. Operationally, we're also working with our distribution partner and retail partners closely to revamp the retail operations in the key markets. The overseas micro-mobility market has seen a year-over-year decrease of 37% in sales. This downturn is primarily attributed to the sell-in order delays in Q3. Despite the decline in the sell-in volume, we recorded highest number of kick-scooter activations in this quarter. The number of activations in Q3 show a significant year-over-year increase of 80%. This increase in product activation can be largely attributed to our comprehensive product portfolio and expansion of our sales network, both online and offline in the key market channels. In addition, during Q3, we launched an innovative KQi Air kick-scooter for pre-sales, which has been well received in the market. We're continuously working on expanding our sales channel penetrations, aiming to reach a broader customer base and reinforce our market presence. We expect to get back to the growth track in the coming quarters in time for the holiday season. Now, let me delve into the China market in detail. In this quarter, we continued to build our product portfolio with a diverse design style and functionality to address a wider customer need. We introduced Q2 2023 the MQiL, emerged as a successful addition to our product lineup. It is a product that inherits the design from our all-time classic M series along with a significant upgrade in design and performance. It has not only contributed positively to our sales volume, but also plays a significant role in enhancing our brand image. In Q3, we also successfully introduced the Falcon series as a new style with the launch of F400T and F200, complementing the previous introduce of F100 in Q2. Collectively, the entire Falcon series accounted for more than 50% of our total sales in this quarter in Q3. The Falcon series represent our attempt to create another flagship design. With its proven popularity, we plan to roll out more products within the newly introduced series in the coming quarters. The F400T was introduced in August this year as a remarkable addition to our Falcon series product lineup. This electric bicycle draws inspiration from fighter jet and seamlessly incorporated NIU's essential smart functionalities with a maximum range of 90 kilometers. The F400 has a -- design has captured significant attention since its launch. Notably, it took center stage at the ChinaJoy, the country's largest gaming expo, garnered millions of views across all platforms. Another product added to this series in Q3 was F200. It is released as a high-powered commuter scooters with sports car-inspired frame. It has the max range up to 70 kilometers and equipped with NIU's smart system. The F200 was also launched with a collaboration with a globally-renowned [IP Kumamon] (ph). Our sales performance during the recent Double 11 Shopping Festival underscored the popularity of those recently launched products. In the first 24-hours of promotion period alone, the pre-order sales revenue surpassed the sum of the entire period last year, showcasing the robust demand for our offerings. Several of our key products have secured prominent positions on the best-selling list of major platforms, including Tmall and JD.com. Specifically, the latest iteration of our [claim] (ph), SQi electric bicycles, has gained significant traction during the Double 11 Shopping Festival, emerging as the number one top-selling straddle electric bicycle in the RMB9,000 price range above on Tmall and JD.com. Together our UQi+, F200 and also SQi has claimed top spots, ranking within the Top 3 best-selling product in the electric bicycle categories on Tmall. This highlights strong customer preference across our diverse product range. We have -- we remain highly engaged in events and cross-brand collaborations to enhance our brand exposures. In September, we established presence on the G-Fusion Game Fest 2023, where we brought our F400 to the gaming enthusiast. We recently forged an official partnership with JD Gaming, one of China's top e-sports teams and a finalist in the League of Legends for 2023. Those engagements underscore our commitment to establish a strong brand presence and the forging connections with diverse audiences even in the face of temporary market challenges. We're confident that those initiatives will contribute significantly to our brand exposures and long-term growth prospect. Now, turning into international electric moped market. We faced the challenge in this quarter with a year-over-year decline in the electric moped sales, accounts for 62%. Several factors converge and created this downturn, including the decline of the electric moped market in the key European countries like Germany and Netherlands and the temporary operation disruption due to issue encountered by our distributed partner in Europe. While we acknowledge those challenges, we are actively engaged in addressing them and regaining the traction in this market. First, we expanded our product portfolio beyond electric mopeds, widening our addressable markets. We have unveiled several key products ready for Q4 2023 and 2024 at EICMA in November. One key product that we revealed was XQi3 electric dirt bike. It is designed with a futuristic look with a handful of choice aluminum frame colors integrated with new signature Halo light. We have revealed the XQi3 product during the EICMA in Milan, Italy in November, and also brought it to the Electrify Expo launch event in Austin, United States. The XQi3 marked our expansion into the dirt bike categories and the new XQi3 has attracted tremendous amount of attention within the only week since its debut. The XQi has won the 2023 Gold Winner of the New York Product Design Awards. We anticipate making the XQi3 model available to the North American and European market in Q1 2024. And we're confident that it will bring up the sales and therefore uplift the NIU's brand recognition. Another product we launched for Europe is RQi, NIU's high-performance urban quad electric motorcycles. It is designed to deliver accelerating city ride with features like dual removable batteries and ABS. With a top speed of 110 kilometer per hour and 0 kilometer to 50 kilometer per hour acceleration time just under the 2.9 seconds, the [RQi's targeted] (ph) riders for exciting acceleration experience. The motorcycle is equipped with the integrated traction control system building from rear cameras and the impact detection system making it sophisticated and it's also a safe riding option. It also comes with NIU's core smart features. The RQi is expected to be available from Q1 2024 in Europe. During EICMA, we also brought the award-winning XQi to the international market. It features a futuristic design that earns the 2023 Red Dot Best of Best Design Award. The bike features the die-cast unibody frame with 0 solder joint, ensuring seamless integration of form and functions. They offer easy handling, making it ideal for city commute. Now, in addition to those electric motorcycle products, we officially launched the NIUswap Battery Swapping solution compatible with the newly launched F600 e-mopeds. The swapping technology enables rider to swap batteries quickly, reducing downtime and increasing the convenience. During EICMA, we have presented NIUswap cabinets that technical solution provider collaborating with partners in Europe, Southeast Asia, and South America to deploy the battery swapping cabinets aiming to enter the respective local markets. Now, the recent EICMA events presented us an opportunity not only to unveil our latest product, but also engage in meaningful conversations with our key distribution and retail partners. We're actually working with our distribution partner to quickly resolve temporary operation disruptions and get back on the growth trajectory. Now, talking about the overseas micro-mobility market, the micro-mobility market has reported a 37% year-over-year decrease in sales in Q3. As mentioned earlier, the primary contributing factor is due to a sell-in order delay in Q3, while the sale of our activation volume has increased by 80% year-over-year, driven by a diverse product portfolio and expanding sales network. During this quarter, we took a significant step in expanding our product portfolio by unveiling one of our standout kick-scooter product, the KQi Air and Air X Series, at IFA event in Berlin, Germany. One of the standout features of KQi Air is the construction with the main body predominantly crafted from lightweight carbon fiber, resulting in an incredible low weight of 11.7 kilos. The weight reduction does not compromise performance. The KQi Air delivers impressive capabilities, including top speed of 32 kilometer per hour and a maximum range of 50 kilometers. It also incorporates dual-action brake caliper to ensure its short braking distance for added safety. Moreover, the KQi Air embraces smart connectivity and enabling functions like NFC and Bluetooth unlocking, customizable charging, capacity setting, speed adjustment, and also the regenerative braking strength. Notably, the KQi Air was awarded the Best of IFA 2023 by GadgetMatch, a highly regarded tech channel. The KQi Air has MSRP of RMB1,400 for the standard version and RMB1,799 for the KQi Air X full carbon fiber version. We launched the pre-sale campaign on September and we expect to deliver the KQi Air to our customers in December this year in time for the holiday season. The launch of KQi Air marks our consistent effort in product innovation and we have more kick-scooter product in our pipeline for next quarter to further complete our product offerings. Meanwhile, we're also leveraging the traction that we gathered from our kick-scooter product to expand our sales network coverage. Currently, we have our new products sold in over 1,500 offline stores in the United States and Europe in major retailers like Best Buy and MediaMarkt. Together with the product portfolio enhancement, the sales network expansion has laid a solid foundation for ramping up sales in the next few months throughout the holiday seasons. Now, as we look forward, we [maintain] (ph) cautious outlook for Q4 this year as some of the operational adjustments in both the China and also the oversea electric moped market will take time to be fully implemented to drive the midterm growth. We're nonetheless confident to regain growth in 2024 after a temporary adjustment period this year. In the China market, the fourth quarter traditionally experience a low market demand. We're using this time to continue to enhance our product portfolio and build momentum for store expansions. In terms of product portfolio, the Falcon series is a testimony of a successful product for full expansion. We're also focused on expanding our retail store this quarter. With those, we believe we're well positioned to get back on the high-growth track in 2024. Now, for the international electric two-wheeler market, the addition of new products off-road and also the motorcycle product and also the swapping solutions well position us for growth in the key European, United States and the South East Asia market next year. We're also actively implementing the operational adjustments for better delivery of those products to our key markets through the key channels. But we expect those adjustments will take time and hence we [maintain] (ph) cautious outlook for the Q4 2023. Last but not least, for our international micro-mobility market, we're pleased to report a sustained and robust growth trajectory. This growth is fueled by two key pillars: the completion of our product portfolio, and expansion of our sales network. Our product lineup has not only boosted sales volume but also significantly elevated the presence of new brands within this market segment. The recent addition of the KQi Air represents just one of the many exciting products yet to come. The expanding product portfolio has driven the development of our sales channels with remarkable growth observed in our expanded retail networks. We're confident in our ability for sustaining high growth in Q4 and beyond. Now, I will turn the call over to our CFO Fion.