$NIO Inc (NIO.US)$ Nearly four years after debuting its firs...

Nearly four years after debuting its first- generation SUV model, NIO is on the cusp of officially unveiling its 2023 EC6 refresh and is poised to roll it out quickly. The revamped electric SUV will make its official launch on Sep 15 with initial customer deliveries to begin almost immediately.

Out of NIO's eight current models however, the EC6 is the last to make the transition over to the automaker's second generation NT 2.0 EV platform.

According to a post on the NIO app, the refreshed SUVs are already present in showrooms ahead of Friday's launch and will be available for test drives.

NIO has yet to share pricing of the new EC6. The automaker has opened pre-orders for the EC6 for RMB 5,000 (USD685) that also comes with RMB 1,000 in NIO credits.

Pre-orders will end before the launch event later this week as NIO intends to immediately open its order books and start getting the SUVs to customers in China while the hype remains at a high. No word yet on when we might see the second generation EC6s make their way to NIO's current markets in Europe, but we are sure to learn more following the launch event, so stay tuned.