BEIJING, Feb 9 (Reuters) - China's Nio is

recalling 246,229 vehicles due to a software issue that poses

safety hazards, marking the ‌largest recall by a homegrown

electric vehicle maker.

The recalled EVs ​include models ES8, ES6 and EC6 and ‍were

manufactured between March 16, 2018 ⁠and January ⁠16, 2023, a

statement released by the State Administration for ‌Market

Regulation on Monday said. ​Some of these vehicles have a

software issue that could lead to a ⁠brief blackout of ‍the

instrument cluster ​and central control screen, it said.

The scale of the recall, equivalent to roughly ‍three quarters of

Nio's 2025 sales volume, surpassed that of Xiaomi's ( XIACF ) in

September, when the tech firm issued a software update for over

115,000 of its popular SU7 electric ​sedans ‍to fix potential

safety issues involving assisted driving features.

Nio will carry out remote software ​updates for affected

vehicles, and implement the upgrades through service centres

when remote updates aren't viable, the statement showed.

Separately, Chinese EV brand Zeekr will recall 38,277

vehicles due to safety hazards stemming from ​power batteries,

according to another statement released by the market regulator

on Monday.