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 Nio House in Beijing, China | |||||||||
| Formerly | NextEV (2014–2016) | ||||||||
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| Company type | Public | ||||||||
| ISIN | US62914V1061 | ||||||||
| Industry | Automotive | ||||||||
| Founded | November 2014 | ||||||||
| Founder | William Li | ||||||||
| Headquarters | , China | ||||||||
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| Products | Electric vehicles | ||||||||
Production output |  160,038 vehicles (2023) | ||||||||
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| Revenue | CN¥16.258 billion (2020) | ||||||||
 CN¥−15.641 billion (2022) | |||||||||
| CN¥−5.611 billion (2020) | |||||||||
| Total assets | CN¥96.263 billion (2022) | ||||||||
| Total equity | CN¥27.171 billion (2020) | ||||||||
Number of employees | 20,000+ (2023) | ||||||||
| Divisions | ERT Formula E Team | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 上海蔚来汽车有限公司 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 上海蔚來汽車有限公司 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 蔚来汽车 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蔚來汽車 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Sky-Blue Coming Motor Vehicles | ||||||||
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| Website | nio.com | ||||||||
| Footnotes / references [1][2][3] | |||||||||
Nio Inc. (Chinese: 蔚来; pinyin: Wèilái; stylized as NIO) is a Chinese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai, specializing in designing and developing electric vehicles. The company was established in 2014, and adopted its current name in 2016. In 2018, Nio filed for an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. The company expanded its sales to the European market in 2021. As of 2023, Nio has two manufacturing plants in Hefei, Anhui Province, China, in collaboration with state-owned vehicle manufacturer JAC Group.[4]
The company is notable for developing and operating battery-swapping stations for its vehicles, as an alternative to conventional charging stations. It operates over 1,300 battery swap stations in China.[5] It also develops semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicle technologies. Nio has participated in Formula E racing since 2014. In 2024, Nio established a new electric car brand called Onvo, targeting the mainstream market.
- ^ "About". NIO. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "NIO Inc. Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results". www.nio.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "NIO: About | LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Dixon, Tim (7 December 2023). "NIO Gains Manufacturing Qualification & Buys Factories". CleanTechnica. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Will swapping out electric car batteries catch on?". BBC News. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.