Nio Inc.

Nio Inc.
FormerlyNextEV (2014–2016)
Company typePublic
ISINUS62914V1061
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedNovember 2014 (2014-11)
FounderWilliam Li
Headquarters,
China
Area served
Key people
ProductsElectric vehicles Smartphones
Production output
221,970 vehicles (2024)
Brands
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)
DivisionsERT Formula E Team
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese上海蔚来汽车有限公司
Traditional Chinese上海蔚來汽車有限公司
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShànghǎi Wèilái Qìchē Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
Business name
Simplified Chinese蔚来汽车
Traditional Chinese蔚來汽車
Literal meaningSky-Blue Coming Motor Vehicles
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWèilái Qìchē
IPA[wêɪlǎɪ tɕʰîʈʂʰɤ́]
Websitenio.com
Footnotes / references

Nio Inc. (Chinese: 蔚来; pinyin: Wèilái; stylized as NIO) is a Chinese electric vehicle company headquartered in Shanghai. 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. Nio collaborates with the government-licensed vehicle manufacturer JAC Group to operate two manufacturing plants in Hefei, Anhui, China.

The company is notable for operating battery-swapping stations for its vehicles, as an alternative to conventional charging stations. It operates over 1,300 battery swap stations in China. It also develops semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicle technologies. Nio has participated in Formula E racing since 2014. Nio created a new electric car brand called Onvo in 2024, intending to target the mass market.