Nio Inc.

Nio Inc.
FormerlyNextEV (2014–2016)
Company typePublic
ISINUS62914V1061
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedNovember 2014 (2014-11)
FounderWilliam Li
Headquarters,
China
Area served
Key people
Products
Production output
221,970 vehicles (as of 2024)
Brands
RevenueCN¥16.26 billion (2020)
CN¥−15.64 billion (2022)
CN¥−5.61 billion (2020)
Total assetsCN¥96.26 billion (2022)
Total equityCN¥27.17 billion (2020)
Number of employees
20,000 (as of 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 manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai. Founded in 2014, it adopted its current name in 2016. The company designs and sells electric vehicles, including sedans and SUVs, and has expanded into smartphone development.

In 2018, Nio filed for an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. It collaborates with the government-licensed vehicle manufacturer JAC Group to operate two production plants in Hefei, Anhui, China.

Nio operates more than 1,300 battery swapping stations in China (as of 2022). The company develops semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicle technologies and has participated in Formula E racing since 2014. In 2024, it launched the Onvo brand to serve the mass-market segment.