Nio Inc
- Country
- China
- US Exchange
- NYSE
- Symbol
- NIO
- SEC CIK
- 1736541
- Number of Employees
- 26763
- Status
- Chairman and CEO
- Bin Li
- President
- Lihong Qin
Founded
- Bin Li (William Li)Lihong Qin
- 2014
Company History
- Foundation
NIO was founded by William Li in Shanghai, China. The company's first car model, the NIO EP9, was also launched.
- Investments and Testing
NIO was launched in Saatchi Gallery, London, and received investments from Tencent, Temasek, Sequoia, Lenovo, and TPG. The company received permission from the California Department of Vehicles to road-test its vehicles.
- First Battery Swap
NIO opened its first battery swap station in Nanshan, Guangdong, China.