NIO Inc.
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About NIO
Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies, SIC 3711
NIO Inc. designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells smart electric vehicles while developing proprietary digital systems, assisted driving technologies, and electric powertrains. The company serves individual consumers, families, and executive clients through three targeted vehicle brands: premium models under NIO, family-focused electric vehicles under ONVO, and compact high-end cars under FIREFLY. Alongside vehicles, it provides comprehensive power solutions such as battery charging, swapping, and subscriptions, as well as after-sales maintenance, auto financing, lifestyle merchandise, and technical licensing services to automotive partners.
The enterprise operates across China, Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East, manufacturing vehicles at three production plants in Anhui, China. Its retail and customer network includes 173 NIO Houses, 393 NIO Spaces, 419 ONVO Centers and Spaces, 416 service centers, and 3,737 battery swap stations globally. Worldwide research, development, and design centers are situated in Shanghai, Beijing, San Jose, Munich, and Oxford. Corporate executive offices are headquartered in Shanghai, China.
Summary of the business section of NIO's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- NIO Inc.
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- Shanghai, China
- Address
- Building 19, No. 1355, Caobao Road, Minhang District
- Phone
- (86)(21) 69082018
- Website
- nio.com
- Employees
- 100,000, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies
- Incorporated in
- E9
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP, Shanghai, the Peoples Republic of China
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- NIO
- Other tickers
- NIOIF
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Sep 12, 2018
- Shares outstanding
- 2.48B, Dec 31, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1736541
- CUSIP
- 62914V106
- ISIN
- US62914V1061
- LEI
- 549300JBU4TV5OCKJV96
- EIN
- 00-0000000
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Lihong Qin | President, Director | 10,969,562 |
| Bin (William) Li | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 165,475,479 |
| Yu Qu | Chief Financial Officer | 437,588 |
| Xin Zhou | Executive Vice President | 1,516,167 |
| Ganesh V. Iyer | CEO of NIO U.S. | 755,762 |
| Feng Shen | Executive Vice President | 22,947 |
| Denny Ting Bun Lee | Director | 492,634 |
| Hai (Hector) Wu | Director | 150,000 |
| Annabelle Yu Long | Director | 150,000 |
| Yonggang Wen | Director | 120,000 |
| Nicholas Paul Collins | Director | 120,000 |
| Eddy Georges Skaf | Director | 120,000 |
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
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Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2020 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |
| Sep 12, 2018 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Aug 28, 2018 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |