NIO
NIO (NYSE: NIO) is a publicly traded Next-Gen EV & Vehicles company founded in 2014 and based in Shanghai, China.
NIO was founded in November 2014 by William Bin Li and is headquartered in Shanghai, with R&D and manufacturing sites in locations including Hefei, Beijing, Nanjing, San Jose, Munich, Oxford and Abu Dhabi. It designs, builds and sells smart electric vehicles under three brands: NIO for premium models such as the ES8 and ES9 SUVs, Onvo for family SUVs such as the L90 and L80, and Firefly for compact cars. Vehicle sales made up RMB29.06 billion of its RMB32.14 billion (US$4.74 billion) in Q2 2026 revenue, with the rest from battery swapping, battery rentals and other services. NIO listed on the NYSE in September 2018 and also trades in Hong Kong and Singapore. In Q2 2026 revenue rose 69.1% year on year, vehicle margin reached 18.5% and the GAAP net loss was RMB528 million, and at June 30, 2026 it held RMB56.7 billion (US$8.4 billion) in cash, restricted cash, short-term investments and long-term time deposits.
NIO delivered 107,658 vehicles in Q2 2026, up 49.4% year on year, split across 60,945 NIO, 29,124 Onvo and 17,589 Firefly cars, and it delivered 37,408 in September 2026. Its third-generation ES8 large SUV, launched on Sept. 20, 2025, passed 160,000 deliveries on Oct. 23, 2026. Its battery-swap network gives owners an alternative to plug-in charging, and Firefly cars gained access to its fifth-generation swap stations on Aug. 7, 2026.
At a glance
Total raised
Undisclosed
Headcount
10k+
Headquarters
Shanghai
ChinaFounded
2014
Status
Public
Subsector
Mobility, ranked
Top 25 Mobility companies →Funding history
Total raised
—
Rounds tracked
0
No dated funding rounds on file. This company is privately held and may be raising or operating on undisclosed capital.
