On October 9th, an important milestone in the development of NIO China, NIO China Headquarters, located in the Economic Development Zone of Hefei, Anhui Pilot Free Trade Zone, was officially opened.

    On April 29, 2020, NIO and strategic investors such as Hefei Construction Investment Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd., SDIC China Merchants Investment Management Co., Ltd., and Anhui High-tech Industry Investment Co., Ltd. signed a final agreement on investing in NIO China , And reached an agreement with the Hefei Economic and Technological Development Zone on the establishment of NIO’s headquarters in China.

    At present, NIO's business in China has been in full swing, and its core businesses including vehicle research and development, supply chain, sales and service, and energy services are steadily advancing. Weilai and Jianghuai have also officially launched the expansion of advanced manufacturing bases. With the opening of the NIO China headquarters, NIO will increase the size of the Hefei team, continue to deepen cooperation with the local supply chain, take root in Hefei more deeply, and accelerate the pace of corporate development.

    The opening of NIO China headquarters will further promote the strategic cooperation between NIO and Hefei. Li Bin, the founder, chairman and CEO of NIO, said: "NIO China will work hard to participate in international competition for Hefei's new energy automobile industry and contribute to building a world-class new energy automobile industry cluster."

    It is worth mentioning that NIO will cooperate with Hefei Charging Company, a subsidiary of Hefei Construction Investment Group, to promote the construction of power swap facilities. In 2020 and 2021, new power swap facilities will be concentrated. Currently, the first batch of 20 proposed to be built has been initially selected. Replacement station location. Through the layout of the complementary charging + swapping model, Hefei will further strengthen Hefei's leading position in the charging and swapping network in the field of smart electric vehicles.

    On the 9th, on the first floor of the NIO China headquarters building, the economic development block of the Hefei area of ​​the Anhui Pilot Free Trade Zone was officially launched, and the first batch of settled projects was signed.