The person who spread the rumor that NIO announced bankruptcy has been arrested.
On September 5th, NIO's legal department issued a statement stating that on August 30th, the company discovered a large number of malicious rumors circulating on WeChat groups and social media platforms claiming that NIO had declared bankruptcy, which had a serious impact on the company's reputation and normal operations. The company immediately reported this to the police. Today, the police responded that they have arrested the person suspected of creating and publishing related rumors. Next, the company will continue to cooperate with the police and relevant departments in their investigation work, digging deep into the organizers behind the rumors.
The person who created malicious rumors was arrested by the police
On August 31st, NIO's legal department issued a statement regarding recent malicious rumors, stating that the company had noticed the sudden appearance of false information on the internet claiming that NIO had declared bankruptcy, which was then widely spread maliciously and suspected of serious violations. NIO has reported this to the police and will take other legal measures to hold the illegal personnel responsible for planning, manufacturing, and spreading this rumor legally accountable.
NIO's legal department announced today that the police have responded by stating that the person suspected of creating and publishing related rumors has been arrested and brought to justice. The company sincerely thanks the police for their collaboration, rapid response, and efficient law enforcement in multiple locations. Next, the company will continue to cooperate with the police and relevant departments in their investigation work, digging deep into the organizers behind the rumors.
NIO also stated that the company warmly welcomes clues from all sectors of society to jointly combat online rumors and help NIO protect its legitimate rights and interests. Since setting up a reporting email in May last year to collect relevant infringement clues from the society, NIO has received active support and response from the general public. NIO is once again soliciting information from the public regarding suspected infringement, or even accepting benefits from others or infringing on NIO or NIO users for their own illegal interests, including but not limited to:
1. Accepting benefits from others, creating and publishing false or maliciously defamatory information against NIO and its users;
2. Accepting benefits from others and maliciously attacking NIO and its users in the comment sections of various social media content;
3. Organizing media, self media, marketing accounts, and water armies to release negative information about the company;
4. Organized use of platform algorithm mechanisms to maliciously create negative hot searches.
NIO welcomes everyone to provide contracts, emails, chat records, fund transfer records, etc. related to the above behaviors. NIO will provide corresponding rewards to providers who provide legally binding evidence that can be used to confirm infringement and illegal activities. NIO will strictly keep confidential the personal information of those who provide clues.
NIO delivers over 20000 vehicles for four consecutive months
On September 1st, NIO released new car delivery data. In August 2024, NIO delivered 20176 new cars, exceeding 20000 vehicles for four consecutive months; From January to August this year, NIO delivered a total of 128100 new cars, a year-on-year increase of 35.77%. As of now, NIO has delivered a total of 577700 new cars.
On June 6th, NIO released its first quarter 2024 financial report. According to financial report data, NIO's revenue in the first quarter was 9.91 billion yuan, with a gross profit margin of 9.2% for the entire vehicle.
At that time, Li Bin, the founder, chairman, and CEO of NIO, stated that despite the increasingly fierce market competition, NIO's high-end brand positioning, industry-leading technology, and innovative "rechargeable, replaceable, and upgradable" energy replenishment experience had gained market recognition, and its delivery volume had steadily increased in recent months. With Ledao joining NIO's brand lineup, the company is ready to enter a broader mainstream mass market and embark on the next phase of high-quality growth.
On March 5th, NIO released its Q4 and full year 2023 financial reports. According to financial report data, NIO's revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023 was 17.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.5%; The gross profit margin of the entire vehicle is 11.9%, reaching double digits for two consecutive quarters. In 2023, NIO's total revenue reached a new high of 55.62 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.9%.
The financial report also shows that NIO's R&D investment for the whole year of 2023 was 13.43 billion yuan, exceeding 10 billion yuan for two consecutive years. In the fourth quarter of last year, NIO's R&D investment reached 3.97 billion yuan, exceeding 3 billion yuan for five consecutive quarters.
It is reported that in the past few years, NIO has invested over 43 billion yuan in research and development. As of the end of January 2024, NIO has applied for and granted a total of 8500 patents worldwide.