On September 5th, NIO's legal department issued a statement stating that the parties involved in creating and publishing rumors related to "NIO announcing bankruptcy" have been arrested and brought to justice. NIO's legal department stated in a statement that the company sincerely appreciates the collaboration, rapid response, and efficient law enforcement of the police 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.
On August 30th, a large number of rumors about "NIO announcing bankruptcy" spread in some WeChat groups and social media platforms. On August 31, the Legal Department of Weilai issued a statement on the official official account, saying that it had noticed that the false information of "Weilai declared bankruptcy" on the Internet had been widely spread maliciously, which had a serious impact on the company's reputation and normal operation. The company has called the police and will take other legal means to investigate the legal liability of the lawbreakers who planned, manufactured and spread this rumor.
On September 5th, the official Weibo account of NIO's legal department released a statement, in which the police responded that they had arrested the person suspected of creating and publishing related rumors. We warmly welcome all sectors of society to provide clues, work together to combat online rumors, and help protect the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises. Since May, the company has set up a reporting email to collect relevant infringement clues from the society. Now NIO is once again soliciting suspected infringement from the public, and even suspected of accepting benefits from others or infringing on NIO or NIO users for their own illegal interests.
Previously, NIO released delivery data for August 2024. This month, NIO delivered 20176 new cars, exceeding 20000 units 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%. The company's new brand, Ledao, also welcomed the opening of its first batch of 100 stores on September 1st. The new car L60 arrived in stores and will be officially launched in September, focusing on the mainstream market Ledao brand with a price of 200000 yuan. It is expected to become NIO's second growth pole.
Qin Lihong, co-founder of NIO, stated at the Chengdu Auto Show that the delivery volume has exceeded 20000 units for four consecutive months. On the one hand, this is due to the accumulation of time and word-of-mouth, which has helped the company's products and technology to boost sales; On the other hand, the improvement of vehicle user experience through the construction of the company's infrastructure also drives sales.
As of September 1st, NIO has built over 23000 charging piles and 2480 battery swapping stations nationwide, making it the car brand with the largest number of charging piles and battery swapping stations in the country. It has provided users with over 45.63 million charging services and over 51 million battery swapping services.