William Li

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William Li
李斌
Born (1974-08-09) August 9, 1974 (age 49)
Anhui, China
Other namesLi Bin
Alma materPeking University (LLB)
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder of Nio

William Li, also known as Li Bin,[1] (李斌; born 1974) is a Chinese businessman and entrepreneur. He is co-founder and CEO of Nio Inc., an electric car manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai.

Career[edit]

Bitauto Holdings Ltd. was founded by Li in 2000. It was Li's first major company where he served as CEO and chairman. He sold the company in 2013.[2]

In November 2014, Li co-founded Nio Inc., an electric car company.[3] In 2018, the company went public opening at the New York Stock Exchange.[4][5] In 2021, NIO expanded outside China, selling cars in Norway.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NIO Company Profile & Executives - NIO Inc. ADR - Wall Street Journal". www.wsj.com. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  2. ^ "Continental and NIO Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement in the Field of Electric Vehicles". Continental Malaysia - Homepage. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  3. ^ "NIO Achieves Annual Target of 700 Battery Swap Stations Ahead of Schedule". www.nio.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  4. ^ "China's drive to dominate the electric car industry". www.cbsnews.com. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  5. ^ Aycock, Jason (2019-02-22). "Nio gets boost as '60 Minutes' promos positive piece". Seeking Alpha. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  6. ^ "NIO ES8 Launches in Norway". www.nio.com/. Retrieved 2022-02-07.