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Is NIO Chinese? Yes

Facts checked Ownership as of 4 September 2026

Yes

NIO is Chinese. NIO Inc. was founded in 2014 by William Li, is headquartered in Shanghai and is listed in New York, Hong Kong and Singapore; it is best known for its battery-swap stations. It sells in Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden but not in the United States.

Chinese holding: 100% as of 4 September 2026.

The chain

The ownership chain behind this answer, owner first.
Step Entity Kind Origin
1 William Li person CN
2 NIO group CN
3 NIO brand CN

Holding by holding

  1. L'imad owns CYVN Holdings at 100% since January 2026.

    L'imad wholly owns CYVN Investments, the entity that holds the NIO shares, following the January 2026 reorganisation of Abu Dhabi's holdings.

  2. CYVN Holdings holds a stake in NIO at 20.1% since 27 December 2023.

    CYVN Investments RSC Ltd of Abu Dhabi built its holding through an investment of about US$1.1 billion completed in July 2023 and a US$2.2 billion share subscription that closed on 27 December 2023 under an agreement dated 18 December 2023. Its Schedule 13D/A filed on 28 February 2024 reports 418,833,157 NIO Class A ordinary shares as of 26 February 2024 — 21.7% of the Class A shares and about 20.1% of all ordinary shares outstanding — with sole voting power over all of them. CYVN appointed two directors to NIO's board on 7 February 2024.

  3. NIO controls NIO since November 2014.

    NIO is the senior marque of NIO Inc., not a separate company; the brand has existed since the company was founded in November 2014.

Is NIO Chinese: the short answers

Is NIO Chinese?
Yes. NIO is Chinese. NIO Inc. was founded in 2014 by William Li, is headquartered in Shanghai and is listed in New York, Hong Kong and Singapore; it is best known for its battery-swap stations. It sells in Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden but not in the United States.
How much of NIO is Chinese-owned?
100%, as of 4 September 2026.
Who owns NIO?
William Li sits at the top of the recorded chain. The ownership page sets out every step with its stake and date.

Related

Sources for this answer

  1. Wikipedia, List of automobile manufacturers of China. Read . NIO listed among major private Chinese manufacturers with Onvo and Firefly.