NIO Inc. is a global smart electric vehicle company. Founded on November 25, 2014, NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle by offering high-performance smart electric vehicles and being the best user enterprise. NIO has established R&D centers, manufacturing, sales and service facilities in Shanghai, Hefei, Beijing, Nanjing, San Jose, Munich, Oxford, Oslo and other places. NIO has initially set up the user service network with nationwide coverage in China and began its global market entry since 2021. In 2015, NIO Formula E team won the inaugural FIA Formula E Drivers' Championship; in 2016, NIO launched the EP9, one of the world's fastest electric vehicles; in 2017, NIO unveiled its vision car, EVE. On June 28, 2018, NIO began deliveries of the ES8, a 7-seater high-performance smart electric flagship SUV, in China. On September 12, 2018, NIO went public on NYSE. NIO's current production models include the ES8, its electric smart Flagship SUV, ES6, an all-round smart electric SUV, EC6, a smart electric coupe SUV, ET7, its smart electric flagship sedan, and ET5, the smart electric sedan unveiled at NIO Day 2021.