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  • Nio seeks to price $1 billion convertible notes at up to 4.75% coupon, report says

    Nio seeks to price its 2029 notes at a coupon rate of 3.5 percent to 4.0 percent and its 2030 notes at a coupon rate of 4.25 percent to 4.75 percent, according to Bloomberg.

  • Nio announces plan to issue $1 billion convertible notes, shares down after-hours

    Nio plans to use a portion of the net proceeds to repurchase certain existing debt securities, with the remainder to be used primarily to further strengthen its balance sheet position and for general corporate purposes.

  • Under-the-radar Chinese laser display maker looks to bring sci-fi scenarios to smart EVs

    Shenzhen-based Appotronics is betting big on the automotive business, hoping to take the smart EV experience to the next level.

  • Nio's new EC6 has delivery wait time of 3-4 weeks

    The new EC6, like the ES6 and EC7, has an expected delivery time of 3-4 weeks, the shortest in Nio's product lineup.

  • Nio's 1st chip to be for smart cockpit, based on 7 nm process, report says

    Nio's in-house developed first-generation chips will be based on the 7 nm process and include a smart cockpit chip, an autonomous driving chip, and other chips including a CMOS image sensor chip, according to local media.

  • Nio phone will be world's 1st smartphone truly designed for cars, says William Li

    No one has really thought about how to design a phone around a car before, Li said.

  • Zeekr ships 1st batch of Zeekr X EVs to Europe

    The European version of the Zeekr X supports map navigation in 32 European countries and nine languages, and meets E-NCAP's five-star crash standards, Zeekr said.

  • VW-backed Gotion sees German battery plant go into production

    Gotion's German battery plant is expected to be ready to supply European customers from October and could reach a real-world capacity of 5 GWh by mid-2024.

  • Lens Technology makes phones for Nio, CCC certificate shows

    Lens Technology has long supplied lenses and related glass components to Apple and is also a core supplier to Tesla.

  • This could be Nio phone to be launched on Sept 21

    The video of Nio launching the new EC6 features a phone showing the device with extremely narrow bezels and support for on-screen fingerprint unlocking.