William Li
Born in a poor village, how Nio's William Li built China's first local premium car brand
During his childhood, the young man who lived with his grandparents until the second grade could never have imagined that he would one day be able to build China's first local high-end car brand, Nio, in the future.
Nio's William Li withdraws as legal representative of GAC Nio
GAC Nio was established on April 10, 2018, with GAC Group and GAC New Energy each holding 22.5%, Nio and Nio Fund each holding 22.5%, and the remaining 10% of shares held by the founding team.
Nio's William Li says the EV maker hopes to have its own piece of market, citing China's Three Kingdoms era
Referring to his goal, Nio's Li quoted the famous Three Kingdoms era in Chinese history, and his words, if translated directly, were "The world is divided into three kingdoms, and we want to be one of them."
Nio's William Li reflects on his woes at the end of 2019
William Li, founder, chairman, and CEO of Chinese electric carmaker Nio, recalled his woes at the end of 2019 in a recent interview with CCTV, saying it made sense for investors to choose not to bail out Nio at that time.
Despite being a billionaire, Nio founder still lives in a rented apartment
The apartment is small and rents for about 10,000 yuan ($1,556) a month, which Li says is "small but expensive".
Nio's William Li says high market cap puts more pressure on the EV maker than 2019
Nio shares rose 1,286 percent the past year to a current market capitalization of $91 billion, crossing Daimler as the fifth-highest market capitalization car company in the world.
Nio's William Li says company's ultimate rival is Apple as they pursue same goal
Nio's ultimate rival is Apple, as they both pursue one goal that combines technology and humanity, according to William Li, Nio's founder, chairman, and CEO.
Tesla's price-cutting strategy doesn't fit Nio, says William Li
Every company has a different position and path, and what Tesla is doing may not be right for Nio, according to William Li, founder, chairman and CEO of the Chinese electric car company.
Here's what Nio CEO had to say about company's stock price, as its market cap poised to hit $100 billion
He said that the movement of Nio's share price is beyond the company's control while admitting that there is still a gap between Nio and BMW.
Nio's William Li says no mass production in short term in response to lithium iron phosphate model
Nio is doing discussions about various possibilities, but there will be no mass production in the short term.