NIO: brands it owns and its ownership tree
NIO (NYSE: NIO, HKEX: 9866, SGX: NIO) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Shanghai, China that owns 3 consumer brands.[1][2]
NIO was founded in November 2014 as NextCar Inc., became NextEV Inc. a month later and took its present name in July 2017. It is a Cayman Islands holding company with its principal executive offices in Shanghai, and it runs a deliberate three-brand strategy: NIO for premium cars, ONVO for families and FIREFLY for small ones. It delivered 326,028 vehicles in 2025, and holds 91.8 per cent of NIO China, the Hefei company into which it injected its Chinese research, supply chain, sales and power businesses.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- NIO Inc. (also NextEV, NextEV Inc.)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇨🇳 Shanghai, China
- Founded
- 2014
- Tickers
- NYSE: NIO HKEX: 9866 SGX: NIO
- Revenue
- CN¥87.5 billion (2025)[2]
- SEC CIK
- 0001736541
- Website
- www.nio.com
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
What NIO's annual report says about its business
Read from NIO's latest annual filing[1]. Each line gives the sentence the filing uses, copied word for word.
Acquisitions and disposals named in the filing
- Acquired: NIO China (December 2025 and January 2026), no more than RMB1.002 billion.
In December 2025 and January 2026, we entered into agreements with certain investors of NIO China to purchase their holdings of approximately 1.08% of the equity interest of NIO China, which will be settled in three tranches by September 2026, for a total consideration of no more than RMB1.002 billion.
NIO in numbers
- NIO owns 3 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is automotive with 3 brands.[1]
NIO financial history
Headline figures from NIO's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in CNY as reported, fiscal years ending 2020–2025. Revenue moved from CN¥16.3bn to CN¥87.5bn, an average of 40.0% a year (calculated).
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN¥87.5bn | CN¥-14,041,238,000 | -16.0% | CN¥-14,942,601,000 | CN¥124.4bn | CN¥8.63bn | 20-F | |
| CN¥65.7bn | CN¥-21,874,073,000 | -33.3% | CN¥-22,401,709,000 | CN¥107.6bn | CN¥11.4bn | 20-F | |
| CN¥55.6bn | CN¥-22,655,184,000 | -40.7% | CN¥-20,719,753,000 | CN¥117.4bn | CN¥13bn | 20-F | |
| CN¥49.3bn | CN¥-15,640,659,000 | -31.7% | CN¥-14,437,104,000 | CN¥96.3bn | CN¥10.9bn | 20-F | |
| CN¥36.1bn | CN¥-4,496,303,000 | -12.4% | CN¥-4,016,949,000 | CN¥82.9bn | CN¥9.74bn | 20-F | |
| CN¥16.3bn | CN¥-4,607,645,000 | -28.3% | CN¥-5,304,082,000 | CN¥54.6bn | CN¥5.94bn | 20-F |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything NIO owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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NIO SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report (foreign issuer), filed (20-F)
- Annual report (foreign issuer), filed (20-F)
- Annual report (foreign issuer), filed (20-F)
- Annual report (amended), filed (20-F/A)
- Annual report (foreign issuer), filed (20-F)
- Annual report (foreign issuer), filed (20-F)
- Annual report (foreign issuer), filed (20-F)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
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| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer | |
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer | |
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer | |
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer | |
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer | |
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer | |
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer | |
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer |
Frequently asked questions
What brands does NIO own?
NIO owns 3 consumer brands tracked here, including FIREFLY, NIO and ONVO.
Is NIO a Chinese company?
Yes. NIO is headquartered in Shanghai, China and was founded in 2014.
Who owns NIO?
NIO is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as NIO on the NYSE, 9866 on the HKEX and NIO on the SGX.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] NIO Inc. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-10 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 10 April 2026; retrieved 26 September 2026.
- [2] NIO Inc.: Form 20-F for the year ended 2025-12-31 (revenue) — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 10 April 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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