UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER 

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER 

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of April 2022

 

Commission File Number: 001-38638

 

 

 

NIO Inc. 

(Registrant’s Name)

 

 

 

Building 20, 56 Antuo Road 

Jiading District, Shanghai 201804 

People’s Republic of China 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F x      Form 40-F ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   Announcement on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Regarding Liquidity Arrangements, dated March 31, 2022
     
99.2   Press Release—NIO Inc. Provides March and First Quarter 2022 Delivery Update

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  NIO Inc.
       
  By  : /s/ Wei Feng
  Name  : Wei Feng
  Title : Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: April 1, 2022

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”) and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

 

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for shares or other securities of NIO Inc. (the “Company”). Prospective investors should read the listing document dated February 28, 2022 (the “Listing Document”) for detailed information about the Company.

 

Unless otherwise defined in this announcement, capitalized terms in this announcement shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Listing Document.

 

 

 

NIO Inc.

(A company controlled through weighted voting rights and
incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 9866)

 

SECONDARY LISTING BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION
ON THE MAIN BOARD OF

THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONG KONG LIMITED

 

Liquidity Arrangements regarding the Average Daily Trading Volume of
Our Class A Ordinary Shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

 

Joint Sponsors

 

   

 

The Company issues this announcement to provide updates on the average daily trading volume of our Class A ordinary shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
 
Prospective investors in our Class A ordinary shares should refer to the Listing Document (including the section headed “Risk Factors” contained in the Listing Document), the formal notice dated February 28, 2022 (the “Formal Notice”), the announcement regarding previous trading day trading information in respect of the ADSs on the NYSE dated March 10, 2022 (the “March 10 Announcement”), the announcements in relation to liquidity arrangements regarding the average daily trading volume of our Class A ordinary shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange dated March 17, 2022 (the “March 17 Announcement”) and March 24, 2022 (the “March 24 Announcement”), respectively, issued by the Company.

 

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INTRODUCTION

 

Reference is made to the Listing Document, the Formal Notice, the March 10 Announcement, the March 17 Announcement and the March 24 Announcement issued by the Company.

 

As at the date of this announcement, there are approximately 1,669,020,852 ordinary shares outstanding, comprising of approximately 1,520,520,852 Class A ordinary shares (excluding the Class A ordinary shares issued and reserved for future issuance upon the exercising or vesting of awards granted under our Stock Incentive Plans) and 148,500,000 Class C ordinary shares.

 

LIQUIDITY ARRANGEMENT REGARDING AVERAGE DAILY TRADING VOLUME OF OUR CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES ON THE HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE

 

Dealings in our Class A ordinary shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange commenced on March 10, 2022.

 

As stated in the section headed “Market Arrangements to Facilitate Dealings in Hong Kong” of the Listing Document, the Bridging Period (being the 30-day period from and including the Listing Date) started from 9:00 a.m. on March 10, 2022 and will end at 4:10 p.m. on April 8, 2022.

 

The following table sets forth the average daily trading volume and average daily turnover of our Class A ordinary shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange from March 25, 2022 to March 31, 2022.

 

   Average daily trading volume of our Class A ordinary shares (shares)   Average daily turnover of our Class A ordinary shares (in millions) (HKD $)   Average daily trading volume of our Class A ordinary shares (as a percentage of the total issued share capital of the Company) (%) 
March 25, 2022 to March 31, 2022   112,167    18.59    0.01 

 

As stated in the section headed “Market Arrangements to Facilitate Dealings in Hong Kong” of the Listing Document, the March 10 Announcement, the March 17 Announcement and the March 24 Announcement, the Company will release further announcement on April 7, 2022 on liquidity arrangements regarding the average daily trading volume of our Class A ordinary shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

 

  By Order of the Board
  NIO Inc.
  Bin Li
  Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

Hong Kong, March 31, 2022

 

As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprises Mr. Bin Li as the Chairman, Mr. Lihong Qin, Mr. James Gordon Mitchell as the directors, and Mr. Hai Wu, Mr. Denny Ting Bun Lee and Ms. Yu Long as the independent directors.

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

NIO Inc. Provides March and First Quarter 2022 Delivery Update

 

Company Achieved New Record-High Quarterly Deliveries

 

·NIO started deliveries of the ET7 in March, 2022

 

·NIO delivered 9,985 vehicles in March 2022, increasing by 37.6% year-over-year

 

·NIO delivered 25,768 vehicles in the three months ended March 2022, increasing by 28.5% year-over-year

 

·Cumulative deliveries of vehicles as of March 31, 2022 reached 192,838

 

SHANGHAI, China, April 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NIO Inc. (“NIO” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NIO; HKEX: 9866), a pioneer and a leading company in the premium smart electric vehicle market, today announced its March and first quarter 2022 delivery results.

 

NIO delivered 9,985 vehicles in March 2022, representing an increase of 37.6% year-over-year. The deliveries consisted of 9,822 premium smart electric SUVs, including 1,726 ES8s, 5,064 ES6s and 3,032 EC6s, and 163 ET7s, the Company’s flagship premium smart electric sedan. The deliveries of ET7 to users commenced from March 28, 2022. NIO delivered 25,768 vehicles in the first quarter 2022, a new quarterly record, representing an increase of 28.5% year-over-year. As of March 31, 2022, cumulative deliveries reached 192,838 vehicles.

 

In late May 2022, the Company plans to unveil the 2022 NIO ES8, ES6 and EC6 with the latest digital cockpit hardware, and to launch the digital cockpit upgrade plan for existing users. In the meantime, NIO ES7, the Company’s new mid-to-large five-seater SUV equipped with NIO Technology 2.0 (NT2), will also make its debut.

 

As of March 31, 2022, NIO has deployed 884 Power Swap stations, 727 Power Charger stations and 3,832 destination chargers in China. NIO will continue to expand its power network, bringing a fast and convenient swapping and charging experience to users in the cities and on the trips.

 

About NIO Inc.

 

NIO Inc. is a pioneer and a leading company in the premium smart electric vehicle market. Founded in November 2014, NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle. NIO aims to build a community starting with smart electric vehicles to share joy and grow together with users. NIO designs, develops, jointly manufactures and sells premium smart electric vehicles, driving innovations in next-generation technologies in autonomous driving, digital technologies, electric powertrains and batteries. NIO differentiates itself through its continuous technological breakthroughs and innovations, such as its industry-leading battery swapping technologies, Battery as a Service, or BaaS, as well as its proprietary autonomous driving technologies and Autonomous Driving as a Service, or ADaaS. NIO launched the ES8, a seven-seater flagship premium smart electric SUV in December 2017, and began deliveries of the ES8 in June 2018 and its variant, the six-seater ES8, in March 2019. NIO launched the ES6, a five-seater high-performance premium smart electric SUV, in December 2018, and began deliveries of the ES6 in June 2019. NIO launched the EC6, a five-seater premium smart electric coupe SUV, in December 2019, and began deliveries of the EC6 in September 2020. NIO launched the ET7, a flagship premium smart electric sedan, in January 2021, and began deliveries of the ET7 in March 2022. NIO launched the ET5, a mid-size premium smart electric sedan, in December 2021.

 

 

 

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

This press release contains statements that may constitute “forward-looking” statements pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “aims,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “likely to” and similar statements. NIO may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in announcements, circulars or other publications made on the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about NIO’s beliefs, plans and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: NIO’s strategies; NIO’s future business development, financial condition and results of operations; NIO’s ability to develop and manufacture a car of sufficient quality and appeal to customers on schedule and on a large scale; its ability to ensure and expand manufacturing capacities including establishing and maintaining partnerships with third parties; its ability to provide convenient and comprehensive power solutions to its customers; the viability, growth potential and prospects of the newly introduced BaaS and ADaaS; its ability to improve the technologies or develop alternative technologies in meeting evolving market demand and industry development; NIO’s ability to satisfy the mandated safety standards relating to motor vehicles; its ability to secure supply of raw materials or other components used in its vehicles; its ability to secure sufficient reservations and sales of the ES8, ES6, EC6, ET7 and ET5; its ability to control costs associated with its operations; its ability to build the NIO brand; general economic and business conditions globally and in China and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in NIO’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and NIO does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

 

 

 

 

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