William Li

This article is about the Chinese businessman. For the oceanographer, see William Li (oceanographer).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
William Li
李斌
Born (1974-08-09) August 9, 1974 (age 50)
Anhui, China
Other namesLi Bin
Alma materPeking University (LLB)
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder of Nio

William Li, also known as Li Bin,[1] (李斌; born 1974) is a Chinese businessman and entrepreneur. He is co-founder and CEO of Nio Inc., an electric car manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai.

Career

Bitauto Holdings Ltd. was founded by Li in 2000. It was Li's first major company where he served as CEO and chairman. He sold the company in 2013.[2]

In November 2014, Li co-founded Nio Inc., an electric car company.[3] In 2018, the company went public opening at the New York Stock Exchange.[4][5] In 2021, NIO expanded outside China, selling cars in Norway.[6]

References

  1. ^ "NIO Company Profile & Executives - NIO Inc. ADR - Wall Street Journal". www.wsj.com. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  2. ^ "Continental and NIO Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement in the Field of Electric Vehicles". Continental Malaysia - Homepage. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  3. ^ "NIO Achieves Annual Target of 700 Battery Swap Stations Ahead of Schedule". www.nio.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  4. ^ "China's drive to dominate the electric car industry". www.cbsnews.com. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  5. ^ Aycock, Jason (2019-02-22). "Nio gets boost as '60 Minutes' promos positive piece". Seeking Alpha. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  6. ^ "NIO ES8 Launches in Norway". www.nio.com/. Retrieved 2022-02-07.