NIO 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's models for sale include the all-new smart electric flagship SUV ES8, the smart electric flagship coupe SUV EC7, the smart electric mid-large SUV ES7, the smart electric flagship sedan ET7, the all-new smart electric all-round SUV ES6, the all-new smart electric coupe SUV EC6, the smart electric mid-sized sedan ET5, and the smart electric tourer ET5T.