According to the information provided by Tianyancha, Shanghai NIO Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "NIO") applied to register multiple "NIO Firefly", "Firefly NIO" and "NIOFirefly" trademarks, international classification For scientific instruments and building repairs, the current trademark status is pending application.

Qin Lihong, co-founder of Weilai, once said that the new brand is under intensive preparation. Among them, "Firefly" is the third brand, targeting the small car market. It will be launched in the European market and is planned to be released in the third quarter of 2024. The second brand is "Alpine", which is also planned to start delivery in 2024.

NIO’s fourth complete vehicle factory will be located in the Economic Development Zone of Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, and will be put into production of NIO’s third brand product internally codenamed “Firefly”. Sources from relevant departments in Chuzhou City revealed that the factory was integrated on the basis of the original factory of Cheetah Motors.

At the same time, an insider involved in the NIO Firefly project said: "The Firefly project will have an independent factory in Anhui, but it is not yet known which city it will be located in."

Company Development

As of September 2020, NIO’s shareholding ratio in Changan NIO has been reduced to 4.62%. After Changan NIO changes its name to Avita Technology, will NIO still hold a certain proportion of shares in Avita Technology? Whether Huawei and CATL will invest in Avita Technology.

Relevant people from Avita Technology responded that the ownership structure of Avita Technology has not changed, with Changan Automobile holding 95.37% of the shares and NIO holding 4.62%. It remains to be seen whether the company's share ratio will change in the future.

In May 2022, it was learned from the Shanghai Enterprise and Institution Environmental Information Disclosure Platform that Shanghai NIO Co., Ltd. planned to build a new R&D project in Anting Town, Jiading District, Shanghai, including engaging in lithium-ion cells and batteries. There are 31 R&D laboratories for package research and development, as well as 1 lithium-ion battery cell trial production line and 1 battery pack pack line, which are expected to be constructed from August to October 2022.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Shanghai NIO Co., Ltd.