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On Tuesday, the research firm Grizzly Research mentioned NIO as Short following the report where the firm claimed that the EV maker is “likely using an unconsolidated related party” to inflate its revenue and also the profitability. The EV maker answered on Wednesday morning saying the report “contains numerous errors, unsupported speculations, and misleading conclusions and interpretations”.
NIO Statement
“The report is without merit and contains numerous errors, unsupported speculations and misleading conclusions and interpretations regarding information relating to the Company. The Company’s board of directors, including the audit committee, is reviewing the allegations and considering the appropriate course of action to protect the interests of all shareholders. The Company will make additional disclosures in due course consistent with the requirements of applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “SEHK”) and the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (the “SGX-ST”)”, NIO wrote.
“The Company emphasizes its continued and unwavering commitment to maintaining high standards of corporate governance and internal control, as well as transparent and timely disclosure in compliance with applicable rules and regulations”, the company concluded.
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During a Twitter Space held after the release of the report, the research firm CEO Siegfried Eggert was answering some questions from investors and enthusiasts of the electric vehicles sector. When the CEO of Grizzly Research was asked about how many vehicles NIO has on the roads as of today and replied “100,000 vehicles”.
Although we don’t know the exact number of vehicles that NIO has delivered as of June 28, it is certainly much more than the 100,000 mentioned by Grizzly Research. On April 7, 2021, the company announced the production of the 100,000th vehicle. Six weeks ago (May 15) NIO delivered its 200,000th vehicle and ended the month with cumulative deliveries of 204,936 vehicles — after delivering 7,024 units in May 2022.
In fact, the number mentioned by Grizzly Research was achieved 14 months ago (April 2021) and the EV maker should have around 215,000 – 217,500 vehicles on the road, 115,000 more than the number indicated by the author of the report.
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