Nio and Geely Holding Group signed a comprehensive strategic agreement covering battery swapping and charging on September 28, 2026. Geely will take a 30% stake in Nio Power after contributing its Yiyi Mobility operation and RMB 640 million in cash, while Nio will acquire 10% of Geely subsidiary Haohan Energy.

How the equity transactions are structured

The agreement links Nio and Geely through two equity transactions. Geely will contribute 100% of its Yiyi Mobility shares and RMB 640 million in cash to Nio Power. After completion, Geely Holding Group will own 30% of Nio Power, and Yiyi Mobility’s commercial-vehicle battery-swap operations will be integrated into Nio Power.

Nio will invest in Haohan Energy, Geely Holding Group’s smart-charging subsidiary. After that transaction, Nio will own 10% of Haohan Energy.

Nio and Geely representatives at the charging and battery-swap partnership announcement
Nio and Geely representatives at the charging and battery-swap partnership announcement.

What charging and swap targets were announced

Nio and Geely will develop unified consumer battery-swap technology and standards. Geely plans to develop consumer vehicles compatible with battery swapping, and Nio Power will provide battery-swap services for those vehicles.

The cooperation covers three stated areas:

  • Joint investment in the companies operating the two groups’ charging and battery-swap businesses.
  • Shared charging and battery-swap technology and standards.
  • Interconnection of charging resources to expand network coverage and improve operating efficiency.
Company or networkTarget or transactionTiming
Geely stake in Nio Power30%After transaction completion
Nio stake in Haohan Energy10%After transaction completion
Nio Power battery-swap network10,000 cumulative stationsBy 2030
Geely charging networkMore than 22,000 stations and 100,000 connectorsBy the end of 2027
Geely smart-charging networkMore than 15,000 stations and 50,000 connectorsBy the end of 2027

Nio Power expects its battery-swap network to require more than 10 billion kWh of electricity annually when it reaches the 2030 target. Geely also plans charging coverage across China’s county-level cities by the end of 2027.