China startup Nio sheds 1,000 jobs, months after NY listing

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Months after its New York initial public offering in September, Nio recalled about 4,800 ES8 SUVs in response to battery fires. © Reuters

TAKASHI KAWAKAMI, Nikkei staff writer

GUANGZHOU -- Chinese electric car maker Nio slashed its workforce by about 10% between April and August, less than a year after its New York stock market listing, amid sluggish sales compounded by sharply reduced government support.

Nio's payroll has fallen to about 8,800 people from 9,800 at the end of March, CEO William Li Bin said at a recent event in Beijing, citing a need to optimize the company's size and improve efficiency.

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