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.

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