NIO inks battery-swapping deal with Geely, values energy unit at $2.4 billion
NIO inks battery-swapping deal with Geely, values energy unit at $2.4 billion Sept 28 (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle maker NIO 9866.HK said on Monday it entered into definitive agreements with subsidiaries of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group in connection with a transaction involving their battery-swapping and charging businesses.
Under the deal, a Geely subsidiary will invest 640 million yuan in cash and contribute its battery-swapping business to acquire a stake in NIO Power, NIO's battery-swapping and charging unit.
The transaction values NIO Power at a post-money valuation of about 16 billion yuan ($2.38 billion).
($1 = 6.7128 Chinese yuan)
(Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)
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