Niu Technologies
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| ISIN | US65481N1000 |
| Industry | Vehicle manufacturing, eMobility |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder | Li Yi'nan, Token Yilin Hu |
| Headquarters | Beijing, China |
Key people | Yan Li |
| Revenue |
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Number of employees | 500-800 |
| Website | https://www.niu.com/ |
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Niu Technologies (Chinese: 牛电科技; stylized as NIU) is an electric scooter company headquartered in Beijing, China.[1] Yan Li has been its CEO and COO since December 2017.[2] [3]
Niu's products include electric scooters, electric bicycles, e-scooters and electric motorcycles. Niu vehicles include digital displays, Bluetooth connectivity, and mobile apps that let users track their rides, map their routes and monitor battery life.[4] [5]
History
[edit ]The company was founded in 2014 by Baidu's former chief technology officer, Li Yinan, and Token Yilin Hu. The first Niu scooters were crowdfunded.[6] It differentiated itself by using lithium-ion batteries as opposed to the cheaper lead-acid alternatives widely used in Chinese e-scooters at the time.[7]
In 2018, it was listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker NIU.[8]
In 2019, Revel Transit launched in New York City with 1,000 Niu electric scooters, later expanding to Washington DC, Austin and Miami.[9]
In 2021, Niu expanded its product line to include electric bikes.[10]
In 2023, the company launched its first electric dirt bike called XQi3.[11] [12]
Products
[edit ]Battery electric motorcycle: RQi, X3, FX, NX, N Play, XQi3
Battery electric bicycle: SQi, UQi+, G100, MT, NXT Hyper
Battery electric kick scooter: KQi2, KQi3
Children's battery electric motorcycle: UQi Mini, NQi Mini[13]
Electric / hybrid ATV (NIU POWERSPORTS): NiUNV[14]
Sales
[edit ]As of 2018, it had sold over 200,000 electric vehicles in 50 countries, and had a market share of 60% in the European electric scooter market.
Niu's biggest overseas market is Europe which is driven by sharing platforms such as Belgium-based Scooty. Sales in Europe have increased to 16,000 units in 2018 from a few hundred in 2016.[15]
Finances
[edit ]It had nearly 300ドルM in revenue in 2019.[16] It has raised over US125ドル million in funding from investors.
| Year[17] | Total Revenue
(US$ Mil) |
Net Income
(US$ Mil) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 215 | -50 |
| 2019 | 298 | 27 |
| 2020 | 375 | 25 |
| 2021 | 581 | 35 |
| 2022 | 459 | -7 |
References
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- ^ Toll, Micah (2018年06月13日). "New NIUs: Chinese electric scooter maker unveils latest two models designed for the streets of Europe". Electrek. Archived from the original on 2022年07月05日. Retrieved 2022年07月05日.
- ^ Cheng, Evelyn (2018年09月26日). "Chinese scooter start-up Niu is taking over Beijing streets, growing quickly in Europe, and is now filing for a US IPO". CNBC. Archived from the original on 2022年12月24日. Retrieved 2024年02月10日.
- ^ "Chinese escooter maker's stock accelerates 400% on Covid boom". www.ft.com. Archived from the original on 2023年04月09日. Retrieved 2020年11月06日.
- ^ "NIU filings on SEC.gov". www.sec.gov. Archived from the original on 2023年04月07日. Retrieved 2020年11月06日.
- ^ O'Kane, Sean (6 January 2020). "China's NIU starts selling its electric mopeds in the US". The Verge. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Niu Technologies expands into e-bikes to grow international market presence". Bike Europe. 19 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021年11月13日. Retrieved 2021年11月13日.
- ^ Clos, Jeffrey (2024年01月05日). "Niu Technologies Unleashes Its First-Ever Electric Dirt Bike, The XQi3". CodeX. Archived from the original on 2024年02月14日. Retrieved 2024年02月10日.
- ^ Technologies, N.I.U. "NIU Technologies Launches Its First-Ever Fully Electric Dirt Bike". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Archived from the original on 2023年11月12日. Retrieved 2024年02月10日.
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- ^ "NIU Powersports". www.niu-powersports.com (in undefined). Retrieved 2024年12月25日.
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- ^ "NIU Technologies, NIU:NMQ profile - FT.com". markets.ft.com. Archived from the original on 2023年04月08日. Retrieved 2020年11月06日.
- ^ "Niu Technologies Financials". nasdaq. Archived from the original on 2022年10月20日. Retrieved 2022年10月16日.