Nio is seeking a business planner to help the EV maker target and enter the U.S., the Shanghai startup disclosed in an employment posting on LinkedIn this week.
Key responsibilities of the newly created job include developing business strategies, promoting innovation and formulating a broad plan to market and sell EVs to American consumers, according to the post.
Nio operates an R&D center in San Jose, Calif. It was incorporated in Shanghai in 2014 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2018.
The company has launched three products – the ES8 SUV, the ES6 crossover and the EC6 coupe-like crossover.
Nio delivered 43,728 vehicles in China in 2020, an increase of 113 percent.