On August 20, NIO-SW rose 3.28% in regular trading, trading at 36.22 HKD/share, with turnover of approximately 27.12 million HKD. The gain came as the broader auto manufacturing sector staged a collective rebound, while positive catalysts around NIO's battery swap asset-light transformation continued to ferment.

On the news front, NIO Energy's cooperative model — where local state-owned capital partners hold swap station assets while NIO handles professional operations — has recently been fully implemented in Wuhan and announced for nationwide expansion. This model reduces per-station investment pressure to approximately 40% of the self-built approach. NIO has partnered with over 40 local state-owned platforms to operate more than 800 battery swap stations. Additionally, Chery Automobile recently acquired a stake in NIO's subsidiary Weiju Technology, which increased its registered capital to 725 million yuan, further expanding the swap ecosystem and boosting market confidence.

Within the Automobile Manufacturers sector, peers also traded higher: LI AUTO-W up 4.59%, GWMOTOR up 2.53%, XPENG-W up 2.26%, GEELY AUTO up 2.01%, and BYD COMPANY up 1.9%.

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