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China’s Major Electric Car Maker NIO Faces PR and Legal Trouble

China’s Major Electric Car Maker NIO Faces PR and Legal Trouble
Visitors look at a Nio ET Preview car on the opening day of the Shanghai Auto Show in Shanghai, China, on April 16, 2019. Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images
Nicole Hao
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An SUV (sports utility vehicle) manufactured by Chinese electric car maker NIO spontaneously burst into flames on April 22, shocking Chinese netizens.
NIO is one of China’s largest electric car manufacturers and a main competitor of the U.S.-based Tesla.
Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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