Weilai, building a factory in the United States?

It is undeniable that with the increasingly prominent strength of China's smart electric vehicles, more and more brands have begun to export to overseas markets in the past two years.As a member of the current top echelon of new forces to build cars, Weilai has undoubtedly become the most typical representative.

At the 2021 NIO Day held at the end of last year, Li Bin also officially announced that after Norway, it will enter Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany this year.Similarly, by 2025, it plans to enter 25 countries and regions around the world, including the United States, Japan, Australia and the United Arab Emirates.

As everyone knows, just recently, according to news from relevant media, NIO is recruiting talents for a number of manufacturing-related positions in the United States, including: body craft experts (overseas projects), overseas manufacturing park planning experts, overseas planning and foundation Facility experts, overseas logistics project managers, etc.

Taking the position of overseas manufacturing park planning expert as an example, the applicant must have 10 years or more experience in the overall planning and design of OEMs, and have been responsible for 2 or more complete overall planning projects, including at least 1 project in the United States. Master plan planning experience, familiar with and understanding of US state policies, design specifications and planning approval process, familiar with US process planning and master plan planning principles, etc.

Combining the above-mentioned signs, the outside world can't help but start to speculate that Weilai intends to build a new factory in the United States, and the recruitment is aimed at the talent reserve for the site selection and planning of the US factory.Shortly after the news was fermented, Weilai's official response said: "There is no information to disclose about the construction of the factory in the United States."

Now that this has happened, as a bystander, I would like to say: "Since there is no complete denial, then there is the possibility of the final landing."

And in February of this year, Weilai posted job postings for market management positions on LinkedIn, hoping to seek talents to lead the team to expand its business in the US market.In addition, as early as the beginning of the brand's establishment in 2014, a software development team has been set up in San Jose, California, USA.

What is certain is that in NIO's strategic planning, becoming a "globalnew energyvehicle company" has long occupied an extremely important position.Then, the U.S. market must be a sub-sector that needs to be focused on attacking, just like Tesla built a factory in China in 2019, and finally successfully helped itself realize the qualitative change caused by more substantial changes.

As an argument, according to the relevant forecast of Ping An Securities, the sales of new energy vehiclesin the United States will reach 1.22 million in 2022, and themarket penetration rate will reach 7%.By 2025, the sales volume of new energy vehicles will reach 3.54 million units, with a penetration rate of 20%; by 2030, the sales volume of new energy vehicles will reach 9 million units, achieving the medium-term penetration rate target of 50%.

A large piece of "cake" that is delicious enough is in front of you. How do you get a share of it?How much do you get in the end?The right to choose and decide is in the hands of NIO itself.