A few days ago, Maverick Electric officially released a poster related to "Understanding the Future of Better Travel". According to the information, Niu Innovative Energy (NIUTRON) will be officially released on December 15, focusing on intelligent high-end new energy vehicles, range extension and pure electricity.
In recent years, new car-making forces have sprung up, not only emerging a number of elites such as "Wei Xiaoli", but also the influx of capital such as Wuliangye, Evergrande, and Skyworth. Nowadays, Maverick Electric Vehicles are also involved in the army of new energy electric vehicles.
It is worth mentioning that this time the next car is also the founder of Maverick Electric, Li Yinan, who started a business again after Maverick Electric.
Rumors of car-making finally came true
As early as last year, it was reported that Li Yinan, the founder of Xiaoniu Electric, will lay out the field of new energy vehicle manufacturing, the first car is an SUV, and it is planned to enter the market of about 200,000 yuan, which is expected to be listed in 2022.
Previously, there was a set of renderings called "NIU 4 fun" circulating on the Internet, the appearance of the new car is small and flexible, the picture corner mark is also consistent with the Maverick electric LOGO, and this affordable product was once considered to be related to Li Yinan's new car-making plan. However, this picture was quickly debunked by the Maverick Electric side, denying the construction of the car.
But Li Yinan obviously has not given up on building cars, and relevant sources revealed that Niu Chuangxin Energy is actually going to do high-end electric vehicles. According to official information, Niu Innovative Energy NIUTRON was founded by Li Yinan.
It is understood that Niu Innovative Energy has two directions, one is a range extended electric vehicle, the other is a pure electric vehicle, positioning are medium and large SUVs. In addition, its production cars will feature smart cockpits and advanced smart driver assistance features. It is more likely that the choice of extended range electric vehicles is the mainstay.
Niu Chuangxin Energy is also about to become another new brand entering the field of intelligent high-end new energy vehicles.
Is Niuchuang ready?
In fact, as early as the beginning of this year, there was news that Maverick would build a cross-border car by acquiring the Changzhou plant of BAIC New Energy, and this news was quickly denied by the official maverick electric. According to people familiar with the matter, although the acquisition was not negotiated, Li Yinan and BAIC BJEV did negotiate on the acquisition.
In the end, Niuchuang chose to settle in the Mahayana automobile factory not far away. Outside the factory, the logo "NIUTRON" has been established.
A number of people familiar with the matter confirmed that at present, Niuchuang Automobile is using the Mahayana Science and Technology Industrial Park in the form of leasing from Jintan District. It has been stationed around August this year.
It is worth playing that this industrial park is more than 40 kilometers away from the Changzhou base of the ideal car, and only more than 30 kilometers away from the Changzhou base of the Maverick Electric Vehicle. At the same time, Li Yinan, the founder of The Maverick Electric Vehicle, and Li Xiang, the founder of The Ideal Car, are rumored to have a very good personal relationship, and both of them have also chosen the extended-range SUV as the first model, and there may have been in-depth exchanges behind the two sides.
For a new player, what Niuchuang lacks most now should be money and talent. Li Bin, the founder of Weilai, the vanguard of the new forces, once said that there is no 20 billion yuan of funds that cannot be played.
It is revealed that NIUTRON currently spends money invested by the founder team. However, some media said that Niu Chuangxin Energy has completed the angel round of financing and has launched a series A financing. With Li Yinan's background and his investment circle resources, the financing of Niu Innovative Energy may not be too difficult.
In terms of talents, Niu Chuangxin Energy has released a large number of recruitment information on various recruitment platforms, and in its official WeChat public account, there are also dozens of positions in recruitment.
In addition to funds and talents, Li Yinan's cattle innovation energy also has multiple problems such as production qualifications and car manufacturing technology that need to be solved urgently.
According to the Forbes Global Rich List in April 2021, Li Yinan's personal value is about 1 billion US dollars, which is not low, but it is a drop in the bucket for car building.
Where can Niu Innovative Energy go? On December 15th, we may be able to get a glimpse of it.