On December 15, the Ministry of Legal Affairs of Weilai released a statement saying that at the end of November 2024, on Weibo, Tiktok, WeChat and other social media platforms, several online accounts have successively released, spread and spread rumors related to the capital market that have a serious negative impact on Weilai. The company immediately reported to the police. After in-depth investigation by multiple public security organs, it was found that the rumor was deliberately fabricated by a certain online account holder named Xie, and maliciously spread by employees of a certain car brand, such as Chen and Pei. The public security organs have imposed administrative detention and other penalties on the above-mentioned personnel in accordance with the law.
Due to the widespread spread of malicious rumors and their extremely negative impact on the NIO brand, NIO has recently filed a civil lawsuit against Xie, Pei, and Chen, demanding a public apology and compensation for NIO's economic losses for fabricating and spreading related malicious rumors. The court has officially accepted the case.
NIO's legal department stated that the internet is not a lawless place, and malicious spreading of rumors is an illegal act. Relevant personnel should bear legal responsibility for their own illegal behavior. NIO will take legal measures to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests against all acts that infringe upon NIO's legitimate rights and interests.