EV - Why Nio Stock Fell Today
Nio stock ( NYSE:NIO )
NIO plummeted on Thursday morning, falling 6.5% as of 11:25 a.m. ET. The Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer is beefing up its battery-swapping capabilities and even establishing a battery manufacturing business. Nonetheless, the overhang from China, Nio’s largest and domestic market, is weighing on its shares.
So, What’s the Deal?
Investors in Chinese stocks are already fleeing after Chinese President Xi Jinping was re-elected for a third term earlier this week, fearing that Xi’s ideologies, particularly his crackdown on the private sector and zero-COVID policy, will continue. Both moves, among other things, have stifled the country’s growth.
The most recent data from China revealed a sharp year-over-year drop in industrial company profits for the first nine months of 2022, primarily due to COVID-19 restrictions. Investors dumped Nio shares in fear with reports of a new coronavirus outbreak and additional lockdowns in major Chinese cities such as Wuhan and Guangzhou this morning.
COVID-19 lockdowns hammered Chinese EV manufacturers earlier this year, forcing nearly all of them to halt operations for several weeks. This impacted vehicle deliveries and sales for the majority of Chinese EV manufacturers, including Nio stock ( NYSE:NIO ). Investors now fear a repeat in the coming weeks and months as Xi maintains his zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy.
So, What Now?
NIO Investors’ concerns are not entirely unfounded, as additional lockdowns, particularly in China’s industrial regions, could harm manufacturing activity at a time when fears of a slowdown already loom large as the country battles a property crisis.
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