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SEC Comment Letter for NIO Inc. (NIO, NIOIF) (CIK 0001736541) (NIO) — Jun 29, 2018

NIO Inc. (NIO, NIOIF) (CIK 0001736541)
Date: June 29, 2018 · CIK: 0001736541 · Accession: 0000000000-18-020189

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June 29, 2018
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NIO Inc. (NIO, NIOIF) (CIK 0001736541)

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June 29, 2018 Bin Li Chief Executive Officer NIO Inc. Building 20, No. 56 AnTuo Road, Jiading District Shanghai, 201804 People's Republic of China Re:NIO Inc. Amendment No. 2 to Draft Registration Statement on Form F-1 Filed June 22, 2018 CIK No. 0001736541 Dear Mr. Li: We have reviewed your amended draft registration statement and have the following comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting an amended draft registration statement or publicly filing your registration statement on EDGAR. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing the information you provide in response to these comments and your amended draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may have additional comments. Amendment No. 2 to Draft Registration Statement on Form F-1 Business Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Quality Control Our Future Manufacturing Plant, page 128 1.We note your response to our prior comment 6 and reissue in part. Please describe how the construction cost of the factory and your contribution to the local economy will be factored into the cost of the lease. In addition, please disclose when the term of the lease begins and describe the lease renewal provisions, if any.

FirstName LastNameBin Li Comapany NameNIO Inc. June 29, 2018 Page 2 FirstName LastName Bin Li NIO Inc. June 29, 2018 Page 2 Notes to Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (j) Customer incentives, page F-62 2.Refer to your response to prior comment 5. You state in situations in which customers redeem only credits and not cash to acquire merchandise you record a reduction of inventory and other current liabilities. You further state in situations in which merchandise is sold for cash in addition to credits you record other income. Please explain to us why you did not record other income and cost of sales upon redemption of solely credits by customers for merchandise sold. In addition, it appears in the combined cash and credits redemption situation you may not have recorded the full amount of other income and inventory or reflected cost of sales for the merchandise sold. Instead, it appears you allocated the total consideration received between other income and inventory when recording the transaction which may understate other income and either overstate inventory or understate cost of sales in that situation. Please explain. 3.It appears the liability for unredeemed credits is a contract liability. In this regard, please tell us your consideration of providing disclosure pursuant to ASC 606-10-50-8 through 10. You may contact Theresa Brillant at 202-551-3307 or Doug Jones at 202-551-3309 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Sonia Bednarowski at 202-551-3666 or Anne Nguyen Parker, Assistant Director, at 202- 551-3611 with any other questions. Division of Corporation Finance Office of Transportation and Leisure

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June 29, 2018
Bin Li
Chief Executive Officer
NIO Inc.
Building 20, No. 56 AnTuo Road, Jiading District
Shanghai, 201804
People's Republic of China
Re:NIO Inc.
Amendment No. 2 to Draft Registration Statement on Form F-1
Filed June 22, 2018
CIK No. 0001736541
Dear Mr. Li:
            We have reviewed your amended draft registration statement and have the following
comments.  In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we
may better understand your disclosure.
            Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting
an amended draft registration statement or publicly filing your registration statement on
EDGAR.  If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances or do not
believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response.
            After reviewing the information you provide in response to these comments and your
amended draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may have additional
comments.
Amendment No. 2 to Draft Registration Statement on Form F-1
Business
Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Quality Control
Our Future Manufacturing Plant, page 128
1.We note your response to our prior comment 6 and reissue in part.  Please describe how
the construction cost of the factory and your contribution to the local economy will be
factored into the cost of the lease.  In addition, please disclose when the term of the lease
begins and describe the lease renewal provisions, if any.

 FirstName LastNameBin Li
 Comapany NameNIO Inc.
 June 29, 2018 Page 2
 FirstName LastName
Bin Li
NIO Inc.
June 29, 2018
Page 2
Notes to Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(j) Customer incentives, page F-62
2.Refer to your response to prior comment 5.  You state in situations in which customers
redeem only credits and not cash to acquire merchandise you record a reduction of
inventory and other current liabilities.  You further state in situations in which
merchandise is sold for cash in addition to credits you record other income.  Please
explain to us why you did not record other income and cost of sales upon redemption of
solely credits by customers for merchandise sold.  In addition, it appears in the combined
cash and credits redemption situation you may not have recorded the full amount of other
income and inventory or reflected cost of sales for the merchandise sold.  Instead, it
appears you allocated the total consideration received between other income and inventory
when recording the transaction which may understate other income and either overstate
inventory or understate cost of sales in that situation.  Please explain.
3.It appears the liability for unredeemed credits is a contract liability.  In this regard, please
tell us your consideration of providing disclosure pursuant to ASC 606-10-50-8 through
10.
            You may contact Theresa Brillant at 202-551-3307 or Doug Jones at 202-551-3309 if you
have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters.  Please
contact Sonia Bednarowski at 202-551-3666 or Anne Nguyen Parker, Assistant Director, at 202-
551-3611 with any other questions.
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Transportation and Leisure