Chinese language electrical car maker Nio Inc’s subsidiary NIO Expertise (Anhui) Co has entered right into a know-how licensing cope with Forseven Ltd, a unit of Abu Dhabi-based CYVN Holdings, Nio stated in a Hong Kong inventory change submitting on Monday.
The settlement will give electrical automobile startup Forseven a worldwide license to make use of Nio’s technical data and software program for the analysis and growth, manufacturing, and distribution of its autos, the submitting stated.
The Nio subsidiary will obtain know-how licence charges based mostly on the longer term gross sales of licensed merchandise by Forseven, the submitting added.
The settlement follows a deal struck by Nio’s rival Xpeng final 12 months below which the Chinese language firm will obtain know-how service income from Volkswagen from 2024 onwards, overturning a four-decade-old mannequin of international automakers charging their Chinese language companions for know-how licensing.