NIO’s Advanced Manufacturing Factories Named National Green Factories

Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced its 2025 list of National Green Factories. NIO’s advanced manufacturing factories have been officially recognized as the National Green Factories for their outstanding performance in green management across the product life cycle.

The National Green Factories selection is a core initiative in China’s dual-carbon strategy and the development of a green manufacturing system. In accordance with the Interim Measures for Gradient Cultivation and Management of Green Factories, enterprises undergo a months-long rigorous evaluation across five dimensions: land intensification, harmless raw materials, clean production, waste resource utilization, and low energy carbonization.

This recognition marks the transformation of NIO’s advanced manufacturing factories from energy consumers into contributors to environmental sustainability in their manufacturing operations, making them a benchmark for the automotive industry’s green transformation.

NIO’s advanced manufacturing factories embedded a low-carbon ethos into every aspect of their infrastructure and processes from the very start. By implementing a comprehensive energy-and-carbon management system, the factories enable real-time monitoring and intelligent optimization of energy use, reducing per-vehicle energy consumption and carbon intensity while maintaining production efficiency. Guided by circular economy principles, the factories have established high-standard water recycling and industrial solid waste reuse systems that convert production waste into renewable resources, significantly lowering reliance on virgin materials. In core vehicle manufacturing stages such as painting and welding, the factories employ environmentally friendly processes that have dramatically cut emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Since 2025, NIO has demonstrated strong performance in sustainable development. Being named National Green Factories marks a key milestone in its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy. On ESG, NIO retains an AA rating from MSCI and remains in the top tier of Chinese automakers in S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). Corporate Knights has also listed NIO in its Global 100 for four consecutive years—an achievement that underscores China’s growing influence in green manufacturing across global value chains.

Looking ahead, NIO will continue to play a leading and exemplary role in green manufacturing and contribute to the sustainable development of the industry.