Nio Inc. (NIO) stock rose about 6% by late afternoon Wednesday after Reuters reported that th𓄧e Chinese electric vehicle (EV) company was considering spinning off its bat🐲tery manufacturing unit.

The battery-unit spin-off could happen within a matter of weeks, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter, Reuters reported. The move would mark a shift in Nio's business strategy and may shorten the company's timeline to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:profitability. The new battery manufacturing unit would be staffed by the division's top engineers, as other employees in Nio's current battery department are reassigned to other teams, Reuters said.

On Tuesday's earnings call, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Chief Executive Officer (CEO) William Li said Nio would continue with battery🍸 research & development but begin outsourcing battery m♕anufacturing, although he didn't offer specifics.

News of the spinoff came a day after the unprofitable automaker reported solid third-quarter earnings, including significantly increased vehicle delivery numbers and shrinking losses. More than 55,000 vehicle deliveries in the third quarter༒ mark more than a doubling from the previous ♕quarter's deliveries and a 75.4% increase year-over-year.

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Gross profit in the third quarter was down 12.2% from the same period a year ago, but swelled 1,650.9% compared with the second quarter of 2023. Nio's share price took a dive following its previous-quarter earnings call in August and the company subsequently offered nearly $1 billion in convertible bonds to raise 🍌money.