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Zheng Xiancong, co-founder of Lulai Motor, has officially left his job and is now retiring from his daily business, according to an email from Li Bin, founder of Xilai Motor. After retirement, he will continue to serve as Li Bin's personal adviser, support Xilai Automobile in the supply chain and partners, and will continue to serve as chairman of Xilai Drive Technology, and will continue to guide Wei to drive the development of technology strategically.

At the same time, Li Bin announced that Zhong Wanli, vice president of supply chain, will report directly to me, while Zheng Xiancong will be replaced by Zeng Shuxiang, a former vice president of supply chain in North America and now Wei to drive active CEO, who is fully responsible for driving technology in NIO.

Zheng Xiancong joined NIO in 2015 as co-founder and executive vice president of NIO, where he formed a core team with Li Bin and made important contributions to supply chain, industrialization and technology driven by NIO, according to public sources.

It is understood that before joining Lulai, Zheng Xiancong claimed to be vice president of Fiat China Global Purchasing Center and general manager of Guangzhou Auto Fiat Automobile Co., Ltd. Earlier, he also served as head of Jiangling Ford Purchasing Department of China Ford, Ford Vice President and Chief Purchasing Director of Changan Ford, and Chief Purchasing Representative of Ford China. He has more than 40 years of experience in the automotive industry.

In his public speech, Zheng Xiancong talked about his experience of NIO: an acquaintance with Li Bin in November 2014 and a digital forum. In December, Li Bin invited him to join the newly established Xilai Motor. At that time, he refused, saying, "I never thought about job-hopping. Even if I change jobs, I choose another car company. Why do I want to be an electric car?"

But in July 2015, it took half a year to remove 12 companies from their directorships, including Asia and Africa, Chrysler and Marelli. Zheng Xiancong said that it was the slogan of "creating a pleasant lifestyle" that moved him.

As for his retirement, Zheng Xianchong also wrote such a paragraph on moments: "after 40 years of running at full speed, I slowed down to look back today." There is reunion, there is parting, there is sentimental, peer partners, please persist in blooming with love, hope from the bottom of your heart. Give yourself a long vacation. Of course, the dream will not stop, want to come, want to be with you every moment, toward the direction of the heart, the feeling together is like continuing to drive our hearts in the new days and Ulai. "

But for NIO, Zheng Xiancong's departure is not good news. In addition to the turnover of personnel within the company, the sales volume of Xilai this year is not very optimistic. According to its recently released data, the total sales from January to July this year was 9044, of which 1476 were sold by ES6 and 7565 by ES8. But from this point of view, it is still a long way from the sales target of 40 to 50, 000 set at the beginning of the year.

Founder Li Bin said that an important reason for the low delivery in July was that the month focused on previous recalls, and in mid-August, we put battery manufacturing capacity first, which had a significant impact on our production and delivery results.

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