NIO Inc (NYSE:NIO) shares are trading higher Wednesday. The stock appears to be getting a lift amid strength in EV stocks, driven by a major pop in shares of Rivian Automotive Inc (NASDAQ:RIVN) after the company announced plans to form an equally controlled and owned joint venture with Volkswagen.
What Happened With RIVN: Rivian shares ripped higher late Tuesday after the company announced a $5 billion investment from Volkswagen. The stock has pulled back a bit in Wednesday's session, but was still up approximately 21% on the day at last check, per Benzinga Pro.
Volkswagen will initially invest $1 billion in Rivian through an unsecured convertible note. The German automaker is expected to invest an additional $4 billion over time as part of the transaction. Rivian and Volkswagen will enter into a joint venture as part of the deal to create next generation software-defined vehicle platforms to be used in both companies' future electric vehicles.
"Not only is this partnership expected to bring our software and associated zonal architecture to an even broader market through Volkswagen Group's global reach, but this partnership also is expected to help secure our capital needs for substantial growth," said RJ Scaringe, founder and CEO of Rivian.
Why It Matters: Several EV stocks are trading higher Wednesday alongside Rivian. Tesla stock was up more than 3.65% at last check while Lucid Group shares were up about 4.5%. China-based EV makers including Nio, BYD, Li Auto and XPeng were all trading higher at the time of publication.
How To Buy NIO Stock
Besides going to a brokerage platform to purchase a share – or fractional share – of stock, you can also gain access to shares either by buying an exchange traded fund (ETF) that holds the stock itself, or by allocating yourself to a strategy in your 401(k) that would seek to acquire shares in a mutual fund or other instrument.
For example, in Nio's case, it is in the Consumer Discretionary sector. An ETF will likely hold shares in many liquid and large companies that help track that sector, allowing an investor to gain exposure to the trends within that segment.
NIO Price Action: Nio shares were up 4.35% at $4.56 at the time of publication, according to Benzinga Pro.
蔚來公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：NIO）股價週三上漲。在電動汽車股走強的情況下，該股似乎正在上漲，這得益於Rivian Automotive Inc（納斯達克股票代碼：RIVN）宣佈計劃與大衆汽車組建一家同等控股和持股的合資企業後，該公司股價大幅上漲。
RIVN發生了什麼：週二晚些時候，Rivian股價上漲，此前該公司宣佈從大衆汽車投資50億美元。根據Benzinga Pro的數據，該股在週三的交易中略有回落，但在最後一次檢查時當天仍上漲了約21％。
大衆汽車最初將通過無擔保的可轉換票據向Rivian投資10億美元。作爲交易的一部分，預計這家德國汽車製造商將隨着時間的推移再投資40億美元。作爲協議的一部分，Rivian和Volkswagen將成立合資企業，以創建下一代軟件定義的汽車平台，用於兩家公司未來的電動汽車。
Rivian創始人兼首席執行官RJ Scaringe表示：“這種夥伴關係不僅有望通過大衆汽車集團的全球影響力將我們的軟件和相關的分區架構推向更廣闊的市場，而且這種夥伴關係還有望幫助確保我們實現實質性增長的資本需求。”
爲何重要：週三，幾隻電動汽車股票與Rivian一起上漲。特斯拉股價在上次檢查時上漲了3.65％以上，而Lucid集團的股價上漲了約4.5％。在發佈之時，包括蔚來、比亞迪、理想汽車和小鵬汽車在內的中國電動汽車製造商的交易價格均走高。
如何購買蔚來股票
除了前往經紀平台購買股票的股票（或部分股票）外，您還可以通過購買本身持有股票的交易所交易基金（ETF）來獲得股票，或者將自己分配到401（k）中尋求收購共同基金或其他工具股票的策略。
例如，就蔚來而言，它屬於非必需消費品行業。ETF可能會持有許多有助於追蹤該行業的流動性和大型公司的股票，從而使投資者能夠了解該細分市場的趨勢。
蔚來價格走勢：根據Benzinga Pro的數據，蔚來汽車股價在發佈時上漲了4.35％，至4.56美元。
