---- Eine NextEV Nio ES8 Smart Auto ist auf dem Display während einer Messe in Shanghai, China, 27. Januar 2018. Einheiten der chinesischen Elektroauto startup NIO
--FILE--A NextEV Nio ES8 smart car is on display during an exhibition in Shanghai, China, 27 January 2018. Units of Chinese electric car startup NIO Automobiles Co. and Yinyi Group Co. are teaming up to develop transmissions for all-electric vehicles amid increasing demand. NIO Power Technology Co. and Bangqi Automatic Transmission Co., both based in Nanjing, will start mass production at a factory in Ningbo next year, aiming to produce 200, 000 units a year by 2020, Yinyi said in a statement. The 50-50 joint venture will have a registered capital of CNY60 million (USD9 million). The partnership will help the companies to accelerate the research and development of electric-car technologies such as the production of rechargeable batteries and battery management systems, the statement added.