Nio and Geely reach an agreement under which Geely buys a 30% stake in Nio’s battery-swapping business. The deal values the battery-swapping energy unit at about $2.4 billion, according to reporting from Seeking Alpha and Channel NewsAsia (CNA).

The transaction reflects continued industry focus on battery-swapping infrastructure and partnerships among automakers. While both outlets describe the same stake size and valuation, their coverage emphasizes different aspects: Seeking Alpha highlights the price and implied valuation of the energy unit, while CNA frames the announcement as an agreement between the two companies that sets the unit’s $2.4 billion valuation. Both reports present the deal as a strategic move affecting Nio’s battery-swapping operations and ownership structure.

Details on the transaction’s timing, regulatory approvals, and any broader commercial terms are not provided in the excerpts supplied by the outlets, so they are not included here.