Can Nio entice Americans to use phones to buy cars?

Nio unveiled a six-seat version of the ES8 crossover at the Beijing auto show. (HANS GREIMEL)

April 29, 2018 05:00 AM

BEIJING — Nio, the Chinese electric vehicle startup that uses swappable batteries and puts a bobblehead digital assistant on the dashboard, wants to launch a global model in the U.S. by 2020.

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