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  • Monday, 27 February, 2023
    LexLithium
    China lithium: eco probe enables CATL to milk the situation Premium content

    A rise in cost of the commodity would create relative advantage for better-hedged companies

    CATL electric vehicle batteries
  • Monday, 13 February, 2023
    Ford Motor Co
    Ford to license electric vehicle battery tech from China’s CATL

    Carmaker cites US Inflation Reduction Act in deciding location of $3.5bn Michigan factory

    A Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck
  • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
    Batteries
    Chinese battery makers strengthen grip on global supply

    Electric vehicle boom in Asia’s biggest economy helps CATL and BYD reach worldwide market share of 50%

    A battery pack fitted to a Volkswagen car
  • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
    The Big Read
    The electric vehicle boom in a quiet Hungarian town

    The country is becoming a surprise hub of Europe’s new battery industry. But critics fear becoming too dependent on China

    A montage of Turkish prime minister Viktor Orbán with electric vehicles in the background
  • Friday, 12 August, 2022
    China’s CATL cements car battery dominance with €7bn Hungary plant

    Manufacturer will start construction on second European factory in Debrecen this year

    A prototype model of an electric vehicle near CATL headquarters in China
  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    News in-depthBatteries
    China taps markets for $10bn to cement clean tech supremacy

    Country dominates electric vehicle supply chain as west races to develop rare earths production

    Production workers at a lithium-ion power battery plant in Nanjing
  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Shares of Tesla’s battery maker plunge after net profit slides

    Contemporary Amperex Technology hit by China’s Covid lockdowns

    A picture of a battery assembly line
  • Thursday, 27 January, 2022
    South Korean business & finance
    Tesla battery maker LG Energy Solution surges on record market debut

    Shares in electric vehicle supplier almost double making company South Korea’s second-most valuable

    An employee walks past the logo of LG Energy Solution at its office building in Seoul
  • Tuesday, 25 January, 2022
    News in-depthLG Energy Solution
    LG battery division seeks global dominance after blockbuster IPO

    South Korean group targets Chinese rival CATL as geopolitical tensions spill into electric car market

    People visit LG Energy Solution Ltd’s booth during the InterBattery 2021 in Seoul, South Korea
  • Monday, 10 January, 2022
    LG Energy Solution
    LG Energy Solution readies IPO to take on Chinese EV battery rivals

    Supplier to Tesla, Ford and VW will raise $11bn in what is expected to be South Korea’s biggest listing

    A Volkswagen ID.3 production line
  • Thursday, 12 August, 2021
    News in-depth
    World’s largest battery maker CATL battles to stay on top

    Chinese group’s valuation hits $186bn in just 10 years on soaring demand for electric vehicles

    Robin Zeng montage
  • Friday, 9 July, 2021
    Lex
    Chinese billionaires/CATL: a lower profile means higher net worth Premium content

    Zeng Yuqun’s stake in the electric car battery maker benefits from impressive sales of new energy vehicles

    Zeng Yuqun
  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2019
    China’s CATL to buy stake in Australian lithium miner Pilbara

    Move is a show of support for sector struggling with falling prices

    The logo for Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. (CATL) is displayed at the company's headquarters in Ningde, Fujian Province, China, on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. CATL already sells the most batteries to the biggest electric-vehicle makers in the biggest EV market: China. Now it wants to use proceeds from a pending initial public offering backed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to get under the hoods of more European marques and secure customers in the U.S. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2019
    Volvo Cars
    Volvo Cars signs electric battery deal with 2 Asian manufacturers

    Swedish group wants half its sales to be fully electric by 2025

    In this photo taken Tuesday, April 21, 2015, a worker installs wheels on a car at a Volvo factory in Chengdu in southwestern China's Sichuan province. On the verge of exporting the first “Made in China” cars to the United States, Volvo is determined to show they are as good as vehicles it produces in Europe. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
  • Wednesday, 20 February, 2019
    Lex
    CATL/electric vehicles: site the power Premium content

    The battery maker’s shares still have power in them

    A worker stands outside a factory of Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) in Ningde, Zhejiang province, China, December 16, 2016. Picture taken December 16, 2016. REUTERS/Jake Spring - RTX2WG91
  • Tuesday, 17 July, 2018
    European companies
    BMW gains right to buy into Chinese battery maker CATL

    Joint venture BMW Brilliance entitled to purchase up to $430m equity stake after $4.7bn supply deal

    Workers lay pavement tiles in front of the Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. (CATL) headquarters and manufacturing complex in Ningde, Fujian Province, China, on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. CATL already sells the most batteries to the biggest electric-vehicle makers in the biggest EV market: China. Now it wants to use proceeds from a pending initial public offering backed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to get under the hoods of more European marques and secure customers in the U.S. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
  • Monday, 11 June, 2018
    LexBatteries
    CATL/electric vehicles: power play Premium content

    One reason for battery maker’s rise is its privileged position in China

    The logo for Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. (CATL) is displayed at the company's headquarters in Ningde, Fujian Province, China, on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. CATL already sells the most batteries to the biggest electric-vehicle makers in the biggest EV market: China. Now it wants to use proceeds from a pending initial public offering backed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to get under the hoods of more European marques and secure customers in the U.S. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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