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In Depth: CATL Loses Electric-Car Battery Crown as Foreign Firms Muscle In
Spark fades for Chinese battery producer as it faces greater overseas participation in its vast home market
Tesla Battery Supplier CATL Rides EV Boom to $200 Billion-Plus Valuation
Shares of CATL have soared this year, turning the Tesla supplier into one of the most valuable companies listed in mainland China.
Richest People Net Worth: Zeng Yuqun Overtakes Jack Ma With $49.5 Billion
Zeng Yuqun, the founder of the world’s biggest electric-vehicle battery maker, has overtaken Jack Ma in the wealth rankings, a symbolic moment in the rise of China’s green billionaires.
EXCLUSIVE Tesla supplier CATL plans a major battery plant in Shanghai -sources
China's CATL (300750.SZ) is planning a major new automotive battery plant in Shanghai, continuing a blistering pace of expansion that will cement its lead as the world's No.1 supplier, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
Founder of Tesla supplier CATL topples Li Ka-shing as Hong Kong’s richest man
Robin Zeng Yuqun, the founder of Contemporary Amperex Technology, has overtaken Li Ka-shing as the wealthiest person in Hong Kong, according to Forbes’s real-time billionaires’ rankings.
EV-battery giant CATL to boost capacity with $4.5bn investment
China's global champion in the field doubles down on growth
China’s SVolt Joins Europe’s EV Race With $2.4 Billion Factory
China’s SVolt Energy Technology Co. plans to invest about 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) in Germany to build its first factory in Europe as the battery maker seeks to benefit from surging electric-car demand in the region.
Tesla’s Shift To Cobalt-Free Batteries Is Its Most Important Move Yet
Lithium-ion batteries make up a signficant proportion of the cost of electric vehicles, but Tesla's use of new cobalt-free technology could reduce prices considerably, potentially shifting the market rapidly towards EVs.
Exclusive: Tesla in talks to use CATL's cobalt-free batteries in China-made cars - sources
Tesla is in advanced stages of talks to use batteries from CATL that contain no cobalt - one of the most expensive metals in electric vehicle (EV) batteries - in cars made at its China plant, people familiar with the matter said.
Battery Giants Hit By Slump in China’s Electric Vehicle Market
CATL and BYD Co. saw sharp declines in sales of electrified-vehicle batteries in September as demand weakened in China, where the government is cutting subsidies in the EV sector.
China Battery Giant Shrugs Off Headwinds With $1.4 Billion Plan
China’s top maker of electric-vehicle batteries plans to spend 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) building its first factory in the southwest of the country, adding to ambitious plans for next decade even as the short-term EV outlook get buffeted by subsidy cuts and demand uncertainties.
Tesla Said to Agree to Buy Batteries From LG for China Factory
Tesla Inc. agreed to buy batteries from South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. to be used in electric vehicles produced out in China, according to people familiar with the matter.
Europe is beating the US in the battery race—with China’s help
It's remarkable how easily the US has thrown away its lead on a technology that the 21st century desperately needs.
Tesla Is Said to Mull Battery Supply Deal With China's CATL
Tesla Inc. is in talks with top Chinese battery producer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. about supplying cells for the Model 3 cars it will assemble at a new factory near Shanghai, people familiar with the matter said. CATL’s stock jumped.
China's CATL to build its first European EV battery factory in Germany
Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) will build its first production site in Europe in Germany, agreeing a major contract with BMW to supply lithium-ion batteries.