Battery

CATL and BYD collectively installed 575.2 GWh of EV batteries from January to November 2025, accounting for 54.9% of the global total.

Nio and CATL will focus on joint development of long-life batteries and battery swap compatibility technologies.

Hongqi's first full solid-state battery pack has been installed in the Hongqi Tiangong 06 prototype vehicle.

The standard is seen as a key step for solid-state batteries to transition from laboratory research to large-scale vehicle integration.

CATL has achieved its 2025 goal of deploying 1,000 Choco swap stations and has raised its end-2026 target from 2,500 to 3,000 stations.

Ganfeng traded Jiangte Motor shares during a sensitive period involving insider information in August 2020, profiting RMB 1.1053 million ($157,810).

Battery makers are expected to cut production and take holidays in early 2026 to respond to demand fluctuations, the CPCA head said.

In 2026, sodium batteries will be used on a large scale in battery swap, passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, and energy storage, CATL said.

Nio and BYD's FinDreams have suspended their battery supply cooperation as L60 orders are insufficient to support multiple suppliers, according to a local media report.

Geely subsidiary Vremt alleges Sunwoda EVB supplied defective battery cells between June 2021 and December 2023, causing financial losses.