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Defending China Ties: Ford CEO Calls Demands to Sever CATL and Geely Deals “Outright Lies”
September 14, 2026 – Recently, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wrote to Ford CEO Jim Farley, accusing the automaker of being too deeply intertwined with Chinese companies and posing supply chain security risks. He demanded that Ford sever its collaborations with CATL, Geely, and BYD. The letter specifically highlighted Ford’s battery technology licensing project at…
CATL Recycling Team Takes Two European Inventor Awards, Making Unprecedented History
July 6, 2026 – A team from CATL’s recycling subsidiary Brunp Recycling made history by claiming two top honors at this year’s European Inventor Award hosted by the European Patent Office (EPO), as shared via CATL’s official WeChat channel. Yu Haijun and Xie Yinghao, core researchers at Brunp Recycling, took home both the Non-EPO Member…
CATL Chief Scientist Wu Kai Confirms Mass Production of Sodium-Ion Batteries Set for This Year
May 30, 2026 – CATL is gearing up to mass-produce a lineup of sodium-ion battery products this year, according to Wu Kai, the company’s chief scientist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, who spoke at the 2026 Equipment Power Forum. The rollout underscores a strategic bet on a chemistry that relies on…
CATL Warns: U.S. EV Market Faces Certain Failure Without Its Batteries
March 25, 2026 – In a recent interview, Robin Zeng, chairman of CATL, emphasized that the United States’ current lag behind China and Europe in electric vehicle (EV) adoption is merely a temporary setback. He firmly believes that the global trend toward electrification is unstoppable and that the U.S. will eventually fully embrace CATL’s battery…
BMW & CATL Forge Alliance: New – Gen Long – Wheelbase iX3 to Debut at Beijing Auto Show
February 26, 2026 – On February 25, Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW Group, accompanied German Chancellor Merz on a visit to China. During the visit, BMW Group and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) inked a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in Beijing. This move is aimed at reducing carbon…
Stellantis & CATL Break Ground on Spanish Battery Megaplant, Targeting Full 2030 Launch
November 27, 2025 – Stellantis and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) have officially kicked off the construction of a massive €4.1 billion battery plant in northern Spain, marking a significant move that further underscores Europe’s growing reliance on Chinese battery expertise. The two companies aim to commence partial production at the facility by the…
CATL Launches First European Factory in Germany
Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) is a Chinese battery manufacturer that has launched its first factory in Europe in Arnstadt, Germany. This marks the company’s first factory outside of China. The factory is expected to have an annual production capacity of 30 million cells, enough to assemble 185,000 to 350,000 electric vehicles. The project has…