LG Energy Solution from South Korea will supply Chinese car manufacturer Chery with 46-format battery cells, covering a total capacity of eight gigawatt-hours for six years.

CATL has begun mass production of a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cell with higher energy density and fewer components for use in stationary energy storage systems.

At its Cologne site, Ford has put a plant into operation where 180 robots are to ensure standardized and error-free assembly of electric vehicle traction batteries.

With a planned annual capacity of ten gigawatt-hours, AESC has started series production of batteries for French car manufacturer Renault at a new factory in Douai in northern France.

Due to high tariffs on machinery, steel and aluminum, AESC from China has suspended construction of its battery factory in the US state of South Carolina indefinitely.