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SK IE Technology to supply separators for EV batteries to Sunwoda

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SK IE Technology (SKIET) signed an MOU with Sunwoda , the 9 th largest battery manufacturer in terms of global market share (according to SNE Research in 2022), to strengthen cooperation in supplying battery separators. SKIET plans to supply separators produced at its Changzhou factory in China to Sunwoda.

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BMW Group announces local production of NEUE KLASSE in China from 2026, new gen 6 battery plant

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Following the market launch in 2025, models of the next vehicle generation will also be produced from 2026 onwards by BBA in Shenyang. —Milan Nedeljković The BMW Group has had a presence in the Chinese market since 1994 and founded the BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture in May 2003.

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Tesla supplier CATL sees massive income increase supported by EV market domination

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Chinese battery maker and Tesla supplier CATL reported its earnings for 2022 today and showed a massive increase in overall income from the year prior, and it was supported largely by its domination in supplying EV makers with cells. It is continuing to expand into other markets as well, including Hungary.

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Benchmark: Li-ion battery pipeline could exceed 6 TWh by end of decade

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Total lithium-ion capacity existing or being built has doubled since the beginning of 2021, following announcements of new plants by Chinese and South Korean battery producers, according to Benchmark’s Gigafactory Assessment. Battery capacity is currently growing at twice the speed of lithium raw material supply. trillion (US$1.4

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Mercedes introducing EQB compact electric SUV in Shanghai

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The market launch in China is scheduled for this year. After Europe, the international version of the EQB, produced in Kecskemét, Hungary, will be launched at the end of the year, followed by the US market launch in 2022. Ltd (BBAC), a joint venture between Daimler and its Chinese partner BAIC Group.

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SK On may start mass producing LFP batteries for automakers in 2026 – executive – ET Auto

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South Korea’s SK On plans to start mass producing lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries as early as 2026 to supply several automakers as it pushes to deliver a lower cost battery chemistry favoured by its Chinese rivals, a senior executive said. We have to compete with the Chinese LFPs. market at all.

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China says it will ‘rein in’ the flood of EVs coming our way

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BYD Atto 3 (Source: BYD) Europe and the US say that Chinese EV development is running wild and unchecked and on the verge of overwhelming the global market with, well, EVs the rest of the world can’t compete with. China last year overtook Japan as the world’s biggest car exporter ­– but most of those were ICE vehicles sold to Russia.

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