[China]
Economic data for new energy vehicle battery industry

Sector Item 2016
Drive battery Industry scale Production (GWh)
35
Sales (GWh)
28.2
Production capacity (GWh) 120
Main operating income (billion CNY) 67.3
Economic effect Gross profit (billion CNY) 7.8
Current income before income taxes (billion CNY) 11.4
Debt to asset ratio (%) 37
Research and development Total number of people in R&D 20,981
R&D Expenditures as percentage of GDP (%) 10.7
Total number of patent acquisitions 21,733
Drive battery pack
(includes BMS)
Industry scale Production (GWh) 35
Sales (GWh) 28.2
Production capacity (GWh) 30.6
Main operating income (billion CNY) 27.8
Economic effect Gross profit (billion CNY) 3.8
Current income before income taxes (billion CNY) 5.7
Debt to asset ratio (%) 49.1
Research and development Total number of people in R&D 10,566
R&D Expenditures as percentage of GDP (%) 11.8
Total number of patent acquisitions 6,399
Lithium-ion battery equipment Industry scale
Production (sets)
6,200
Sales (sets)
6,180
Production capacity (sets)
30,000
Main operating income (billion CNY) 65.0
Economic effect Gross profit (billion CNY) 11.9
Current income before income taxes (billion CNY) 17.9
Debt to asset ratio (%) 31.5
Research and development Total number of people in R&D 5,367
R&D Expenditures as percentage of GDP (%) 6.4
Total number of patent acquisitions 5,258

Source : China Automotive Industry Yearbook