On September 29, CATL’s battery-swapping brand Choco-Swap announced the completion of its Beibinhe East Road battery swapping station in Chengguan District, Lanzhou. As of September 29, 2026, Choco-Swap had built more than 2,520 battery swapping stations across 200 cities in 31 provincial-level regions in China, wit

On October 3, Master Changan Motors launched AVATR, its high-end luxury electric vehicle brand, in Pakistan. The launch introduces two premium electric SUVs, i.e., the AVATR 07 and AVATR 11.  The AVATR 07 is available in two variants: the Max RWD, priced at PKR 20 million, and the Ultra AWD, priced at PKR 22 million.

On September 21, multiple sources reported that the CEO of Avatr International visited Egypt to discuss the future of the brand in the Egyptian market.
He met with Kasrawy Group, the exclusive agent for the Avatr brand in Egypt. The delegation included several Avatr global leaders. The CEO stated that Avatr considere

On September 22, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) started trial production at its newly built cell factory in Debrecen, Hungary, after fulfilling all the preconditions required to commence operations.
CATL completed all required permits and conditions to begin trial operations on September 22 on t

On September 14, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) and DHL Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further strengthen their strategic cooperation and explore opportunities to support the decarbonisation of logistics. The MoU establishes a more focused framework for cooperation on the ele

On September 14, Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) launched Tectrans II, a new commercial vehicle battery platform at IAA Transportation 2026. Tectrans II combines a modular platform with up to 1,000 km of range, megawatt charging to 80% in 25 minutes, and is designed for 12 years or 1.5 million km (heavy-duty t

On September 13, the Government of Egypt announced that BME Battery Manufacturing and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) signed a contract to establish a factory to produce various types of electric vehicle batteries in Egypt. Egypt's Prime Minister attended the contract signing.  The new factory will

On September 8, Ford addressed the matter of a letter from U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy received a few days earlier highlighting concerns about its partnerships with Chinese companies.
In the letter to Ford CEO Jim Farley, Duffy questioned Ford’s partnership with CATL at its plant in Marshall, Michigan, w

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) announced that it has signed strategic cooperation agreements with Xi’an Taijin New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (Taijin New Energy), Shenzhen Huike New Materials Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen Huike) and other companies. The parties will cooperate on centralized procurement of co

On August 29, Zhejiang Geely Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group Co., Ltd (Geely Farizon) announced that a roll-off ceremony for its new battery-swapping heavy-duty truck, along with a signing ceremony, was held at its Jinzhong Base.
The Shanxi Jinzhong Base is a key vehicle manufacturing base for Geely Fariz

Contemporary Amperex Energy Service Technology Ltd. (CAES), a subsidiary of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL), announced that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement on battery swapping with Kunming Development New Energy Industry Investment Operation Co., Ltd. (Kunming Development New Energy).

According to multiple media reports on August 24, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) recently established a wholly owned subsidiary, CATL (Ya'an) New Material Technology Co., Ltd., with a registered capital of CNY 400 million.
The company’s business scope includes the smelting of commonly used non-ferro

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) announced that, as of the end of 2025, 20 of its battery plants had obtained ISO 14068-1 certification, with zero-carbon electricity accounting for 100% of power consumption in its core operations, marking the achievement of carbon neutrality across its core operations

According to Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor Co., Ltd (Dongfeng Liuqi) on August 19, the company recently signed a five-year strategic cooperation agreement with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd (CATL) in Ningde. The two companies will deepen cooperation in areas including joint R&D of core technologies, joint develop

Schaeffler AG (Schaeffler) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) for the joint development of battery management systems (BMS) and “X-in-1” integrated PowerBox (IPB) solutions.
The agreement builds on an already secured customer project and addresses the

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) has announced that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the China Post Group, the state-owned national postal service of China. The two parties will collaborate in the areas of battery banks for logistics, zero-carbon logistics, embedded supply chain

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd (CATL) announced that NING Service, its independent aftermarket brand, held its 2026 Brand Day event in Haikou, with 10 directly operated experience centers opening simultaneously worldwide, including locations in Haikou, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Norway, and Turkey.
To

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) announced that it has signed a five-year strategic cooperation framework agreement with Lianyungang Public Transportation Group, a subsidiary of Lianyungang Communications Holding Group. The two parties will cooperate in vehicle aftermarket services and the development

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) announced that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Longzhou Group Co., Ltd. The two parties will collaborate on vehicle aftermarket services, the development of city battery-swapping networks, and battery-swapping solutions for public transit and passe

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) announced that it has signed a Joint Declaration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), expressing their shared intention to cooperate on green industrial development in the fields of the circular economy and advanced batteries.
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