CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd.)
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Business Overview
-A privately owned Chinese battery developer and manufacturer, principally engaged in the R&D, production and sales of power batteries for new energy vehicles, as well as lithium-ion battery materials, energy storage systems and other businesses.
-In its power battery business, the company offers product series based on a variety of chemistries, including condensed batteries, high-nickel ternary batteries, high-voltage medium-nickel ternary batteries, M3P batteries, lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries and sodium-ion batteries. CATL's automaker customers include BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, Volkswagen, Ford, Toyota, Hyundai, Honda, Volvo, SAIC Motor, Geely, NIO, Li Auto, Yutong, Xiaomi and others.
-In passenger vehicle applications, the company's products cover various segments including BEVs, PHEVs and HEVs. In commercial applications, its products are used in buses and commercial vehicles for applications such as road passenger transport and urban distribution, construction machinery such as forklifts and loaders, electric vessels such as sightseeing boats, and electric commercial aircraft.
-In addition to power batteries, the company continues to introduce innovative solutions, including skateboard chassis, the "Chocolate Battery Swap" service for passenger vehicles, and the "QIJI Battery Swap" service for heavy-duty trucks.
-In the power battery sector, the company ranked first globally in power battery usage for nine consecutive years from 2017 to 2025, with a global market share of 39.2% in 2025.
-In 2025, the company recorded lithium-ion battery sales of 661 GWh, up 39.16% year on year; net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company of RMB 72.2 billion, up 42.28%; and net cash flow from operating activities of RMB 133.2 billion, up 37.35%.
Details of the "China New Energy Vehicle Power Battery Market Analysis Report"
Shareholders
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-Listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange |
(As of December 31, 2025) |
| Major Shareholders | Shareholding Ratio (%) |
| Xiamen Ruiting Investment Co., Ltd. | 23.27 |
| Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. | 12.30 |
| Shilin HUANG | 10.58 |
| Ningbo Joint Innovation New Energy Investment Management Partnership (Limited Partnership) | 6.45 |
| Other shareholders | 47.40 |
| Total | 100.00 |
Products
| Product Type | Technology Route | Main Product Format | Technical Parameters | Applications | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell Gravimetric Energy Density | Rate Capability | Cycle Life | Safety | |||||||||||||||||
| Ternary Lithium-ion Battery | Lithium-ion battery using nickel-cobalt-manganese cathode materials | Prismatic | BEV: 220~ 310Wh/kg HEV: 100~ 150Wh/kg |
BEV: 1C~5C HEV: 1C~50C |
BEV: 2,000-6,000 cycles HEV: 60,000 cycles |
Complies with domestic/international safety standards and regulations (GB38031, UN38.3, ECE R100.3, etc.) |
Passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles | |||||||||||||
| Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery | Lithium-ion battery using lithium iron phosphate cathode materials | Cylindrical, prismatic | 180~ 200Wh/kg |
0.25C~5C | 4,000- 15,000 cycles |
Passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles: complies with domestic/international safety standards and regulations (GB38031, GB38032, UN38.3, ECE R100.3, etc.) Energy storage systems: complies with domestic/international safety standards and regulations (GB/T36276, UN38.3, UL9540A, UL2580, UL1973, IEC62619, etc.) |
Passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, energy storage systems, electric vessels, electric two-wheelers, etc. | |||||||||||||
| Other | Lithium-ion battery using lithium iron phosphate blended with nickel-cobalt-manganese cathode materials | Prismatic | 210~ 220Wh/kg |
2C-4C | 2,000- 4,000 cycles |
Passenger vehicles: complies with standards including GB38031 and UN38.3 | Passenger vehicles | |||||||||||||
History
| Dec. 2011 | The company was established. |
| Nov. 2012 | Established a subsidiary called Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (Qinghai). |
| Jun. 2014 | Established a wholly-owned subsidiary called Lithium Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (Beijing). |
| Dec. 2014 | Established a branch in Shanghai . |
| 2014 | Established a subsidiary called Contemporary Amperex Technology GmbH (Germany) as a R&D center. |
| Jan. 2015 | Acquired Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Limited (Foshan). The company owns 66.72% of the shares. |
| Oct. 2015 | Established a subsidiary called Contemporary Lithium Power Limited. |
| Dec. 2015 | Changed name to Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited. |
| Jun. 2016 | Established a subsidiary called Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (Jiangsu). |
| Aug. 2017 | Established a subsidiary called Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited |
| Jun. 2017 | Established a subsidiary called Contemporary Amperex Technology France |
| Jun. 2017 | Established two joint ventures called Contemporary SAIC Power Battery Co., Ltd. and SAIC Contemporary Power Battery Systems Co., Ltd. |
| Jul. 2017 | Established a subsidiary called Dongguan Runyuan Amperex Technology Limited |
| Sep. 2017 | Established a subsidiary called Contemporary Amperex Technology (USA), Inc. |
| Oct. 2017 | Established a subsidiary called Contemporary Amperex Technology Japan KK |
| Jun. 2018 | Listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange |
| Jul. 2018 | The Company established a battery production base and a technical center in Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany. |
| Jul. 2018 | Joint venture with Dongfeng Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd., Dongfeng Contemporary (Wuhan) Electronic Systems Co., Ltd., starts production. |
| Nov. 2018 | Established Yibin Tianyi Lithium Technology Innovation Co., Ltd. as a joint venture of CATL, Dongguan Yian Technology Co., Ltd., Sanxiang Advanced Material Co., Ltd., and Jiangsu Vansun Mechanical & Electrical Group Co., Ltd. |
| Dec. 2018 | Established a joint venture, Contemporary GAC Power Battery Co., Ltd., with GAC Group. |
| Dec. 2018 | Established a joint venture, GAC Contemporary Power Battery Co., Ltd., with GAC Group. |
| Dec. 2018 | The Company opened its first North American sales and service base in Detroit, Michigan, USA. |
| Dec. 2018 | Established a joint venture, CATL Geely Power Battery Co., Ltd., with Geely subsidiary Zhejiang Jirun Automobile Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2019 | Established Contemporary FAW Power Battery Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with China FAW. |
| Jun. 2019 | Established Contemporary Amperex Technology Thuringia GmbH in Thuringia, Germany. |
| Sep. 2019 | With its subsidiary, Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Limited (Foshan), established Ningbo Brunp New Energy Co., Ltd. |
| Oct. 2019 | Established Shichuan Contemporary New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. |
| Mar.2020 | Established a joint venture, Shanghai Kuaibu New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., with Fujian Baicheng New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (BACN). |
| Apr. 2020 | Established a joint venture with East Group Co., Ltd., Xinneng East (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd. |
| Jun. 2022 | Released EVOGO fast battery swapping stations. |
| Apr. 2023 | Released Condensed Battery. |
| Jun. 2023 | Released Qiji Energy battery swapping solutions. |
| Aug. 2023 | Released Shenxing Superfast Charging Battery. |
| July 2024 | Released Tianxing power battery sub-brand for buses. |
| Oct. 2024 | Released Freevoy Super Hybrid Battery. |
| Dec. 2024 | Released Bedrock Chassis, a chassis for EVs. |



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