LG Chemical wants to more than double Battery production capacity in China * delivery volume of Xilai Automobile hit a new monthly high in November

Published: Dec 2, 2020 10:29

"[hot] tomorrow! The grand annual meeting of the metal industry will begin! Come and watch the business cards of the guests.

[Changan Automobile: developing Intelligent Networked Electric vehicle platforms and products with Huawei and Ningde era] on December 2, Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. (Changan Automobile, 000625) issued a stock price change risk notice, based on the "Comprehensive deepening Strategic Cooperation Agreement" signed between the company and Huawei in 2019 and the "Strategic Cooperation Agreement" signed with Ningde era in 2020, The three parties are jointly developing intelligent network-connected electric vehicle platforms and products, and relevant information will be released timely according to the progress of the project in the future.

[Xilai delivered 5291 new cars in November] on December 1, it announced the number of deliveries in November 2020. Data show that a total of 5291 new cars were delivered in November, followed by more than 5, 000 in October, setting a new record for brand delivery in a single month for the fourth consecutive month and doubling for the eighth consecutive month compared with the same period last year.

[deep binding Tesla LG Chemistry wants to double China's battery production capacity] LG Chemistry and Ningde Times are both suppliers of Model 3 batteries from Tesla's Shanghai Super Factory. As the Shanghai factory starts to produce Model Y, Tesla's battery demand will further expand in the future, with the Model Y production capacity reaching 250000 in 2022.

[Huawei smart car parts use ternary lithium battery] Huawei smart car parts business restructuring and investment decision management adjustment was completed in late November. Huawei smart car components have clearly adopted ternary lithium batteries as the new energy technology direction of smart vehicles, but it is not clear the proportion of nickel, cobalt, aluminum or nickel, cobalt and manganese in its cathode materials.

[Jiangsu Wuxi brilliance Xinri New Energy vehicle off-line] according to Wuxi Radio and TV Station, on December 2, the first car unloading ceremony of brilliance Xinri New Energy vehicle was held in Wuxi brilliance Xinri New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. The company was established in 2018 and focuses on the development of new energy passenger vehicle projects, commercial vehicle and modified vehicle projects. According to reports, brilliance Xinri gathered China Mobile, Zhuhai Inbol Electric, far East batteries, Funeng Technology, Baoshan Iron and Steel, PPG paint and other national suppliers in the field of new energy vehicles. Brilliance Xinri Phase I Intelligent New Energy vehicle Factory is designed to produce 100000 pure electric cars per year, covering an area of nearly 400mu. The first phase will launch two pure electric cars, i03 and i03A, and plan to put in two more products by 2022. A four-door, four-seat passenger car and a commercial logistics vehicle, with an annual production and sales capacity of 200000 pure electric passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles by 2023.

[Yonganhang: 100 hydrogen-fueled electric vehicles have been put into trial operation this month) Yonganxing said on the interactive platform that the company is already trial-producing 100 hydrogen-fueled electric vehicles, which were put into trial operation this month, and that all work is being carried out in an orderly manner.

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LG Chemical wants to more than double Battery production capacity in China * delivery volume of Xilai Automobile hit a new monthly high in November - Shanghai Metals Market (SMM)