Higher Tax Squeezes Profits at China Lead-acid Battery Producers, SMM Reports

[Lead-Acid Battery End-Use Market Update] Recently, in accordance with the requirements of the Interim Provisions on the Administration of Consumer Product Recalls, Tianjin Sabo Vehicle Co., Ltd. voluntarily submitted a recall plan to the Tianjin Municipal Administration for Market Regulation and will recall, effective immediately, 100 units of the Jiebao Da Wangpai model TDT200Z e-bikes manufactured during the period up to December 31, 2023.

[Lead-Acid Battery Enterprise Updates] Chilwee Group recently disclosed that after the large-scale commissioning of its sodium-ion batteries, they have continued to sell strongly, with all orders for this year already locked in. Its two existing production lines have been operating at full capacity, and eight additional production lines have entered the installation and commissioning stage. At present, the company has 4.5 Gwh of sodium-ion battery capacity and opened its first directly operated sodium-ion battery store in 2025, attempting to directly encourage end-use consumers to replace the lead-acid or lithium batteries in some two-wheeler models with sodium-ion batteries.