On September 13, Tianqi Lithium Industry announced that it had signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Geely Holding, and the two sides would carry out in-depth cooperation in many fields such as upstream resources, core materials, lithium battery technology research, new energy vehicle lightweight materials, software technology development, etc., to jointly promote the research and development innovation and industrial chain vertical integration in the field of lithium battery materials, and accelerate the transformation and upgrading of the new energy industry.

On the same day, Tianqi Lithium Industry also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mercedes-Benz AG and a Share Subscription Agreement with the global company of the smart brand. According to the agreement, Tianqi Lithium Industry will invest 150 million US dollars in smart, and the cooperation will not only be at the financial investment level, but also the two sides will make full use of the information advantages of the upstream and downstream of the new energy industry chain to give full play to the synergistic effect of the industry.