This year, electric vehicles have been accelerating their application and popularization, and the importance of the power battery as a core component of the electric vehicle has become increasingly important, the industry is hot, and the car companies are accelerating their integration with the power battery companies.
Gai Shi automobile finishing found that this year, car companies mainly through equity, joint ventures, cooperation and self-built power battery factory layout power battery. Such as Volkswagen (China) shares in Guoxuan Hi-Tech, Daimler shares in Vu Energy Technology, Toyota shares in Panasonic and so on. The following is a part of this year's automobile enterprises layout power battery details.
Volkswagen (China) has taken a stake in Guoxuan Gaoke
Volkswagen (China) has taken a stake in Guoxuan Gaoke? Become the first major shareholder
On May 28 this year, Guoxuan Gaoke released an announcement that Volkswagen (China) will formally take a stake in Guoxuan Gaoke, and Guoxuan Gaoke will make a directional issuance of 30% of the total number of shares issued by the company before the current issuance to Volkswagen (China) Investment Co. for the lower limit of the transaction amount of RMB 6 billion.
Photo credit: Guoxuan Gaoke
Meanwhile, Guoxuan Gaoke's controlling shareholder Zhuhai Guoxuan and real controller Li Zhenzhen transferred about 5 percent of Guoxuan Gaoke's equity to Volkswagen (China) in total. After the completion of this strategic investment, Volkswagen China will become the largest shareholder of Guoxuan Gaoxuan Tech, holding 26.47 percent of the shares, while Li Jian and his concerted action partners will be the second largest shareholder, holding 18.2 percent of the shares in total.
Daimler has taken a stake in Vonergy? Holds about 3% stake
On July 3 this year, Mercedes-Benz announced that it had deepened its strategic cooperation with Chinese power battery maker Fu Neng Technology (Ganzhou) Co. and had taken a stake in Fu Neng Technology, holding about 3% of the shares.
Fu Neng Technology disclosed the initial public offering of shares and listed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board issue announcement shows that the list of strategic investors includes Daimler Greater China Investment Co. Ltd. under Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler, with the latter investing 904.5 million yuan.
Honda subscribes to 1% stake in Ningde Times
July 13 this year, Honda (Honda) signed an all-round strategic cooperation agreement with Ningde Times on new energy vehicle power batteries, the cooperation covers power batteries *** with the development of stable supply, recycling and other areas, in addition, Honda invested in subscribing to 1% stake in Ningde Times.
It is understood that Honda and Ningde Times will combine the technical advantages of the two sides, hand in hand *** with the research and development of new energy vehicle power batteries and the future of the battery base technology. Through this cooperation, Honda will get a stable supply of batteries from Ningde Times.
Car companies and power battery companies joint venture, cooperation
Toyota and Panasonic set up a joint venture
February 3 this year, according to foreign media reports, Toyota Motor Corporation and Panasonic, two companies have agreed to set up a joint venture to develop electric vehicle batteries from April. The new joint venture, known as Telstar Energy Solutions Ltd, was established on April 1 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Toyota holds 51 percent of the joint venture and Panasonic 49 percent.
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As previously agreed, Panasonic will transfer most of its battery-related equipment and facilities in Japan and China to the joint venture. On October 28 this year, Hiroaki Okada, president of the Toyota-Panasonic joint venture for electric vehicle batteries, said the company is trying to improve productivity, and can outperform Chinese manufacturers if productivity is boosted to ?10?times, according to foreign media reports.
Dongfeng Motor and Ningde Times to deepen cooperation
June 16 this year, Dongfeng and Ningde Times New Energy Technology Co. signed a framework agreement to deepen strategic cooperation in Ningde, Fujian. The two sides will further deepen strategic cooperation, consolidate and expand the results of cooperation in the areas of joint venture cooperation, joint development, *** building ecosphere.
It is understood that as early as 2016, Dongfeng signed its first strategic cooperation agreement with Ningde Times.In 2018, the two sides' joint venture Dongfeng Times was established in Wuhan; in the same year, the first domestic fast-charging and long-life electric core built by Ningde Times specifically for operating vehicles was realized for the first time on Dongfeng models to be mass-produced for application. Over the past five years of cooperation, the two sides have successively launched a number of products that meet the market demand, which are widely equipped in the Dongfeng models such as Fengshen Yixian EV, Fengshen E70, Qichen D60EV and so on. Qichen D60EV and other Dongfeng independent brand new energy vehicles.
Geely and Ningde Times power battery project started
October 15 this year, Geely and Ningde Times to build the era of Geely's annual production capacity of 12GWh power battery Yibin project formally started. The project is invested by Ningde Times and Geely's joint venture Times Geely, with a total investment of 8 billion yuan, covering an area of 500 acres, is scheduled to go into operation in 2022, and the products will be mainly equipped with new energy models under the Geely, Link and other brands.
In August this year, Ningde Times announced that its holding company, Times Geely, invested a total of up to 8 billion yuan in Yibin Lingang Economic Development Zone to build a power battery production base. The start of this project means that the cooperation between Ningde Times and Geely in the field of power batteries has been further deepened, and the joint venture's battery package has entered a substantial stage.
Mercedes-Benz and Ningde Times deepen battery research and development
On August 5 this year, Mercedes-Benz and Ningde Times announced that the two sides will further strengthen the partnership in the field of battery technology, *** with the development of leading battery technology, and Ningde Times will provide it with advanced battery cells, modules and packs in line with the carbon-neutral standard to support the large-scale electrification of Mercedes-Benz models. large-scale electrification, and will be Mercedes-Benz's head supplier to secure battery supply for the next generation of EQ products in the coming years.
Car companies supply their own power electric?
Tesla wants to supply its own power electrics?
Currently, Tesla models are equipped with power batteries mainly from suppliers such as Panasonic, LG Chem and Ningde Times, but on Sept. 23 this year, Tesla showed the latest progress in the field of battery technology on Battery Day, releasing a signal that it wants to supply its own batteries.
The batteries Tesla unveiled at Battery Day were the new Infinity Ear Model 4680, which will have five times more energy, six times more power, and a 16 percent increase in driving range compared to the Panasonic 2170 batteries currently used in the Model?3? and Model?Y.
Image credit: Screenshot from Tesla Battery Day live stream
The batteries are currently in production at a Tesla pilot plant in Fremont, but it will take about a year to realize 1GWh of production capacity, or about 2022, to achieve mass production.
Hive Energy supplies its own power cells? and accepts global reservations
Hive Energy is now one of Great Wall Motor's suppliers, as well as a supplier to other business partners, after it became independent from Great Wall Motor. It is understood that Beehive Energy will focus on both domestic and international markets.
In the domestic market, Hive Energy's Changzhou plant has already started its second phase, and the effective capacity is expected to reach 6.91GWh in 2021, aiming to enter the domestic TOP3.
In December this year, Hive Energy organized the first "Battery Day" in China, announcing that the cobalt-free batteries will be available for booking globally, and will be formally mass-produced in June next year.
BYD "blade battery" open **** enjoy
March 29 this year, BYD officially launched the "blade battery", "Fudi" Department of the company Ltd. is responsible for the production and sales of "blade battery". It is understood that the "blade battery" not only in BYD Han pure electric models equipped with applications, "blade battery" will also be open to the entire new energy automobile industry **** enjoy.
December 21, BYD for the "blade battery" expansion capacity, it will be in Anhui Bengbu construction of new energy power battery production base, a total project investment of 6 billion yuan, the construction of new energy batteries including battery cores, modules, as well as related ancillary industries, such as the manufacture of core products, with an annual production capacity of 20GWh new energy power battery. Power battery. It is reported that BYD's production base for the production of batteries for blade batteries.
In addition to the "blade battery", BYD's other models equipped with power batteries can also be self-sufficient. So far, BYD has set up production bases in Shenzhen, Xi'an, Qinghai, Chongqing, Changsha and Guiyang.
Summary:
From the point of view of the above car companies in the field of power battery, Volkswagen, Daimler, Toyota and other large car companies are increasing investment in the field of power battery. Some analysts believe that the current domestic and foreign car companies to accelerate the layout of new energy, on the "new energy automobile industry development plan (2021-2035)" predicts that in 2025 China's new energy vehicle sales accounted for 20% of the demand for power batteries will meet the huge development, but in recent years, the power battery high-end production capacity is insufficient to become one of the important factors that confine the development of high-end electric vehicles, the car to fight for more market in the future, the power battery is the most important factor. In order to fight for more markets in the future, car companies must accelerate the layout of the battery field.
Automotive companies invest in or cooperate with power battery manufacturers, not only to ensure the stability of the supply chain of local electrified products, on the other hand, it is also conducive to reducing the production cost of the vehicle, to withstand the risk of insufficient supply of batteries, materials and price increases.
Future, with the development of new energy vehicles into the golden age, car companies or increasingly become a deep participant in the field of power battery.
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