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Story no.152InternationalOngoingElectric and batteries +1Notable Several countries (2)31 Oct → 5 Nov20 facts · 39 art.

Solid-state batteries: China accelerates, CATL dominates the global market

China is multiplying announcements to industrialize solid electrolyte batteries, with a mass production target for 2030, GAC announcing its first solid-state batteries before the end of the year, and CATL expected to start small-series production as early as 2027; Chinese automakers are also launching validations of semi-solid batteries in pilot production. On the global market, CATL is strengthening its dominance in electric vehicle batteries while the combined share of the three Korean manufacturers is declining. Chinese automakers are simultaneously developing their own batteries to reduce their dependence on CATL, without always succeeding. The visible national differences mainly concern China, the driver of technological and industrial announcements, and South Korea, whose manufacturers are losing ground to CATL; articles from Italy and Brazil address the topic without specific national positioning in the provided sub-events.

In brief

Ongoing story bringing together 20 events involving CATL, Geely, BYD and 6 more, in 2 countries (Chine, Corée du Sud), followed from 31 October 2026 to 5 November 2026. 39 articles from 15 sources (electric and batteries, plants, jobs and earnings); last updated on 5 November 2026 at 10:04.

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In figures

The activity

20 facts

Latest activity 14 hours ago

31 Oct5 Nov

Countries concerned

Several countries (2)

Brands concerned

Official figures

  • Geely · 54,778 reg. (EU + EFTA + UK, Sept 26)
  • BYD · 49,953 reg. (EU + EFTA + UK, Sept 26) · 2 recall(s) in 12 months

Key figures

No numeric assessment in the articles.

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Sources by country and language

Press country

ArticlesOutlets
China2111
Italy94
Brazil32
South Korea33
Unknown country21
Spain11

Languages

ArticlesOutlets
Chinese178
English64
Italian52
Portuguese43
Spanish33
Korean33
French11

Country of the outlet (not of the topic), inferred from its address and language. Each outlet counts once per row.

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