According to Caixin.com, a person close to CATL said: CATL’s Beijing factory has started construction.
The Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission announced on January 11, which included the blockbuster news that “it plans to start construction of the CATL Beijing factory project this year.”
In addition to CATL’s Beijing factory, the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission also stated that Li Auto will plan to build a parts production base; Xiaomi Motors’ first model SU7 and Li Auto’s first pure electric model MEGA are both produced in Beijing, and both models are It will be equipped with Kirin batteries from CATL.
In response to the announcement from the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, CATL stated that it had no news to disclose. As of now, CATL has deployed a total of 11 production bases in China, located in Fujian, Jiangsu, Qinghai, Sichuan and other places. It also has two major production bases in Hungary and Germany.
