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<ul><li>Battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) (<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/300750.SZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">300750.SZ</a> -0.92%) has set up a battery swapping joint venture (JV) with ride-hailing company Didi Global Inc. to service Didi’s expanding fleet of electric vehicles (EVs).</li><li>The tie-up is CATL’s latest foray into battery swapping — dominated by EV-maker Nio Inc. — as it aims to expand beyond production and into downstream businesses that make use of its products.</li><li>It comes as the world’s No. 1 producer of EV batteries by installed capacity faces growing competition from rivals such as BYD Co. Ltd. (<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/002594.SZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">002594.SZ</a> +0.69%), which produces both vehicles and their batteries.</li></ul>

Battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) (300750.SZ -0.92%) has set up a battery swapping joint venture (JV) with ride-hailing company Didi Global Inc. to service Didi’s expanding fleet of electric vehicles (EVs).The tie-up is CATL’s latest foray into battery swapping — dominated by EV-maker Nio Inc. — as it aims to expand beyond production and into downstream businesses that make use of its products.It comes as the world’s No. 1 producer of EV batteries by installed capacity faces growing competition from rivals such as BYD Co. Ltd. (002594.SZ +0.69%), which produces both vehicles and their batteries.

CATL Hitches Up With Didi, Broadening Move in Battery Swapping 

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<ul><li>Maintain HOLD. We project NIO’s net loss in 2Q23E to be similar to 1Q23, at around RMB 4.9bn.</li><li>We estimate that its recent price cuts on margin dent to be limited in FY23E but more severe in FY24-25E.</li><li>Such price cuts could also make its new brand less differentiated from the NIO brand, in our view.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Maintain HOLD. We project NIO’s net loss in 2Q23E to be similar to 1Q23, at around RMB 4.9bn.We estimate that its recent price cuts on margin dent to be limited in FY23E but more severe in FY24-25E.Such price cuts could also make its new brand less differentiated from the NIO brand, in our view.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

NIO Inc. (NIO US) – Margin dent from price cuts lingers into FY24-25

<ul><li>Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL), the world’s largest electric-vehicle (EV) battery-maker, is in talks to offer automakers steeply discounted prices in exchange for sourcing the vast bulk of their power cells from the company in a bid to stave off growing competition from smaller rivals, Caixin has learned.</li><li>If the plan goes ahead, CATL will sell the strategic clients EV batteries made from self-manufactured lithium carbonate at a low price.</li><li>In return, they will be required to sign a contract committing them to buy 80% of their EV batteries from CATL over the next three years, a person close to the company told Caixin on Sunday.</li></ul>

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL), the world’s largest electric-vehicle (EV) battery-maker, is in talks to offer automakers steeply discounted prices in exchange for sourcing the vast bulk of their power cells from the company in a bid to stave off growing competition from smaller rivals, Caixin has learned.If the plan goes ahead, CATL will sell the strategic clients EV batteries made from self-manufactured lithium carbonate at a low price.In return, they will be required to sign a contract committing them to buy 80% of their EV batteries from CATL over the next three years, a person close to the company told Caixin on Sunday.

CATL Offering Steep Discounts to Automakers in Quid Pro Quo Deal, Source Says

<ul><li>Skyrocketing material costs shook the stock of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) as investors wiped billions of dollars off the value of the world's largest electric-vehicle battery manufacturer.</li><li>Word circulated in the market that CATL is set to post net profit of less than 5 billion yuan for the first quarter, a sharp decline from the previous quarter.</li><li>The company hasn’t issued detailed financials for the fourth quarter and all of 2021. An estimate issued in January put annual net profit between 14 billion yuan and 16.5 billion yuan.</li></ul>

Skyrocketing material costs shook the stock of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) as investors wiped billions of dollars off the value of the world's largest electric-vehicle battery manufacturer.Word circulated in the market that CATL is set to post net profit of less than 5 billion yuan for the first quarter, a sharp decline from the previous quarter.The company hasn’t issued detailed financials for the fourth quarter and all of 2021. An estimate issued in January put annual net profit between 14 billion yuan and 16.5 billion yuan.

CATL Sell-Off Wipes Out Billions of Dollars of Market Value

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NIO designs, develops, manufactures, and sells smart electric vehicles, including sedans and SUVs under its NIO, ONVO, and FIREFLY brands. The company also offers innovative power solutions such as battery swapping services and various charging options. NIO was founded in November 2014 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

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CATL Hitches Up With Didi, Broadening Move in Battery Swapping

Battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) (300750.SZ -0.92%) has set up a battery swapping joint venture (JV) with...

Caixin Global

NIO Inc. (NIO US) – Margin dent from price cuts lingers into FY24-25

Maintain HOLD. We project NIO’s net loss in 2Q23E to be similar to 1Q23, at around RMB 4.9bn. We estimate that its recent price cuts on margin dent...

CMB International

CATL Offering Steep Discounts to Automakers in Quid Pro Quo Deal, Source Says

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL), the world’s largest electric-vehicle (EV) battery-maker, is in talks to offer automakers steeply...

Caixin Global

CATL Sell-Off Wipes Out Billions of Dollars of Market Value

Skyrocketing material costs shook the stock of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) as investors wiped billions of dollars off the value

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