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CATL stock price in focus as China PMI slips into contraction and BYD sales slide again

CATL stock price in focus as China PMI slips into contraction and BYD sales slide again

CATL Class A shares rose 2.37% to 350 yuan in Shenzhen trading. China’s official manufacturing PMI fell to 49.3 in January, signaling contraction, while non-manufacturing PMI slipped to 49.4. BYD reported January vehicle sales down 30.1% year-on-year, its fifth monthly drop. Investors await China’s private-sector PMI data on Feb. 2.
Lithium prices spike 9% in China on tax-rebate shift, pushing SQM stock up before the bell

Lithium prices spike 9% in China on tax-rebate shift, pushing SQM stock up before the bell

Lithium prices in China jumped to a two-year high after Beijing cut export VAT rebates on batteries, sending the main futures contract up 9% to 156,060 yuan per ton. SQM rose 0.5% in U.S. premarket trading, while Albemarle gained and Lithium Americas fell. Chinese battery makers dropped, but upstream lithium producers advanced. SQM finalized a framework deal with Codelco, pending a Supreme Court ruling.
NIO stock ticks up as CATL battery-swap pact, millionth-vehicle milestone hit tape

NIO stock ticks up as CATL battery-swap pact, millionth-vehicle milestone hit tape

NIO shares rose 0.2% to $4.79 in early New York trading after announcing a five-year battery partnership with CATL. The company marked its 1,000,000th vehicle in Hefei and set new growth and infrastructure targets. CATL said the deal will focus on longer-life batteries and battery-swap technology. Financial terms and rollout timelines were not disclosed.
NIO Stock (NYSE: NIO) Holds Near $5 After Friday Bounce as CATL Battery-Supply Report and New China EV Headlines Shape the Setup for Monday

NIO Stock (NYSE: NIO) Holds Near $5 After Friday Bounce as CATL Battery-Supply Report and New China EV Headlines Shape the Setup for Monday

NIO shares closed at $5.10 on Friday, up 3.87%, with volume near 49 million amid thin year-end trading. The company increased reliance on CATL for battery supply after pausing cooperation with BYD’s FinDreams, and its battery asset operator Mirattery completed a nearly RMB 1 billion Series C funding round. NIO stock remains well below its 52-week high of $8.02.
CATL Stock Today: How Contemporary Amperex Technology’s Class A Shares Are Reacting to the Spain Gigafactory, Stake Sale and New Growth Drivers (27 November 2025)

CATL Stock Today: How Contemporary Amperex Technology’s Class A Shares Are Reacting to the Spain Gigafactory, Stake Sale and New Growth Drivers (27 November 2025)

CATL shares closed at ¥371.20 in Shenzhen on Thursday, down 0.43%, after the company broke ground on a €4.1 billion battery plant in Spain with Stellantis. Co-founder Huang Shilin sold a 1% stake, while the Spanish project drew attention for plans to bring in 2,000 Chinese workers during construction, sparking debate among EU officials and unions.
Beyond Lithium: The Future EV Batteries That Deliver 932 Miles of Range and Charge in Just 5 Minutes

Beyond Lithium: The Future EV Batteries That Deliver 932 Miles of Range and Charge in Just 5 Minutes

CATL’s Shenxing battery adds 520 km in 5 minutes using a 1.3 MW charger. Mercedes-Benz will use Sila’s silicon-anode cells for a 20% energy density boost in the electric G-Class. Panasonic opened a 32 GWh/year Kansas plant, shipping 19 billion Li-ion cells by 2025. QuantumScape advanced 24-layer solid-state cells, with VW’s PowerCo investing $131 million in expanded production.
EV Battery Economics 2025: Cost-Parity Milestones and Chemistry Breakthroughs

EV Battery Economics 2025: Cost-Parity Milestones and Chemistry Breakthroughs

Global EV battery pack prices dropped about 20% in 2024, reaching the low $100s per kWh. LFP cells in China fell below $60/kWh, with some packs under $90/kWh. As of 2025, LFP makes up 40–45% of global EV battery capacity, NMC about 50–55%, and China holds over 70% of global cell capacity. U.S. battery tax credits and new European factories are spurring investment and local production.
Green Technology Trends 2025: Clean Energy and Electric Vehicles (June 27th, 2025)

Green Technology Trends 2025: Clean Energy and Electric Vehicles (June 27th, 2025)

China installed 198 GW of solar and 46 GW of wind in the first five months of 2025, pushing solar capacity to 1,080 GW. A U.S. federal court in June lifted the freeze on the NEVI charging program, releasing $1 billion for 14 states. BYD overtook Tesla as the top global battery EV seller in Q1 2025. Global EV sales hit 7.2 million by May, up 28% year over year.
Beyond Lithium-Ion: How Solid-State, Lithium-Sulfur, Sodium-Ion & Graphene Batteries Will Revolutionize EVs, Gadgets and Grid Storage

Beyond Lithium-Ion: How Solid-State, Lithium-Sulfur, Sodium-Ion & Graphene Batteries Will Revolutionize EVs, Gadgets and Grid Storage

Toyota targets solid-state EV batteries with 750-mile range and 10-minute charging by 2027–2028. CATL claims 175 Wh/kg sodium-ion cells with 10,000+ cycles; Chery launched the first Na-ion EV in 2023. Flow batteries see 700 MWh deployment in China. Lyten and Samsung SDI advance graphene and solid-state prototypes, while automakers test Li‑S and niobium‑graphene cells for longer life and faster charging.

Stock Market Today

  • AI Infrastructure Boom Drives Surge in Stocks ALAB, VRT, CRWV Amid Data Center Spending
    June 28, 2026, 8:15 PM EDT. AI infrastructure spending is accelerating, highlighted by Nvidia's 92% year-over-year data center revenue rise. Beneficiaries include Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB), with shares up 357% in a year as demand for high-speed networking grows, posting $308 million in Q1 revenue. CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) saw Q1 revenue double to $2.1 billion, backed by a $100 billion backlog, expanding AI-ready data centers rapidly. Vertiv Holding (NYSE: VRT) supplies power management and cooling systems to AI data centers, with 30% revenue growth in Q1 and $13.8 billion full-year revenue guidance. These companies are poised to capitalize on the investment cycle underpinning AI data center expansion, despite some risks such as customer concentration at CoreWeave.

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