Tesla, Nio Battery Supplier CATL Made Up For More Than Half Of China's Power-Battery Market In November

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO) battery-supplier CATL grabbed more than half of China’s power battery market in November, cnEVpost reported, citing the China Automotive Battery Innovation Alliance.

What Happened: China’s largest battery supplier extended its lead to 55% in November, compared with 49.9% in October. 

CATL installed 11.45 GWh of power batteries in China last month.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett-backed BYD Co (OTC: BYDDY) ranked second with 16.6% market share, compared with 20.4% share a month ago. BYD installed 3.46 GWh battery capacity during the month.

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Why It Matters: Automakers around the globe are rushing to secure battery supplies as they set steep targets to switch to electric vehicles. 

A report by SNE Research in September named CATL as the frontrunner in battery manufacturing for electric vehicles, with a 32.5% global market share. It added that the top ten battery manufacturers in the world are in Asia and that China accounts for 44.1% of the EV battery market.

Besides Tesla and Nio, CATL is also a battery supplier for Volkswagen Ag (OTC: VWAGY) and has recently begun supplying batteries to Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) in China.

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