6月19日，上汽集团与宁德时代在江苏常州溧阳举行两家合资公司——时代上汽动力电池有限公司（以下简称时代上汽）和上汽时代动力电池系统有限公司（以下简称上汽时代）奠基仪式，双方此次在新能源汽车电池领域强强联手投入超百亿元，将按照国际一流、国内领先的标准，建设高度智能、绿色环保的先进电池和电池系统生产基地，积极推动中国汽车产业转型升级。时代上汽注册资本20亿元，主要从事锂离子电池、锂聚合物电池等的开发、生产和销售及售后服务；上汽时代注册资本3亿元，主要从事动力电池系统的开发、生产及销售。该项目规划建设动力电池总产能36GWH（360亿瓦时），总用地面积超过2000亩。其中，一期总投资约100亿元，占地面积约800亩，计划2018年底全面投产，形成18GWH（180亿瓦时）的产能。上汽集团是国内唯一一家在插电强混、纯电动、燃料电池三条技术路线上都实现布局的汽车企业，掌握了新能源汽车“电驱、电池、电控”三电核心技术。上汽推出了荣威eRX5插电强混SUV和荣威ERX5纯电动SUV、大通FCV燃料电池轻客等多款新能源产品。”。“十三五”期间，上汽集团在新能源领域专项投资将超过200亿元，投放30款以上全新新能源车型。宁德时代是目前国内最大的具备国际竞争力的动力电池制造商，目标是打造“世界第一安全电池”。目前宁德时代已建立了动力和储能电池领域完整的研发、制造体系，实现材料、电芯、电池系统、电池回收的全产业链布局，拥有自主研发的超级快充、超高能量密度、超长寿命、超高可靠性、超强环境适应等五大核心技术优势。2016年，宁德时代出货量达6.8GWh（68亿瓦时），成为国际一流、中国领先的汽车动力电池供应商。
SAIC Group will hold foundation stone laying ceremony with CATL joint-venture companies
SAIC Group will hold foundation stone laying ceremony for two joint-venture companies with CATL in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. The two sides will invest more than RMB 10b to establish a highly-intelligent, green and environment-friendly battery production base, to actively promote the transformation and upgrade of Chinese auto industry.
It’s learned that CATL SAIC will engage in the development, production, sales and after-sales services of lithium batteries and lithium polymer batteries with a registered capital of RMB 2b. SAIC CATL will engage in the development, production and sales of power battery system with a registered capital of RMB 300m. The project plans to establish the construction of power battery with a total capacity of 36GWH, occupying an area exceeding 2,000 acres. The first period of investment with RMB 10b occupies an area of 800 acres, which is planned to start at the end of 2018 with an annual capacity of 18 GWH.
As the only domestic auto company involving PHEV, BEV and fuel cell, SAIC Group masters three key technologies in alternative energy vehicles. It launched advanced Roewe eRX5 PHEV SUV, Roewe ERX5 BEV SUV, Maxus FCV fuel cell light-weighted buses and other alternative energy vehicles. It plans to invest more than 20b in more than 30 alternative energy models during the “13th-five” period.
As the largest domestic power battery manufacturer, CATL aims to produce the safest battery across the world. Currently, CATL has established the complete R&D and manufacturing system on power and storage batteries. It has achieved the whole-chain layout on materials, battery cell, battery system and battery recycling. It owns five independently developed key technological advantages. CATL has a total shipment volume of 6.8 GWh in 2016, becoming a first-class and leading Chinese power battery provider.