CATL Prioritizing Overseas Expansion Amid EV Price War

25-06-2025

CATL, the world's largest electric vehicle battery maker, is making overseas expansion its 'number one priority' as intense competition in China's domestic car market threatens the industry's health. Bloomberg's Stephen Engle speaks exclusively with Ni Jun, the company's Chief Manufacturing Officer, on the sidelines at the World Economic Forum in Tianjin. (Source: Bloomberg)

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