Abstract:
The BMW Group announced on November 9 that it has included Samsung SDI and LG New Energy in its sixth-generation high-voltage battery cell supply system. Among them,
Samsung SDI will supply BMW in Europe, and LG New Energy will be responsible for the US market
The two companies expect deliveries to begin in the late 2020s
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According to the cooperation arrangement, Samsung SDI and LG New Energy will use their existing factories in Europe and the United States to produce battery cells. BMW did not announce the contract amount, procurement scale and specific supply factories, nor did it disclose the size and chemical system of the battery cells supplied by the two companies.
This adjustment is part of BMW’s push to regionalize its battery supply chain. BMW stated that
the company hopes to purchase parts as close to the vehicle production site as possible to shorten the transportation distance between cell production, battery assembly and vehicle manufacturing
, while decentralizing reliance on a single supplier and market.With the addition of Samsung SDI,
BMW’s battery cells produced in Europe will come from suppliers such as CATL, Everview Lithium Energy and Samsung SDI; LG New Energy will join BMW’s battery cell supply network in the United States
.BMW has currently built five sixth-generation high-voltage battery assembly plants in Ilbach-Sträskichen, Germany, Debrecen, Hungary, Shenyang, China, Woodruff, the United States, and San Luis Potosi, Mexico. These factories are close to BMW's vehicle production base and are responsible for assembling cells provided by suppliers into high-voltage battery systems.
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