CATL Debrecen Gigafactory

CATL · Hungary · battery cell plant

Battery cell plant of CATL in Debrecen, Hajdu-Bihar, Hungary, opened or targeted 2025. Status: ramping.

Debrecen Gigafactory: battery cell plant illustration; status ramping, capacity 100 GWh, country Hungary Ramping 100 GWh Hungary
Capacity
100 GWh
Chemistry
LFP, NMC
Opened or target
2025
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Ramping: Trial cell production began in September 2026

CATL battery cell plant in Debrecen, Hajdu-Bihar, Hungary. Products: cells. Anchor customer: BMW.

Plant record

Plant record

Debrecen Gigafactory (CATL)
Owner or operatorCATL
PlantDebrecen Gigafactory
LocationDebrecen, Hajdu-Bihar, Hungary
RegionEurope
Owner home countryChina
Productscells
Cell formatprismatic
Cell chemistryLFP, NMC
Capacity (GWh per year)100
Capacity basisannounced
Statusramping
Status checked 2025-2026yes
Opened or target year2025
Investment$7.3 billion
Anchor customerBMW
Other customersMercedes / Stellantis
Strategic tier (1 highest)1
China supply exposuremedium
Record updated2026-10

Official site: catl.com/en

In context

Where it fits

Listed in Battery Cell Gigafactories. Owner profile: CATL.

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Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
Debrecen Gigafactory (CATL)
Sources
ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
Updated
2026-10