CATL Chongqing Base

CATL · China · battery cell plant

Battery cell plant of CATL in Chongqing, China, opened or targeted 2021. Status: operational.

Chongqing Base: battery cell plant illustration; status operational, capacity 50 GWh, country China Operational 50 GWh China
Capacity
50 GWh
Chemistry
LFP, NMC
Opened or target
2021
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Operational: Location or status unverified

CATL battery cell plant in Chongqing, China. Products: cells. Anchor customer: Multiple Chinese OEMs / Li Auto.

Southwest China hub; Blade battery format production; Li Auto primary customer; expanding rapidly for domestic EREV market.

Semiconductor interface: Blade LFP format; EREV demand signal; SiC bidirectional inverter demand from EREV architecture.

Plant record

Plant record

Chongqing Base (CATL)
Owner or operatorCATL
PlantChongqing Base
LocationChongqing, China
RegionChina
Owner home countryChina
Productscells
Cell formatprismatic, blade
Cell chemistryLFP, NMC
Capacity (GWh per year)50
Capacity basislegacy figure, not re-verified
Statusoperational
Status checked 2025-2026no
Opened or target year2021
Investment$3.0 billion
Anchor customerMultiple Chinese OEMs / Li Auto
Strategic tier (1 highest)1
China supply exposurehigh
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
Chongqing Base (CATL)
Sources
ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
Updated
2026-10