CATL Erfurt Gigafactory

CATL · Germany · battery cell plant

Battery cell plant of CATL in Arnstadt, Thuringia, Germany, opened or targeted 2023. Status: operational.

Erfurt Gigafactory: battery cell plant illustration; status operational, capacity 14 GWh, country Germany Operational 14 GWh Germany
Capacity
14 GWh
Chemistry
NMC, LFP
Opened or target
2023
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Operational: CATL's first plant outside China

CATL battery cell plant in Arnstadt, Thuringia, Germany. Products: cells. Anchor customer: BMW / Mercedes / Volkswagen.

Plant record

Plant record

Erfurt Gigafactory (CATL)
Owner or operatorCATL
PlantErfurt Gigafactory
LocationArnstadt, Thuringia, Germany
RegionEurope
Owner home countryChina
Productscells
Cell formatprismatic
Cell chemistryNMC, LFP
Capacity (GWh per year)14
Capacity basispermitted
Statusoperational
Status checked 2025-2026no
Opened or target year2023
Investment$2.0 billion
Anchor customerBMW / Mercedes / Volkswagen
Other customersStellantis
Strategic tier (1 highest)1
China supply exposurelow
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
Erfurt Gigafactory (CATL)
Sources
ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
Updated
2026-10