Status
Under construction: Former Bosch site; first output 2024 (unverified)
Gotion High-Tech battery cell plant in Gottingen, Lower Saxony, Germany. Products: cells. Anchor customer: VW Europe / multiple.
Gotion European cell plant; 2B; Lower Saxony; VW proximity; LFP and LMFP; geopolitical scrutiny.
Semiconductor interface: EU LFP demand; LMFP transition at European scale; VW supply.
Plant record
Plant record
| Owner or operator | Gotion High-Tech |
| Plant | Gottingen Gigafactory |
| Location | Gottingen, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Region | Europe |
| Owner home country | China |
| Products | cells |
| Cell format | prismatic |
| Cell chemistry | LFP, LMFP |
| Capacity (GWh per year) | 20 |
| Capacity basis | legacy figure, not re-verified |
| Status | under construction |
| Status checked 2025-2026 | no |
| Opened or target year | 2026 |
| Investment | $2.0 billion |
| Anchor customer | VW Europe / multiple |
| Strategic tier (1 highest) | 1 |
| China supply exposure | high |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: gotion.com
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Battery Cell Gigafactories.
| Plant | Location | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hefei Base (HQ) (Gotion High-Tech) | Hefei, Anhui, China | battery cell plant | operational |
| Illinois Gigafactory (Gotion High-Tech) | Manteno, Illinois, United States | battery cell plant | ramping |
| Morocco Gigafactory (Gotion High-Tech) | Kenitra, Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco | battery cell plant | announced |
| Big Rapids gigafactory (Gotion High-Tech) | Big Rapids, Michigan, United States | battery cell plant | cancelled |
| Plant | Location | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erfurt Gigafactory (CATL) | Arnstadt, Thuringia, Germany | battery cell plant | operational |
| Salzgitter Gigafactory (PowerCo (Volkswagen)) | Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, Germany | battery cell plant | ramping |
| Heide Gigafactory (Northvolt) | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | battery cell plant | paused |
| Kaiserslautern Gigafactory (ACC) | Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | battery cell plant | cancelled |
| Saarland Gigafactory (SVOLT) | Uberherrn, Saarland, Germany | battery cell plant | cancelled |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Gottingen Gigafactory (Gotion High-Tech)
- Sources
- ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
- Updated
- 2026-10