Chinese EV battery manufacturer CATL is expanding its partnerships with VDL Bus & Coach B.V. of the Netherlands and Germany’s Quantron AG to optimize local product solutions and services for commercial vehicle electrification in Europe.
CATL is going to provide VDL Bus & Coach with its high-energy density battery system.
With a newly concluded agreement between CATL and Quantron AG, the German company is now an authorized distributor and service partner of CATL for commercial vehicles and industrial applications in Europe. As an importer, Quantron AG is authorized as CATL’s dealer to supply batteries in Europe.
Li Xiaoning, executive president of Overseas Commercial Vehicle Application at CATL, says: “CATL is committed to driving new energy innovations throughout the world. Providing highly efficient and reliable solutions to electrify commercial vehicles is an essential element for the overall e-mobility market development. CATL, VDL Bus & Coach and Quantron AG share the same dedication and passion for e-mobility. We are happy to work together with our partners to bring more values to our shared European customers.”
Headquartered in Ningde, China, CATL has more than 26,000 employees around the world as of 2019 and subsidiaries in Beijing, Liyang (Jiangsu Province), Xining (Qinghai Province) and Yibin (Sichuan Province), as well as in Munich (Germany), Paris (France), Yokohama (Japan), Detroit (USA) and Vancouver (Canada).
