SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s three electric vehicle (EV) battery makers saw their global market shares fall in the first two months of the year amid Chinese rivals’ big advances, a market tracker said Wednesday. Worldwide consumption of EV batteries stood at 25.2 gigawatt hours (GWh) in the January-February period, up 102.4 [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Shares in South Korean battery makers plunged Tuesday after Volkswagen announced plans to produce its own batteries and gradually switch the type of battery used in its electric vehicles. The German carmaker said Monday it will build six battery factories in Europe to have a total capacity of 240 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean battery makers are facing uncertainty over their businesses on safety issues and legal disputes amid an intensifying competition for the booming market as automakers rush to go all electric. Three manufacturers — LG Energy Solution Ltd., Samsung SDI Co. and SK Innovation Co. — are well-positioned suppliers [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Three South Korean electric vehicle (EV) battery makers accounted for over a third of the global market last year underscoring their increased presence in the fast-growing sector, a market research firm said Monday. The three — LG Energy Solution Ltd., Samsung SDI Co. and SK Innovation Co. — supplied [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s three battery makers have been on a roll as investors swoop on them amid growing optimism for their future growth, industry sources said Friday. LG Chem Ltd, the parent of LG Energy Solution Ltd.; Samsung SDI Co; and SK Innovation Co. finished at record highs on the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s three electric vehicle (EV) battery makers are expected to report robust or improved fourth-quarter earnings results on growing demand for electrified vehicles, analysts said Sunday. LG Energy Solutions Ltd., SK Innovation Co. and Samsung SDI Co. likely performed well in the October-December period as carmakers are adding [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of South Korean researchers poached by a Chinese company which is now transforming itself from property developer to electric vehicle (EV) and battery maker have turned out to be playing a key role in the rapid growth of the Chinese company. Industry experts warn that China’s poaching [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean battery makers such as No. 1 player LG Chem Ltd. are likely to deliver weaker-than-expected earnings for the third quarter due to weak performance in their chemicals and battery business sectors, industry sources said Sunday. LG Chem, the country’s top chemical firm, is expected to have logged [...]