CATL Retains Top Spot as Global EV Battery Installations Climb
Global EV battery installations reached 844.2 GWh from January to August 2026, up 19.7% from a year earlier. CATL and BYD together accounted for about 54.6% of installations, with seven Chinese suppliers holding a combined 73.3% share. CATL's 2025 results showed higher revenue and profit, along with 661 GWh of lithium-ion battery sales and 772 GWh of production capacity.
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... No extra. Need maybe "EXPANDED:" then two paragraphs. They said 2 short paragraphs under 120 words total. We can separate by blank line. That's okay. Need no bullet. Ensure no source phrasing copied. Some phrases like "net profit" maybe factual. "lithium-ion sales" maybe source. But okay? "entirely original wording, never copying source phrasing." We can rephrase "sales of lithium-ion batteries" maybe. "production capacity" source. But facts require terms. We can use synonyms. Let's refine to avoid exact phrases. EXPANDED: Between January and August 2026, 844.2 GWh of EV batteries were deployed worldwide, 19.7% above the same period a year earlier. CATL and BYD supplied roughly 460.9 GWh, or 54.6%, while seven Chinese firms together held 73.3%. Growth differed widely: CATL rose 25.2%, Gotion 47.1%, EVE 53.9%, REPT 126.3%, BYD 6.2%, and SK On fell 14.5%. CATL’s 2025 results showed RMB 423.7 billion in revenue, up 17%, and RMB 72.2 billion in attributable net profit, up 42%. Its li