Who expands commercial vehicle battery business in Europe?
The Chinese battery giant CATL has just signed a deal to provide VDL Bus & Coach with its high energy density battery system based on its standardized LFP-CTP (Cell to Pack) product platform. Furthermore, CATL appointed Quantron as its authorized sales and service partner for commercial vehicles and industrial applications in Europe.
Firstly to CATL SME business in Europe: As an importer, Quantron is now authorised to supply batteries in Europe as a dealer for CATL. The German company specialises in the electrification of commercial vehicles and is now responsible for CATL battery sales and after-sales partner for commercial vehicles and industrial applications. Quantron will also rely on CATL batteries for its own retrofits in the future.
According to CATL, its cooperation with Quantron is not intended to reach large OEMs – the Chinese company will continue to do this business directly. Such a deal has just been signed with Dutch bus manufacturer VDL, one of Europe’s top three electric bus-makers, along with Polish company Solaris, who both compete in a league with CATL’s Chinese rival in batteries, electric vehicle and battery giant BYD.
Quantron is also going to tailor battery solutions based on CATL’s NMC battery components to customers’ needs, mass produce and then deliver them. In doing so, the conversion company intends to appeal primarily to small and medium-sized companies, which often only have a small purchase volume. The German says it will be cooperating with 700 partner workshops across Europe to ensure a comprehensive network with on-site service for electric vehicles.
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