Chinese battery maker Sunwoda Electronic Co. has been selected by Volkswagen Group to produce battery packs for the German auto giant’s hybrid vehicles.
The deal to supply VW Group with high-voltage batteries will help it win more such agreements with major global automakers, Sunwoda said this week.
The company didn’t disclose additional details about the deal with VW Group.
Sunwoda, a lithium ion battery maker based in the south China city of Shenzhen, started to supply battery cells, modules, packs and battery management systems to auto manufacturers in 2008.
The company has supplied batteries to Renault SA, Nissan Motor Co., Dongfeng Motor Group, GAC Motor Co., SAIC Motor Corp. and SAIC-GM-Wuling – SAIC’s light-vehicle joint venture with General Motors.
In the first nine months of 2022, Sunwoda shipped 5.9 gigawatt hours of batteries, ranking fifth among Chinese battery suppliers for electrified vehicles and hybrids, according to Korean market research firm SNE Research.