As Chinese carmakers diversify beyond CATL, Beijing warns of market overreaction
- Posted on September 23, 2026
- By South China Morning Post
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In brief
Chinese battery manufacturers are increasingly diversifying their supplier base beyond industry leader CATL, prompting Beijing authorities to contextualize this trend as healthy market competition. Government-linked analysts argue that supplier diversification represents normal business practice rather than a concerning shift, while emphasizing that aggressive price competition within the EV battery sector poses the more significant economic threat to sustainable industry growth.
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As Chinese carmakers diversify beyond CATL, Beijing warns of market overreaction
MIIT-linked commentary dismisses “de-CATLisation” concerns as normal supplier diversification and warns cutthroat price competition poses a far bigger threat.
