CHOKEPOINT LENS
DOSSIER
ROLE
#2 global cell maker and EV giant — also piloting humanoids in its own plants and partnering Inovance on force-control robots.
CHOKE POSITION
The second pillar of China's cell control, with the same automaker-converging-on-robots pattern as the whole Chinese ecosystem.
Key readouts, what makes the choke pay, what breaks it, and the catalysts on the watch — for every instrument on the board.
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RELATED SIGNALS
FULL FEED →CATL and BYD battery cell oversupply hits robot pack pricing
EV slowdown drives CATL and BYD to redirect cell capacity to robotics. Prismatic cell pricing for humanoid-scale packs dropped 25% YoY. Pack integration is the new bottleneck, not cell supply.
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#2 global cells; robot pilots
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