Mercedes-Benz will use batteries from BYD's battery arm FinDreams in a hybrid version of its GLC SUV, according to a regulatory filing.
BYD's batteries will be used in a new hybrid model from German luxury automaker Mercedes-Benz, signaling that its batteries are being used by more external customers.
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released its latest catalog of models that will soon be allowed to be sold for public comment on May 11, and a hybrid variant of the Mercedes-Benz GLC SUV (sport utility vehicle) is included.
The public can submit their feedback between May 12 and May 17. Entry into the catalog is the last major regulatory process before a model can be allowed to be sold in China.
The model's manufacturer is Beijing Benz, a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and BAIC Motor, with production taking place in the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area.
It uses lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, and the supplier of both the battery cell and the battery assembly is Qinghai FinDreams Battery Co Ltd.
Qinghai FinDreams is 100 percent owned by BYD's battery subsidiary FinDreams Battery, according to data provider Qichacha.
This is the first time we've seen that Mercedes-Benz will use BYD's batteries, though not in a battery electric vehicle (BEV) model.
In September 2023, Chinese media outlet CBEA cited an unspecified "media report" that said a production model of the Mercedes-Benz Concept CLA Class would be launched in 2024, and that it was expected to be powered by LFP batteries from BYD.
The CBEA report didn't mention which media outlet originally reported the story, and CnEVPost was unable to find any media reports in either Chinese or English that might have been the original source.
BYD had a partnership with Mercedes-Benz. In February 2011, BYD and Daimler set up Denza, a 50-50 joint venture, the first Chinese-foreign joint venture focused on new energy vehicles (NEVs).
In February 2022, the Daimler brand was rebranded as Mercedes-Benz. BYD increased its stake in Denza to 90 percent later in 2022.
BYD is China's second-largest power battery maker after CATL, but it supplies batteries mainly to its own NEV models, including plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and BEVs.
On May 7, a Reuters report said Nio (NYSE: NIO) had struck a deal with BYD to source batteries for its lower-priced electric vehicle sub-brand Onvo (Ledao in China).
BYD will supply smaller battery packs for a version of Onvo's new EV, the Reuters report said, citing two people familiar with the matter.
BYD's power battery installations in China amounted to 9.95 GWh in April, placing it in second place with a 28.37 percent share behind CATL's 44.65 percent, according to the China Automotive Battery Innovation Alliance (CABIA).
Nio sub-brand Onvo to use BYD batteries, report says
メルセデス・ベンツは、規制申告書によると、BYDのバッテリー部門FinDreamsのバッテリーをGLC SUVのハイブリッド版に使用する予定です。
中国の自動車メーカーBYDのバッテリーが、ドイツの高級自動車メーカーメルセデス・ベンツの新しいハイブリッドモデルで使用されることが決まりました。これにより、BYDのバッテリーが他の顧客にも使われることが増えていることが示されました。
中国の工業情報化省（MIIT）は5月11日に即将被允许公開发售的车型的最新目录，并包括奔驰GLC SUV的混合动力版本。
公众可以在5月12日至17日期间提交他们的反馈。目录录入是车型在中国允许销售前的最后一个主要监管程序。
该车型的制造商是北京奔驰，这是奔驰和北京汽车集团的合资企业，生产在北京经济技术开发区进行。
它使用的是磷酸铁锂电池（LFP），电池单元和电池组件的供应商是青海FinDreamsBattery有限公司。
根据数据提供商Qichacha，青海FinDreamsBattery公司是BYD的电池子公司FinDreamsBattery的全资子公司。
尽管不是在电池电动车（BEV）模型中，但这是我们第一次看到奔驰将使用BYD的电池。
在2023年9月，中国媒体机构CBEA援引一份未具名的“媒体报道”称，奔驰概念CLA级轿车的量产车型将在2024年推出，预计将由来自BYD的LFP电池供电。
CBEA的报告没有提到最初报道此事的媒体机构，而CnEVPost未能找到任何中文或英文媒体报道可能是最初的来源。
BYD与奔驰曾有合作伙伴关系。2011年2月，比亚迪和戴姆勒成立了50-50的合资企业Denza，这是首个专注于新能源车辆（NEV）的中外合资企业。
2022年2月，戴姆勒品牌更名为奔驰。BYD在2022年晚些时候将其在Denza的股份增加至90％。
BYD是中国第二大动力电池制造商，仅次于CATL，但主要向其自己的NEV车型提供电池，包括插电式混合动力电动车（PHEV）和纯电动车（BEV）。
据路透社5月7日的报道说，Nio（纽交所：NIO）已与BYD达成协议，为其较低价位的电动车品牌Onvo（中国市场为乐道）提供电池。
据路透社报道，BYD将为Onvo的新EV的一个版本提供较小的电池组。
根据中国汽车电池创新联盟（CABIA）的数据，BYD在4月的中国动力电池装机容量达9.95 GWh，占比为28.37％，排名第二，落后于CATL的44.65％。
報告によると、NioのサブブランドのOnvoはBYDのバッテリーを使用する予定です。
