GUANGZHOU -- CATL, the world's largest electric vehicle battery supplier, said Wednesday it received approval to start production at a plant in Germany that would be the company's first factory outside China.
Chinese manufacturer's first overseas factory cleared to start by authorities

A CATL plant in China. The production site in Germany will be the company's first outside China. (Photo courtesy of CATL)
GUANGZHOU -- CATL, the world's largest electric vehicle battery supplier, said Wednesday it received approval to start production at a plant in Germany that would be the company's first factory outside China.