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China Is Now Building Europe's Battery Factories, Not Just Supplying Them
Northvolt is bankrupt, its gigafactory assets sold to a US startup. CATL is deploying 2,000 Chinese workers to build a €4 billion plant in a Spanish town of 1,000 people. Europe's EV battery sovereignty isn't under threat — it's already gone.
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CATL's $10B Profit Surge Arrives Just as Europe's Battery Champions Collapse
Chinese battery maker CATL surges to $10B profit while European competitors struggle to survive.
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Chinese EVs Hit 100,000 Monthly European Sales as Gigafactories Die
Chinese brands crossed a symbolic threshold in Europe's car market just as the continent's own battery ambitions are quietly collapsing. ACC cancelled gigafactories in Italy and Germany. The EU's regulatory response arrives in March 2026 — and may already be too late.
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