Apple's cooperation with BYD and Ningde times collapsed! Panasonic took over the baton in the official response

Recently, it has been reported that Apple's negotiations with CATL and BYD on the battery supply in Apple's car-making project have come to a standstill. It is understood that the most fundamental reason is that two Chinese companies refuse to establish battery factories in the United States, and at the same time refuse to form a cooperative development team for Apple.

Apple has always been more cautious and in a strong position in selecting cooperative allies, which has also led to the slow and changeable process of signing cooperation with Apple's car partners.

It is reported that due to the deadlock in negotiations with the two battery suppliers, Apple has considered battery suppliers from Japan to seek cooperation. And this Japanese supplier is Panasonic.

Panasonic said on the 25th that regarding the supply of in-vehicle batteries to electric vehicles that Apple is researching and developing in the United States, it "does not deny various possibilities."

In fact, Panasonic provides Apple with batteries, which also has practical advantages and possibilities.

Panasonic has a battery factory in the United States, and Tesla is currently its main car customer. However, Tesla has gradually diversified its car battery supply business, and Panasonic is suspected of being marginalized.

As a result, the relationship between the two had previously cracked, and Panasonic had also liquidated all of Tesla's stocks. Now, Apple cars are surging forward, and Panasonic is bound to want to seize this opportunity.

In addition, for the Internet rumor that Apple asked CATL to build a factory in the United States, resulting in the collapse of cooperation talks, CATL denied this matter, and said: "We are evaluating the opportunities and possibilities for localization production in North America." ”