Gotion High-Tech has begun construction on a large-scale battery manufacturing facility in Šurany, Slovakia. Spanning 65 hectares, the site is the first of its kind in the country. A groundbreaking ceremony on October 28 included Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Gotion chairman Li Zhen. The initial phase will deliver 20 GWh of annual battery capacity, with trial production set to begin in 2026 and full-scale operations ramping up in 2027. Outputs will be exported throughout the European Union, and the project is expected to generate about 1,300 new jobs in the Šurany region.
This development is part of a broader €2.514 billion investment plan announced in December 2024 to build battery production bases in Slovakia and Morocco. The Slovak facility will involve up to €1.234 billion in capital expenditures and is being developed by Gotion InoBat Batteries EnergyX Slovakia, a joint venture in which Gotion holds an 80 percent stake and local partner InoBat Auto j.s.a. holds 20 percent. In September 2023, Gotion increased its involvement in InoBat Auto by acquiring a 25 percent equity interest.
In Morocco, Gotion Power Morocco, a wholly owned subsidiary, will construct a second plant in the Rabat region. That facility is also slated for 20 GWh of annual capacity and up to €1.28 billion in investment.
Combined, the two facilities will strengthen Gotion’s presence in the global battery market. Industry data indicate Gotion ranked seventh worldwide with a 3.6 percent share of electric vehicle battery capacity from January through August, and fourth in China with a 5.83 percent share in September.
Alongside its expansion in Europe and North Africa, Gotion has established its first experimental all-solid-state battery production line. The line has a designed capacity of 0.2 GWh and is producing the company’s Gemstone solid-state cells, which have been loaded into vehicles and successfully tested on public roads.
Source: CnEVPost
