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In Pictures: CATL Shares Hit One-Year Low as Li Auto and Xiaomi Diversify Battery Orders to Rivals

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In Pictures: CATL Shares Hit One-Year Low as Li Auto and Xiaomi Diversify Battery Orders to Rivals

Orange car battery mounted inside a vehicle's engine bay.

CATL's sliding share price reflects a deepening supply-chain reshuffle across China's EV battery sector.

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In Pictures: CATL Shares Hit One-Year Low as Li Auto and Xiaomi Diversify Battery Orders to Rivals

Close-up of an electric vehicle plugged into a charging station.

Li Auto and Xiaomi are among the automakers widening their battery sourcing beyond CATL.

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In Pictures: CATL Shares Hit One-Year Low as Li Auto and Xiaomi Diversify Battery Orders to Rivals

Electric car battery installed in a vehicle's engine compartment.

CATL still commands 41.45% of China's August power battery installations despite the order shifts.

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In Pictures: CATL Shares Hit One-Year Low as Li Auto and Xiaomi Diversify Battery Orders to Rivals

Electric vehicle charging station set in an outdoor natural landscape.

Diversification efforts by major Chinese carmakers are reshaping demand across the battery supply chain.

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In Pictures: CATL Shares Hit One-Year Low as Li Auto and Xiaomi Diversify Battery Orders to Rivals

Electric car parked at a solar-powered charging station outdoors.

The stock has lost roughly 35% since its early-May peak as rival suppliers gain ground.

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In Pictures: CATL Shares Hit One-Year Low as Li Auto and Xiaomi Diversify Battery Orders to Rivals

Close-up of an electric car connected to a charging cable.

Investors are weighing CATL's dominant market position against its clients' accelerating diversification.

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In Pictures: CATL Shares Hit One-Year Low as Li Auto and Xiaomi Diversify Battery Orders to Rivals

Electric vehicles charging at an indoor station in an underground garage.

Battery orders once concentrated at CATL are increasingly being spread across competing suppliers.

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In Pictures: CATL Shares Hit One-Year Low as Li Auto and Xiaomi Diversify Battery Orders to Rivals

Electric car plugged into a row of charging stations.

Competitors are capitalizing on automakers' push to avoid over-reliance on a single battery supplier.

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In Pictures: CATL Shares Hit One-Year Low as Li Auto and Xiaomi Diversify Battery Orders to Rivals

Person connecting an electric car to an outdoor charging station.

CATL's Shenzhen-listed shares fell another 3.84% Wednesday amid the shifting order landscape.

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In Pictures: CATL Shares Hit One-Year Low as Li Auto and Xiaomi Diversify Battery Orders to Rivals

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In Pictures: CATL Shares Hit One-Year Low as Li Auto and Xiaomi Diversify Battery Orders to Rivals

In Pictures: CATL Shares Hit One-Year Low as Li Auto and Xiaomi Diversify Battery Orders to Rivals

In Pictures: CATL Shares Hit One-Year Low as Li Auto and Xiaomi Diversify Battery Orders to Rivals

In Pictures: CATL Shares Hit One-Year Low as Li Auto and Xiaomi Diversify Battery Orders to Rivals

In Pictures: CATL Shares Hit One-Year Low as Li Auto and Xiaomi Diversify Battery Orders to Rivals

In Pictures: CATL Shares Hit One-Year Low as Li Auto and Xiaomi Diversify Battery Orders to Rivals

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