The Harmony Mobility Intelligent Alliance (HIMA), which has long held a stable position in the mid- to high-end market, has begun introducing multiple power battery suppliers across its brand portfolio.
The move comes as market competition has intensified since the start of this year, while supply chain costs, most notably memory chips, have continued to rise. For automakers, reducing supply chain costs and making product pricing more competitive has become increasingly urgent.
“Except for Maextro, which does not have enough scale in the short term to support a second supplier, the other brands may all bring in diversified battery suppliers,” one source familiar with the matter said.
According to 36Kr, Aito, which has long relied solely on Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), will introduce two second-tier battery suppliers: China Aviation Lithium Battery (CALB) and Gotion High-tech. The Aito M6 has already selected Gotion High-tech’s 81-kilowatt-hour battery pack. One source familiar with the matter said Gotion received HIMA’s nomination letter last year, while CALB will also enter Aito’s supply system.
Back in August 2022, Seres signed a five-year partnership with CATL, with both sides announcing that Aito models would be fully equipped with CATL power batteries. In June last year, CATL’s production line inside Aito’s facility began operations. It was CATL’s first “factory-in-factory” project and its first battery production line in Chongqing, showing how close the CATL-Aito partnership had become.
