On December 31, 2024, Wuling Indonesia’s first energy battery, Magic Battery (or Shenlian in Chinese language), rolled off the manufacturing line, making it the primary Chinese language car model to comprehend energy battery manufacturing in Indonesia. The undertaking took 4.5 months from initiation to manufacturing.
SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) first launched the Magic Battery model in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 20, 2024, and introduced that the battery will understand localized manufacturing in Indonesia throughout the similar 12 months. The overall funding into the manufacturing line was 40 million yuan (5.48 million USD).
Wanting additional again, the Magic Battery was first revealed at Wuling Expertise Evolution Day on September 2023. Based on official knowledge, the Magic Battery (lithium iron phosphate sort) has a peak energy of greater than 300 kW, an power density of greater than 165 Wh/kg, a cost and discharge effectivity of greater than 96%, and a lifetime of greater than 6,500 cycles.
Wuling additionally claimed that the inner construction of the Magic Battery cells has been re-designed with L-shaped tabs as an alternative of the normal U-shaped tabs to keep away from the danger of inside quick circuits. On the similar time, the Battery is coated with a ceramic layer to stop thermal runaway and is supplied with a self-developed clever battery administration system.
In 2024, Wuling Indonesia bought 13,492 new power automobiles (NEVs), a year-on-year improve of 27%. Since its first NEV launch, the Wuling Air EV, in Indonesia in 2022, Wuling’s cumulative NEV gross sales have reached 28,768 models, with a cumulative market share of over 40%. Moreover, since getting into Indonesia in 2017, SGMW has launched 9 fashions in whole. In 2024, SGMW Indoesia bought 24,244 automobiles, down 3.28% in comparison with 2023 gross sales. Trying to the longer term, SGMW will proceed to make use of Indonesia as a right-hand drive automobile manufacturing base for Southeast Asia.
Supply: SGMW, Shautonews, Yiche, EET China
