Gotion
Chinese battery manufacturer
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Gotion High Tech, usually known as Gotion, is a manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries headquartered in China. As of 2025, it had a 3.5% market share, making it the world's sixth-biggest battery manufacturer.[1]
Native name | 国轩高科股份有限公司 |
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| Industry | Lithium-ion batteries |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Zhen Li |
| Headquarters | Hefei, Anhui, China |
| Revenue | CN¥ 35.4 billion (US$4.9 billion) (2024) |
| CN¥1.21 billion (US$168 million) (2024) | |
| Owner |
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| Website | www |
Gotion produces both lithium iron phosphate (LFP) and lithium nickel-manganese-cobalt oxide (NMC) batteries.[2] In addition to cells and batteries, the company also produces cathode and anode active material.[3][4] In 2020, the Volkswagen Group acquired a 24% stake in Gotion for $1.1 billion.[5][6]
History
Gotion was founded as Hefei Guoxuan Hi-Tech Power Energy (later anglicized to Gotion) in 2006[7] in Hefei by Zhen Li. The company struggled financially for several years before the Chinese government began heavily subsidizing the country's lithium-ion battery industry in 2009.[8] In 2015, it listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange[9] via a reverse takeover of Jiangsu Dongyuan Electrical Group Co.[10] In 2022, it also listed in Switzerland on SIX Swiss Exchange, raising US$685 million.[11]
Overseas expansion
Gotion has actively pursued expansion abroad. It currently operates factories in Göttingen, Germany;[12] and Fremont, California.[13] It has also announced factories in Big Rapids, Michigan; Manteno, Illinois;[8] Kenitra, Morocco;[14] and Valladolid, Spain.[15] It has also purchased a 25% stake in InoBat Batteries, a Slovakian battery manufacturer.[5] In 2023, plans to build a plant in Green Charter Township, Michigan, garnered local opposition due to the company's ties to the Chinese Communist Party, leading to a halt of the project and subsequent lawsuits.[16]
Alleged employment discrimination
In 2025, three of Gotion's employees at its factory in Fremont sued the company for wrongful dismissal and alleged that its leadership had routinely employed Chinese citizens without visas, made racist comments about non-Chinese workers, and harassed employees complaining about safety issues.[13][17]