# Manitou Group and Hangcha Group to form lithium-ion battery joint venture in France

Manitou Group and Hangcha Group signed an agreement to create a joint venture in France for manufacturing and distributing lithium-ion batteries, subject to European competition authority approval.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2025-07-17
- Where: France, France
- Status: announced
- Products: lithium-ion batteries
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Manitou](https://endata.com/companies/17913.md) (partner)
- [Hangcha Group](https://endata.com/companies/18470.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [manitou-group.com](https://www.manitou-group.com/en/new/announcement-of-an-agreement-to-set-up-a-joint-venture-specializing-in-manufacturing-lithium-ion-batteries/), 2025-07-17: "This creation, undertaken with one of our long-standing partners, will allow us to accelerate the deployment of our electric industrial vehicle ranges"

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.