# Geely-Sunwoda JV breaks ground on power battery plant in Zaozhuang, China

The joint venture Shandong Geely Sunwoda Power Battery Co., Ltd. broke ground on a power battery manufacturing base in Zaozhuang, Shandong province. The plant is expected to create over 2,000 jobs and start production by the end of 2022.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-01-19
- Where: Zaozhuang, Shandong, China
- Jobs: 2,000
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: under construction
- Products: power battery cells, battery modules, battery packs for HEVs
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Shandong Geely Sunwoda Power Battery](https://endata.com/companies/60475.md)
- [Geely Auto](https://endata.com/companies/25741.md) (partner)
- [Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery Co. Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/48009.md) (partner)
- [Jirun Automobile](https://endata.com/companies/60474.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [autonews.gasgoo.com](https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/geely-sunwodas-joint-venture-breaks-ground-on-power-battery-production-base-70019586), 2022-01-20: "the installation and debugging of manufacturing facilities will start at the battery plant in Sept. and products are likely to come off the production line at the end of this year."

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