{
  "id": 15746505,
  "title": "Chinese battery giant CATL hit by profit slowdown as EV headwind fears grow",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/chinese-battery-giant-catl-hit-by-profit-slowdown-as-ev-headwind",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-20T12:56:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3371545/chinese-battery-giant-catl-hit-profit-slowdown-ev-headwind-fears-grow"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) has recorded a surprise slowdown in third-quarter net profits, as analysts warned the company could be hit by slowing demand from China’s electric car industry next year. The world’s largest electric vehicle battery maker posted a net profit of 21.25 billion yuan (US$3.18 billion) for the July-September period, up 14.54 per cent…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}