China’s CATL delivers record profits despite doubts over US plans
宁德时代利润创新高，在美布局遇阻力
Electric vehicle battery maker cements position as market leader but Ford deal faces resistance
上半年业绩凸显了宁德时代如何继续抓住全球电动汽车需求不断增长的趋势，其净利润同比增长154%，核心业务毛利率提高5.3个百分点。
The world’s biggest electric vehicle battery maker, CATL, has reported record first-half profits, cementing its position as the market leader even as doubts grow over its planned expansion into the US.
世界最大的电动汽车电池制造商宁德时代(CATL)公布了创纪录的上半年利润，巩固了市场龙头地位，尽管外界日益怀疑其进入美国市场的扩张计划能否顺利推进。
Billionaire founder Robin Zeng’s group now supplies most big carmakers, including Tesla, Volkswagen and Ford, making CATL a central pillar of China’s dominance of the supply chain for electric vehicles.
亿万富翁创始人曾毓群(Robin Zeng)的这家集团如今向世界上的大部分大型车企供货，包括特斯拉(Tesla)、大众汽车(Volkswagen)和福特(Ford)，因此，中国能在电动汽车供应链上占据主导地位，宁德时代起到了一根中心支柱的作用。
The first six months of the year underline how CATL continues to ride growing global demand for electric vehicles. Profits at the Shenzhen-listed company surged 154 per cent to Rmb20.7bn from the same period a year earlier, matching analysts’ expectations. Sales jumped 67.5 per cent to Rmb189.2bn, according to a filing on Tuesday.
上半年业绩凸显了宁德时代如何继续抓住全球电动汽车需求不断增长的趋势。根据周二发布的公告，这家在深圳上市的公司今年上半年净利润同比增加154%，达到207亿元人民币，符合分析师们的预测。营收增长67.5%，达到1892亿元人民币。
