The auto giant Daimler is considering the closure of its battery company Li-Tec. 2016 at the latest to expire on the current state of production in Saxony Kamenz.
Hamburg - The plant currently manufactures only Kamenz battery cells for Daimler's electric Smart. The cells for the beginning of 2016 planned successor will, however, probably provide the Korean electronics company LG, manager magazine reports in its new issue (publication date: May 23), citing Consolidated circles.
Daimler said, in Li-Tec everything goes according to plan and were working on a concept for the future lineup.
The car company had taken over Li-Tec in April to 100 percent. The car company had operated Li-Tec and also based in Kamenz German Accumotive previously in a joint venture with the Essen-based chemical company Evonik.
The German Accumotive processes the cells to manufacture batteries. She was unlike Li-Tec is not at risk because they mount also cells of other suppliers, according to Stuttgart. Daimler will probably offer some of the 360 Li-Tec employees in the event of closure, switch to Accumotive.
Li-Tec has never fulfilled the expectations of Daimler and Evonik. Originally the work Kamenz should build the cells for some 30,000 cars per year. The orders were, however, never reached the expected level, reports the manager magazin.
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