On December 31, 2024, Wuling Indonesiaβs first power battery, Magic Battery (or Shenlian in Chinese), rolled off the production line, making it the first Chinese automobile brand to realize power battery production in Indonesia. The project took 4.5 months from initiation to production.
SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) first launched the Magic Battery brand in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 20, 2024, and announced that the battery will realize localized production in Indonesia within the same year. The total investment into the production line was 40 million yuan (5.48 million USD).
Looking further back, the Magic Battery was first revealed at Wuling Technology Evolution Day on September 2023. According to official data, the Magic Battery (lithium iron phosphate type) has a peak power of more than 300 kW, an energy density of more than 165 Wh/kg, a charge and discharge efficiency of more than 96%, and a life of more than 6,500 cycles.
Wuling also claimed that the internal structure of the Magic Battery cells has been re-designed with L-shaped tabs instead of the traditional U-shaped tabs to avoid the risk of internal short circuits. At the same time, the Battery is coated with a ceramic layer to prevent thermal runaway and is equipped with a self-developed intelligent battery management system.
In 2024, Wuling Indonesia sold 13,492 new energy vehicles (NEVs), a year-on-year increase of 27%. Since its first NEV launch, the Wuling Air EV, in Indonesia in 2022, Wulingβs cumulative NEV sales have reached 28,768 units, with a cumulative market share of over 40%. Furthermore, since entering Indonesia in 2017, SGMW has launched nine models in total. In 2024, SGMW Indoesia sold 24,244 vehicles, down 3.28% compared to 2023 sales. Looking to the future, SGMW will continue to use Indonesia as a right-hand drive vehicle production base for Southeast Asia.
Source: SGMW, Shautonews, Yiche, EET China
