Samsung SDI is already a supplier to Germany’s two other premium car brands, BMW and Audi. It debuted the two solutions in the Samsung Battery Box (SBB) range at the RE+ trade show in Las Vegas in September. Samsung SDI said in November last year that it aimed to open 30GWh of annual BESS cell production capacity in the US by the end of 2026 (ESN Premium article). For other key components, we have also established a non-FEOC compliant supply chain through localisation of our partners,” Yonghui Cho said. LG ES, which is further ahead of Samsung SDI in establishing US BESS cell production lines, also recently reported a return to profitability.