by Ekrem Duman | Jul 17, 2026 | Chinese Hardware & Manufacturing, Startup
⚡ TL;DRCATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited), founded in 2011, became the world’s largest electric-vehicle battery manufacturer, supplying automakers including Tesla, BMW, and Volkswagen. Its scale, R&D in battery chemistry, and central place...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 17, 2026 | Chinese Hardware & Manufacturing, Startup
⚡ TL;DRDJI grew from a student’s flight-controller project into the company that defined the consumer drone, capturing a dominant share of the global market. By integrating flight control, cameras, and stabilization into easy-to-fly products manufactured in...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 17, 2026 | Chinese Hardware & Manufacturing, Startup
⚡ TL;DRBYD (‘Build Your Dreams’) started in 1995 as a rechargeable-battery maker and evolved into the world’s leading new-energy-vehicle producer, at times outselling Tesla. Its edge comes from extreme vertical integration — making its own batteries,...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 17, 2026 | Chinese Hardware & Manufacturing, Startup
⚡ TL;DRXiaomi, founded in 2010, disrupted the smartphone market by selling high-spec phones at near cost and making money on services, accessories, and an ecosystem of connected devices instead. Its flash sales, devoted fan base, and vast IoT product range built a...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 17, 2026 | Chinese Hardware & Manufacturing, Startup
⚡ TL;DRHuawei grew from a 1987 Shenzhen telecom-equipment reseller into the world’s largest maker of networking gear and, briefly, the top smartphone brand. US sanctions from 2019 cut off its chip and software supply, devastating its phone business — but Huawei...
