CATL Debrecen executive manager Qin Liang reacts during a media tour at CATL's battery cell plant in Debrecen, Hungary, on October 1, 2026. Trial operations and pre-production tests are underway on the plant's first two production lines, which are expected to supply electric-vehicle batteries to European automakers. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP via Getty Images)

CATL Debrecen executive manager Qin Liang reacts during a media tour at CATL's battery cell plant in Debrecen, Hungary, on October 1, 2026. Trial operations and pre-production tests are underway on the plant's first two production lines, which are expected to supply electric-vehicle batteries to European automakers. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP via Getty Images)

A commercial ship arrives to dock near Trincomalee port off Sri Lanka's coast on October 1, 2026. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP via Getty Images)

CATL Debrecen executive manager Qin Liang reacts during a media tour at CATL's battery cell plant in Debrecen, Hungary, on October 1, 2026. Trial operations and pre-production tests are underway on the plant's first two production lines, which are expected to supply electric-vehicle batteries to European automakers. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP via Getty Images)

CATL Debrecen executive manager Qin Liang reacts during a media tour at CATL's battery cell plant in Debrecen, Hungary, on October 1, 2026. Trial operations and pre-production tests are underway on the plant's first two production lines, which are expected to supply electric-vehicle batteries to European automakers. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP via Getty Images)

General Manager of CATL Europe Feng (Matt) Shen reacts during a media tour at CATL's battery cell plant in Debrecen, Hungary, on October 1, 2026. Trial operations and pre-production tests are underway on the plant's first two production lines, which are expected to supply electric-vehicle batteries to European automakers. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP via Getty Images)

General Manager of CATL Europe Feng (Matt) Shen reacts during a media tour at CATL's battery cell plant in Debrecen, Hungary, on October 1, 2026. Trial operations and pre-production tests are underway on the plant's first two production lines, which are expected to supply electric-vehicle batteries to European automakers. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP via Getty Images)

General Manager of CATL Europe Feng (Matt) Shen reacts during a media tour at CATL's battery cell plant in Debrecen, Hungary, on October 1, 2026. Trial operations and pre-production tests are underway on the plant's first two production lines, which are expected to supply electric-vehicle batteries to European automakers. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP via Getty Images)