智通财经网·2025-08-14 09:08Group 1 - The lithium battery industry maintains a "stronger than market" investment rating, with overall industry prosperity continuing to rise. Short-term focus should be on upstream raw material price trends, monthly sales, domestic and foreign trade policy statements, and solid-state battery progress [1] - In July 2025, the lithium battery index underperformed the CSI 300 index, with the lithium battery index rising by 2.47%, the new energy vehicle index by 3.15%, and the CSI 300 index by 3.37% [1] - The domestic and international development prospects of the new energy vehicle industry are confirmed, with a recommendation to focus on leading companies in specific segments for medium to long-term investments [1] Group 2 - In July 2025, China's new energy vehicle sales reached 1.262 million units, a year-on-year increase of 27.35%, but a month-on-month decline of 5.04%. The monthly sales accounted for 48.67% of total sales, driven by continued policy encouragement and overall improvement in the cost-performance ratio of new energy vehicles [2] - The installed capacity of power batteries in July 2025 was 55.90 GWh, a year-on-year increase of 34.85%, with ternary material installations accounting for 19.50%. CATL, BYD, and Zhongchuang Innovation ranked as the top three in installations [2] Group 3 - As of August 13, 2025, the price of battery-grade lithium carbonate was 82,000 yuan/ton, up 33.88% from early July 2025. The price of lithium hydroxide was 74,800 yuan/ton, up 23.91% from early July [3] - Other raw material prices also increased, with cobalt electrolyte at 267,500 yuan/ton (up 6.15%), lithium cobalt oxide at 218,000 yuan/ton (up 1.40%), and lithium iron phosphate at 36,500 yuan/ton (up 6.0%). The price of electrolyte fell to 17,500 yuan/ton, down 3.31% from early July [3]