Liyuanheng, a Chinese battery-systems supplier, has commissioned a customised battery module and pack (PACK) production line for a Polish commercial-vehicle customer, the company announced on its WeChat account. The completion of the line — described as an “out-of-machine” handover — is presented as evidence that the firm’s localized design, manufacturing and service capabilities in Europe have moved from pilot to practical deployment.
A PACK production line assembles cells into modules and integrates those modules into battery packs, the central energy units for electric vehicles. For commercial vehicles, which demand high durability, consistent supply and tailored configurations for fleets, having a locally engineered PACK line reduces lead times, simplifies after-sales support and allows quicker iteration to meet European safety, thermal-management and homologation requirements.
The move is part of a wider trend of Chinese battery and EV supply-chain firms establishing production or assembly capacity closer to key overseas markets. By placing production in Poland, Liyuanheng can serve customers inside the European single market with fewer logistics frictions and potentially lower tariff and regulatory exposure than shipping completed packs from China. That proximity also strengthens the supplier’s ability to offer on-site service and to adapt products to local standards.
For European vehicle makers and fleet operators, the arrival of more China-rooted suppliers on the continent promises greater choice and price discipline, especially in the expanding light‑commercial and delivery-vehicle segments. It also raises questions for incumbent European suppliers and policy makers about industrial strategy, technology transfer and supply-chain resilience, at a moment when governments are increasingly attentive to where critical battery production sits and who controls it.