By Yifan Wang 
 

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.'s first-half net profit fell 7.9% from a year earlier as the coronavirus pandemic hit demand for new-energy cars and battery sales.

The maker of electric-vehicle batteries posted a net profit of 1.94 billion yuan ($281.7 million) late on Wednesday.

Revenue dropped 7.1% to CNY18.83 billion, mainly due to sales sliding 20% at CATL's power-battery business, its main source of income.

CATL, a Tesla Inc. supplier, said power battery shipments have picked up significantly in recent months as the pandemic eases and macroeconomic conditions improve.

 

Write to Yifan Wang at yifan.wang@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

August 26, 2020 21:20 ET (01:20 GMT)

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