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According to foreign media reports, the production of Jaguar's first pure electric SUV I-Pace will be temporarily suspended for a week from February 17, mainly due to the failure of the European factory of I-Pace battery supplier LG Chemical to supply batteries normally, which forced I-Pace to stop production.

Jaguar said: due to the supplier's temporary scheduling problem, Jaguar has adjusted the production plan of Jaguar I-Pace 's plant in Gratz and is working with suppliers to solve this problem to minimise the impact on customer orders.

Jaguar is not the first carmaker to stop production because of LG chemistry. In 2017, Hyundai announced a reduction in production of the IONIQ;, a small electric car, because LG Chemical was unable to supply batteries properly. Audi delayed the delivery of the first all-electric e-tron in April 2019 because of battery supply problems in the LG. In addition, production of Mercedes-Benz's first all-electric EQC was also reported to have been suspended due to problems with the supply of LG chemical batteries, although Daimler denied the report.

A number of countries have drawn up timetables to stop the sale of fuel vehicles. New energy vehicles have been developed for more than 10 years, and their share in the automobile market is also increasing.

A number of automakers are also increasing their development in the field of new energy vehicles, and the supply of batteries is also deepening their cooperation with battery companies. Volkswagen has partnered with Samsung SDI, LG Chemical, Ningde Times, SK Innovation and other companies, and Toyota has also formed alliances with Panasonic, Toshiba and Tang shallow on battery supply.

I-Pace, as Jaguar's first pure electric SUV, was launched in 2018 and officially listed in China at the Beijing Auto Show in April of the same year, with an official guiding price of 688000 yuan and NDEC comprehensive mileage of 500km. Sales figures show that Jaguar I-Pace sold 18000 vehicles worldwide in 2019, of which 12000 were sold in Europe.

Jaguar Land Rover reported revenue of 6.4 billion pounds (57.6 billion yuan) in the third quarter of fiscal year 2019 (October-December 2019), up 2.8 percent from a year earlier. Affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, Jaguar Land Rover has delayed the resumption of work at its domestic factories, but it has not yet been announced when it will start.

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