A FIRE broke out on Sunday at a factory belonging to Chinese battery giant CATL, which supplies electric vehicle makers including Tesla, but only a “relatively small” impact on operations is expected,

China's CATL said a "relatively small" number of products were affected by a fire at its battery factory in southeastern Fujian province and the impact on production and operations was expected to be limited.

CATL produces more than a third of the electric vehicle batteries sold worldwide by automakers, including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volkswagen, Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai.