tower and the reinforcing triangular frame, side sills, battery case, and crash boxes that support the front and rear bumpers.   OEMs and models currently using Gigacast are summarized in the report below.   (Reference report) Gigacastings to Modular Structures  Huge die casting machines and the unboxed manufacturing process   https://www.marklines.com/en/report/rep2666_202405   Xiaomi is following in the footsteps of these leading manufactu...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/04

one other company for nickel.   Tesla In 2023, explanations were given to investors about five businesses (renewable energy, electric vehicles, heat pumps, hydrogen utilization, and fuel cells for ships and aircraft). As for EVs, the main topics were: 1) next-generation production method using the unboxed process, 2) in-house technology development (motors with no rare earths, up to 75% SiC reduction in inverters, etc.), and 3) construction of t...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/18

bo-taxis, stating that they offer huge potential revenue opportunities and that it will focus on their development, but that the timing of their introduction will depend largely on the progress of technology development and regulatory trends.   Research is continuing into the company's innovative "Unboxed" manufacturing strategy for specially-designed robo-taxis, including the introduction of gigacasting, a one-piece casting technology for the b...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/19

Gigacastings to Modular Structures Huge die casting machines and the unboxed manufacturing process Summary List of Gigacast adoption plans by automaker Gigacastings to Modular Structures Tesla Geely (including Zeekr, Geely-Baidu and Volvo) NIO (NIO, Inc.) XPeng (Xiaopeng Motors) Xiaomi Huawei-AITO Toyota (Supplement) What is clamping force?   Tesla has announced that it can significantly reduce assembly costs by modularizing the car body based o...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/06/27

in BEV sales to BYD in 2022, explained its five businesses (renewable energy, electric vehicles, heat pumps, hydrogen utilization, and fuel cells for ships and aircraft) to investors at its "Investor Day" in March 2023. As for EVs, the main topics were 1) next-generation production method using the unboxed process, 2) in-house technology development (motors with no rare earths, up to 75% SiC reduction in inverters, etc.), and 3) construction of t...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/11/01

assembly is completed in a single pass. The process will become a parallel-series assembly process for each part.   (1) Stamping, painting and casting sub-lines and main line flow in parallel  (2) Left and right sides, floor, front and rear sections flow in series  (3) Each section is assembled unboxed  (4) Finally, the entire vehicle is assembled in one pass Conventional vehicle assembly (serial assembly) Assembly of next generation ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/03/14