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23/3/2026 - 12/4/2026. Summary of the 21st China die casting congress and visit to Dongfeng’s gigacasting facility + next events. Duoli strengthens partnership with Bühler with a new order. Ford’s ‘Unicasting’ tech promises lower repair bills. Bojun Technology expands partnership with LK Machinery. Changhan’s subsidiary nears mass production with 5,000t magnesium thixomolding machine
05/04/2026. Chinese OEMs and suppliers achieve five breakthroughs in magnesium thixomolding.
04/04/2026. Zeekr 8X EREV debuts the world’s first mass-produced magnesium alloy 900V electric drive unit — 22% lighter at 77 kg with 8 dB better NVH — paired with the brand’s seventh rear underbody Gigacasting.
01/04/2026. Humanoid robots could unlock massive demand for lightweight, high-precision structural parts in aluminum and magnesium. Potentially massively expanding the foundry industry.
31.03.2026. China's First Automotive Works is developing a wide range of magnesium structural components for its electric vehicle brands.
9/3/2026 - 22/3/2026. Honda cancels EV plans in the US and already producting Megacasting factory is on hold. FAW presents ist first magnesium thixomolded seat frames. Zeekr 8X - gigacastings and full magnesium EV motors.
15.03.2026 - Leapmotor, The only remaining Chinese EV startup to not use Gigacastings, will start adopting them on its new models, starting from 2026.
23/2/2026 - 8/3/2026. The automotive industry's interest in humanoid robots. Citic Dicastal starts production of Leapmotor's front castings. Chinese suppliers keep installing more magnesium Thixomolding production capacity.
26/1/2026 - 22/2/2026. JSW Expands Its Thixomolding Machinery Portfolio. Ford Unveils More Detail About Its Unicasting. FAW New Magnesium Drive Unit. Tesla Cybercab Castings Update.
18/02/2026. Analyzing the Tesla's new Gigacasting style and the world's first unboxed manufacturing process to enter mass production.
19/1/2025 - 25/1/2026. Volvo's first vehicle with megacastings and short megacasting analysis. Dongfeng's 16,000t machines tarts production battery trays. Duoli produced the first rear underbody Gigacasting for Leapmotor. Haitian and Bole close deal for nearly 100 magnesium thixomolding machines.
22/12/2025 - 18/1/2026. ItalPresseGauss will deliver a 5,200 ton machine to BMW. Haitian Metal struck another deal for magnesium thixomolding machines. Magrathea and Wogen sign offtake distribution partnership. Jiangsu Mingmei starts mass producing components. Yizumi sells 12 die casting machines for magnesium parts production.
1/12/2025 - 21/12/2025. New Tesla patent for aluminum recycling. FAW ramps up magnesium parts production. American domestic magnesium production. Volvo’s first 9,000 ton gigacasting machine in new pant. Bole Machinery completed the delivery of a new 2,000 ton magnesium Thixomolding machine. Tesla ramping p Cybercab casting production.
19/12/2025. Tesla has been using a lot of secondary aluminum at its Texan facility for the production of its Gigacastings. This new patent finally unveils how Tesla can manage such large amounts of recycled materials without compromising the quality of its castings.
17/11/2025 - 30/11/2025. Waffer unveiled the world's largest magnesium thixomolding machine. High volume gigacasting production takes off in China. Volvo EX60 adopts "Tesla style" one-piece rear underbody Gigacasting. Changan Deepal L06 adopts Gigacastings. Mingmei new magnesium Thixomolding machine. Yizumi delivers 10,000 ton die casting machine.
26/11/2025. At Volvo’s Torslanda plant in Sweden, an 8,400 ton die casting machine is producing the single piece rear underbody megacasting for the upcoming all-electric EX60, the BEV successor to the XC60. Volvo’s first in-house Megacasting production is already ramping up ahead of the EX60’s world premiere on January 21.
24/11/2025. Xpeng's 1,000,000th and Xiaomi's 500,000th vehicle roll off the production line with the support of Gigacastings.
17/11/2025. Waffer technology and Haitian unveil the world's largest 7,000 tons magnesium thxomolding machine and a new R&D center with 5 machines for magnesium semi solid forming.
3/11/2025 - 16/11/2025. First look at Tesla's unboxed manufacturing process. Bole delivers its first magnesium thixomolding machine in Europe. GF Casting Solutions first shot of 6100 ton Gigacasting machine. Idra delivers more machines to SWD.
20/10/2025 - 2/11/2025. Toyota’s Gigacasting ambitions take shape in China. Changan invests in large magnesium thixomolding technology. Die casting for mass manufacturing humanoid robots.
22/10/2025. The construction of the die casting shop at Lexus' new factory in Shanghai, China has officially started.
29/9/2025 - 19/10/2025. First look at world's largest magnesium Thixomolding machine. Dongfeng starts the world largest die casting machine. Tesla first western fully automated gigacasting production line. Baowu Magnesium to sell more magnesium products to Seres in the near future.
15/10/2025. Dongfeng Motor has started producing the first battery trays with its new 16,000 ton die casting machine.
13/10/2025. Haitian shared the first picture of its 7,000 ton magnesium thixomolding machine.
15/9/2025 - 28/9/2025. Volkswagen embraces gigacasting. Tesla high volume panel assembly patent. FAW magnesium thixomolding production base. More magnesium thixomolding capacity built in China. Tesla aluminum recycling. Li Auto i6 adopts gigacasting.
