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A BYD executive, He Zhiqi, shared information on his Weibo account regarding BYD's 9,000 ton die casting production line;
Previously, it was reported that BYD had invested in the construction of an "integrated body" die casting project, aka Gigacasting, for the future platform of its vehicles.
The initial investment consisted in 390.5 million Yuan ($54 million at the time) for the construction of a Gigacasting shop and the purchase of one 9,000 t die casting machine and its related supporting equipment.
Additional info revealed the plan is to adopt heat treatment free Al alloys and utilize both Front and Rear Underbody Gigacastings.
Later, general manager of the sales division of Denza (a BYD brand), reposted and shared optimism for the future of Gigacasting and die casting for body in white applications.
