Gigacasting Glitches: Tesla abandons one-piece gigacasting efforts
Toronto, Ontario — Tesla has reportedly stepped away from one-piece gigacasting technology, according to Reuters. Instead, the automaker will continue with the previously used three-piece method. Last year, Reuters exclusively reported Tesla’s development of the small-vehicle platform manufacturing model, but the automaker recently announced that it will be halting its efforts. Instead of aiming to […]
A Giga Deal: GM purchases key Tesla giga-casting supplier
Toronto, Ontario — General Motors (GM) has recently acquired Tooling and Equipment International (TEI), the company that formerly helped Tesla perform giga-casting manufacturing to produce large body parts for cars in one piece. According to two sources with direct knowledge of the recent deal, with this new contract, GM is hoping to continue jumpstarting its […]
EV/AV Report: Electric vehicles build for the future; while self-driving cars dismantle court claims
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, Linamar announces its plans to supply the EV industry from a new Ontario giga-casting plant; and Tesla avoids legal action in a recent California jury vote. Giga-casting with gusto In an announcement made on Wednesday, Linamar declared its plans to develop a giga-casting plant […]
