On August 14th, Whole Mars Catalog revealed on Twitter that the single-cast casting machine used to produce the Model Y has been installed at the Fremont factory, and will also be installed at the Shanghai and Berlin factories.
Elon Musk stated on Twitter that this is the largest casting machine ever and it will allow the rear body of the Model Y to be produced as a whole, including the bumper.
Undoubtedly, the single-cast casting machine is designed to improve production efficiency and reduce production costs. There have been reports that the machine can save 20% in labor costs. If this data is true, it will be a great help to the current production capacity problem of the Model Y.
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