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Tesla bets on aluminum casting for German plant

Tesla Model Y
Elon Musk has said he will replace 70 components glued and riveted into the Model Y's rear underbody with a single module made using an aluminum casting machine.
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Reuters
September 08, 2020 11:14 AM

FRANKFURT/DETROIT -- Robots are not efficient enough for Tesla's new car factory in Germany, which plans to replace hundreds of them with giant aluminum casting machines to build simpler chassis parts, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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