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Zeekr embraces the 'gigapress'

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Workers assemble the Zeekr 009 at Zhejiang Geely Holding Group's Zeekr Intelligent Factory in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, on Feb. 22, 2023. (BLOOMBERG)
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NIROHIKO SHIROUZU
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Reuters
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April 27, 2023 02:50 PM

Geely's EV brand Zeekr is the latest to join a growing list of automakers that have turned to the "gigapress" die casting technique pioneered by Tesla to slash the cost of electric vehicles.

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