Nissan follows Tesla in adopting EV cost-slashing gigacasting

Executive Vice President Hideyuki Sakamoto, Nissan’s global manufacturing chief, explains how the Japanese carmaker will use gigacasting and other advanced manufacturing techniques in its next-generation family of electric vehicles. (HANS GREIMEL)

May 26, 2024 04:00 AM

Editor's note: This is part of an Automotive News special report on new trends in advanced manufacturing across the auto industry for automakers and their supply chains.

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