en.Wedoany.com Reported - At the recent 9th "Geely Engineer Day" event, the "Joint Innovation Laboratory for Automotive Magnesium Alloys," co-established by Geely Auto and Baowu Magnesium Technology Co., Ltd., was officially awarded the title of "Excellent Joint Innovation Laboratory" by Geely.
Baowu Magnesium is a subsidiary of China's Baowu Steel Group, specializing in the R&D and production of magnesium alloy materials, with a full industry chain spanning "mining—smelting—materials—forming and processing." In July 2024, the Central Research Institute of Geely Auto and Baowu Magnesium officially inaugurated the "Joint Innovation Platform for Automotive Magnesium Alloys" in Hangzhou Bay, Ningbo. The two parties have focused on two major areas—vehicle body structure and the three-electric system—achieving full-chain collaboration from material formulation and process development to component validation. During this period, they jointly applied for and successfully secured a national major science and technology project for new materials. At the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2025, the world's first wheel-side dual-motor electric drive magnesium alloy housing, co-developed by the two parties, was officially unveiled. The entire housing consists of seven high-pressure die-cast magnesium alloy parts, achieving a 25% weight reduction compared to the aluminum alloy solution. It has since been mass-produced and launched in models such as the Lynk & Co 900 and Geely Galaxy M9. In September 2025, the two parties won the Innovation Achievement Award at the 8th Automotive Lightweight Design Competition during the International Automotive Lightweight Conference.
Currently, in addition to Geely, Baowu Magnesium has established deep strategic partnerships with leading automakers such as FAW Group and Seres. Key components like the magnesium alloy CCB (cross-car beam) manufactured using semi-solid forming technology have been mass-produced and installed in the AITO series models.
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