# Volkswagen orders 16 gigacasting machines from Bühler

Volkswagen Group has ordered 16 new 9,000-ton gigacasting machines from Swiss supplier Bühler for front and rear underbody castings on its next-generation EV platform.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-07-28
- Status: announced
- Products: gigacasting machines, aluminium underbody castings
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Volkswagen](https://endata.com/companies/533.md) (customer)
- [Bühler Group](https://endata.com/companies/2391.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [evwire.com](https://evwire.com/p/volkswagen-buhler-9000-ton-gigacasting-machines), 2026-07-28: "A purchase order is not a running production line."

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