Light vehicles

CO2 reduction in the automotive industry is challenging. With know-how and 200 years of production excellence, GF Casting Solutions' lightweight solutions reduce weight and integrate more functions.

The future of mobility with GF Casting Solutions: As the industry is facing historical challenges in terms of sustainability, electrification and big castings, GF Casting Solutions is at the forefront, leveraging over 200 years of development expertise in the automotive industry to deliver innovative solutions. Specializing in Body & Structure, E-Mobility, Powertrain, and Chassis segments, the division is committed to making mobility more sustainable. With global Research and Development expertise in Switzerland and China, GF Casting Solutions strives to reduce the consumption of fuel and energy.

Pioneer in strucural parts

foundry innovation since 1802

  • In 1897, GF developed its first automotive part
  • In 1936, the Trilex-Wheel made of cast steel for trucks and cars was developed
  • In 2000, GF Casting Solutions developed and produced its first body & structure part
  • In 2003, GF Casting Solutions produced its first Magnesium cross car beam
  • In 2005, the first Magnesium interior part has been produced
  • In 2014,  the first Aluminum tail gate was produced
  • In 2022,  GF developed and produced the first structural part for motorcycles
  • Since 2023, GF Casting Solutions develops and produces Big casting body parts

Strong development partner

GF Casting Solutions is one of the leading solution providers of lightweight components for the global automotive industry, offering the entire value chain. GF Casting Solutions supports its customers during the early design stages up until serial production. 

The development scope includes: 

  • Material development
  • Process & Tool development
  • Product development & simulation
  • Accredited validation & testing

Going beyond limits - for the perfect solution

The demand for large castings is growing. GF Casting Solutions is committed to developing tailor-made solutions for increasing casting sizes and functional integration while maintaining high quality standards. 

Your benefits of large stuructural parts from GF Casting Solutions:

  • shortened vehicle production time through increased functional integration 
  • reduction of complexity
  • good crash performance through enhanced stiffness & lightweight design
  • reduction of investment at OEM

 

Our products

Rear side member
Cross Car Beam

Rear side member
Customer 
Audi
Customer  Audi
Process Aluminum high-pressure die-casting
Material AlSi10MnMgZnZr 
Weight 10.4 kg
Value Chain casting, punching, straightening, heat treatment, manual straightening, machining, assembly, conversion coating
Your Advantage
  • complex structural part produced on a large die-casting machine with high requirements on the manufacturing process and product quality 
  • outstanding weight to energy absorption ratio

Cross Car Beam
Customer 
Mercedes-Benz
Customer  Mercedes-Benz
Process Magnesium high-pressure die-casting
Material MgAl5Mn
Weight 3.9 kg
Value Chain Casting, trimming, assembling, machining
Your Advantage
  • Many functions integrated into cast part, e.g. small integrated space for head-up-display
  • Lightweight structural component: Assembly weight incl. two cast brackets in Aluminum and screws: 4.27 kg

« In the next 10 years, the light vehicles segment will change more than it has in the past 50 years. Sustainability is and will remain a core topic driving this change. The importance of lightweight vehicles will grow strongly in the automotive sector and innovative solutions are needed to master this transition. »

Sohil Fakur, Sales Director EU

Sohil Fakur

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