In a narrow sense, automobile die is the general name of all stamping dies for automobile body. It is also called "automobile body stamping die". For example, top cover flanging die, cross beam reinforcing plate forming die, etc.

The main component of automobile die is panel die. This kind of die is mainly cold stamping die. In a broad sense, "automobile mold" is the general name of the mold for manufacturing all parts of automobile. For example, stamping mold, injection mold, forging mold, casting wax mold, glass mold, etc.

The stamping parts of automobile body are generally divided into panel parts, beam parts and general stamping parts. The stamping parts that can clearly show the image characteristics of automobile are automobile panels. Therefore, the more specific automobile die can be said to be "automobile panel stamping die". It is called automobile panel die for short. For example, front door outer panel trimming die, front door inner panel punching die, etc.

According to the type of panel and the requirements of automobile manufacturers, the automotive panel die can be divided into three grades: low end, middle end and high end. The mould with low technology content has been oversupplied and the market profit space is narrow; The competition in the middle end mold market is becoming increasingly fierce, and the high-end mold with high technology content is far from meeting the market demand, so it has a huge development space.

Competition pattern of automobile mould industry