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Five-Axis Machine Tools Market 2025: CATO Leads China's NEV Production Revolution
Release time:
2025-06-23
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CATO
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China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) industry is thriving, with robust production, strong sales, and rapid technological advancements, driving significant demand for upgrades in upstream high-end manufacturing equipment. Against this backdrop, the fast iteration and process innovations in NEVs—such as lightweight body designs and integrated die-casting—are placing higher demands on the efficient, high-precision machining of complex components. As the backbone of industrial manufacturing, five-axis machining centers have become critical enablers of industrial upgrading. Among them, CATO stands out with its core competencies in multi-surface and complex curved machining, establishing itself as a key enabler of this industrial transformation.
China’s NEV Industry Boosts Demand for High-End Manufacturing Equipment
China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) industry is thriving, with robust production, strong sales, and rapid technological advancements, driving significant demand for upgrades in upstream high-end manufacturing equipment. Against this backdrop, the fast iteration and process innovations in NEVs—such as lightweight body designs and integrated die-casting—are placing higher demands on the efficient, high-precision machining of complex components. As the backbone of industrial manufacturing, five-axis machining centers have become critical enablers of industrial upgrading. Among them, CATO stands out with its core competencies in multi-surface and complex curved machining, establishing itself as a key enabler of this industrial transformation.
Dual Drivers: Market Growth & Policy Support
China’s five-axis CNC machine tool market is experiencing sustained high growth. According to the *2022-2027 China CNC Machine Tool Market Demand Forecast and Development Trends Report* by the China Business Industry Research Institute, the market size for five-axis CNC machine tools reached 11.2 billion yuan in 2023, with a five-year CAGR of 15.52%.
The NEV sector has emerged as a core growth driver, contributing ~11% of domestic machine tool output value. In May 2025, China launched a new round of NEV promotion campaigns in rural areas (under the theme "Green, Low-Carbon, Smart, Safe—Empowering Rural Revitalization, Enabling New Mobility"). The initiative combines purchase subsidies, energy support, and service guarantees to tap into the vast potential of lower-tier markets.
A report by China EV100 predicts that by 2030, rural China’s vehicle ownership will exceed 70 million units, creating a market worth 500 billion yuan. Industry experts highlight that third-tier cities and below represent the next blue ocean for NEV expansion. This surge in demand will directly drive NEV manufacturers’ capacity expansion, injecting long-term momentum into the upstream five-axis equipment sector.
CATO : Leading the Industrial Upgrade
Amid this rapid market evolution, CATO —a national-level "Little Giant" enterprise specializing in high-end manufacturing—has demonstrated industry-leading capabilities. Its A-series five-axis horizontal cradle machining centers, known for high rigidity, precision, and efficiency, have been widely adopted by China’s top 10 NEV manufacturers. With mass production deployments and three consecutive years as the market leader, CATO has been recognized by the China Machine Tool & Tool Builders’ Association (CMTBA) as the No.1 provider in integrated NEV body machining.
After securing strategic investment from a national industrial fund, CATO has maintained strong growth momentum, with industry insiders describing its current status as:
"Not short of orders—short of capacity."
Opportunities & Challenges Ahead
While domestic five-axis machine tools have made breakthroughs in the NEV sector, localization of core components (e.g., high-end CNC systems) remains a key challenge. Under dual drivers of policy support and surging NEV demand, high-end domestic manufacturers like CATO are accelerating technological breakthroughs and market penetration, reshaping the foundation of China’s high-end manufacturing and reinforcing the domestication of "industrial mother machines."
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