Ever visit a car Factory?

[Caaa]

Anyone been to an automotive manufacturing plant before?

 

Heard that Proton SG is organising one - driveaway to Tg Malim Factory in Malaysia....my company has a few Proton...maybe eligible??? (info at : http://www.proton.com.sg/291107.html )

 

Was in Germany in 2003, over there Opel factory do allow visit via entrance fee......

 

Wonder any bro here have any opportunity to see how these cars were made? should be quite interesting...

 

Edited October 18, 2007 by Caaa

[Roh96]

Yes, visited Honda plant in Malaysia last year organised by SHC. Quite interesting to see the process but some area of the factory is classified eg. engine assembly.

[Caaa]

Honda fatcory in MY? is a full factory or just assembly plant?

[Silver_blade]

I visited the McLaren factory in England as a student. It was more like a test lab than a factory. Super clean and very spacious. Very few cars.

 

My wife visited the Ferrari factory in Italy...also super clean and neat.

[Tonyg]

I hv visited SG Car Assembly Plant before. That was umpteen years back. They assemble British Leyland Austin 1300 and Mini.

[Caaa]

How nice! Ferrari factory! what a experience!.....so r u driving one now???

 

lol

[Caaa]

Huh...must be in the 50's or 60's?

[Silver_blade]

No lah...if only. Can't even afford a ferrari wheel. My wife was impressed at the factory...even tho she doesn't like car at all.

[Silver_blade]

That must be donkey years ago.

[Roh96]

Is an assembly plant.

[Tonyg]

Yeah...You are right.

[Tonyg]

Wow! You can remember.

[Silver_blade]

Could you still remember where was the factory? I guess not many people remember British Leyland.

[Caaa]

hehe...its mean something about our age.....

[Caaa]

No lah...if only. Can't even afford a ferrari wheel. My wife was impressed at the factory...even tho she doesn't like car at all.

4 wheels plus the spare still can lah.....

Edited October 18, 2007 by Caaa

[Circuit]

visited

 

holden and mitsubishi in adelaide in australia.

 

holden is automated factory ..... a lot of robot arms and less human for manual assby.

output rate a less a hour a car . ard 600~700 cars per mth

so very fast. cos most things are sub-con out. V clean environment. panels all made outside. oni assbly and welding is automated in house.

all models all made in aust. opel is sister company

 

misubishi is opp.... engine from japan import.

body all self made in aust. own sheet metal stamping manufact.

very dirty factory. slow production ard 60 cars per mth.

oni make mitshibishi 360 (3.5litre), and another model forgot. :P

rest evo lancer all imported.

---ahhaha one thing i ask , why not those 2 litre cars made too?

reply: those small children learner cars are not in demand in aust.

we are oni focus on family car. and family car are not below 3 litres. hahahah

 

its eye opener for mi. i went as a uni student visit

Edited October 18, 2007 by Circuit

[Whattafarck]

Yes..i have been to one...& even worked there for a while!

& its in Singapore btw.

Its the Old Ford Factory in Bukit Timah lah!

but no cars leh!

juz lotsa old stuff they labelled as historical.

heehee...

its a little known fact..

tat Singapore DID hav its own car assembly factory back then,

juz before WWII.

was historical due to the site of the surrender chambers of the Brits to the Japs back then.

deserted for the longest time..

rumoured to be haunted..

didn't "see" nor "felt" anythin while i was workin there.

its redone very nicely & a museum..well ..kinda of..now.

 

ps..i knw this is kinda irrelevant to the topic here..

..but i tot it'll be interesting to share a little piece of automotive history here in Singapore.

[Caaa]

Thanks for sharing and that's also tell how much about your age....

 

Modern factory should be very different from your time....

Edited October 18, 2007 by Caaa