How long to build a car?

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  • Jerry
    XS & TRUE XJ GURU
    • Jun 2002
    • 3023
    • Elma, IA.

    #1

    How long to build a car?

    Hours required to build a vehicle: Top 10 (in efficiency) North American vehicle assembly plants:

    1. Nissan Smyrna, Tenn: (Altima) 15.33 hours
    2. GM, Oshawa, Ontario, No. 1: 16.40 hours
    3. GM, Oshawa #2, 17:03 hours
    4. GM, Lansing, MI, "M": 17:96 hours
    5. GM, Lansing "C": 18:09 hours
    6. Ford, Chicago: 18:24 hours
    7. Ford, Atlanta: 18:40 hours
    8. Nissan, Smyrna: (small SUV) 19:08 hours
    9. Nissan, Smyrna: (Maxima) 19:45 hours
    10. Toyota, Georgetown, KY., No. 2: 19:50 hours

    Anyone know how long it takes to build a bike?
    Jerry Fields
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  • crunchbird
    Truly XSive
    • Jul 2002
    • 118
    • Tigard OR

    #2
    I remember in a Motorcyclist article about the new Kawasaki 1000 when it first came out, they mentioned the assembly time was about 2 hours.
    David Browne
    XS11SG Crunchbird
    XS500E

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    • MartyA
      XS-XJ Guru
      • Jul 2002
      • 2148
      • NW PA

      #3
      26 years 8 months and and still counting....
      Marty in NW PA
      Gone - 1978E - one of the first XS11 made
      Gone - 2007A FJR - the only year of Dark Red Metallic
      This IS my happy face.

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      • John
        XS-XJ Super Guru
        • Oct 2003
        • 5117

        #4
        It takes the Teutels 4-6 weeks...

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        • Bud Manley
          XStremely XSive
          • May 2003
          • 414
          • Clayton, Michigan

          #5
          Toledo North Assembly plant builds a Jeep Liberty in 15 hours flat. I think they broke 15 but I'm not 100% sure about that.
          I do remember breaking 15 hours though it was an event.
          79 XS1100F "JINGUS"
          07 V-star 1100
          Do you want it done right or do you want me to do it?

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          • Hobbit
            XStremely XSive
            • Nov 2002
            • 372
            • Jacksonville, FL

            #6
            assembly time

            Keep in mind that those times are only assembly time. They don't include all of the time for the production of the sub-assemblies like engine, transmissions, seats, dash, etc, etc.

            I just finished touring the foundary, stamping plant, engine plant and final assembly plants for MB in Germany.
            (And that's not even thinking of all of the little pieces that have to me built to ,ake the sub-assemblies!)
            Walt
            80 XS11s - "Landshark"
            79 XS11s
            03 Valkyrie
            80 XS Midnight Special - Freebee 1
            78 Honda CB125C - Freebee 2
            81 Suzuki 850L - Freebee 3

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