The car as everyone knows it got its start just over a century ago. Countless advancements have since transformed the car from what is essentially a motorized carriage into the enclosed contraption that it is today. Cars still are one of the most popular forms of transportation in the entire world. In fact, more than 79 million cars have been sold worldwide as of 2017. Whether you have your own car or are just a car enthusiast, you may be wondering what exactly goes on in manufacturing a car. To save you a trip to China, here’s a quick guide on how cars are really made:
- Steel sheets are cut and stamped to make certain car parts.
A prototype of a new car model is planned, designed using a computer, and tested. The design itself would then serve as the template for a car factory’s stamping machines to follow. A stamping machine presses rolls of steel flat and cuts them to make outer car parts such as the hood, roof, and doors.
- The cut and stamped steel parts are welded to make the car’s body.
The steel parts made using the factory’s stamping machines are then heated and fused together at certain points by robots to form the car’s body. An initial inspection is made to check if all the steel parts of the car body have been welded according to the design being followed.
- Paint is applied to the car’s body.
A separate crew of robots would then apply a few layers of paint to the car body. Once done, the now-painted car body is left to dry for a while and inspected for any defects.
- All other parts are attached to the car.
Not every part of a car comes from the manufacturer itself. In fact, every car in existence has various parts that come from different suppliers all over the world. One of these parts is a ute tray that can be attached to the car if it’s been designed to hold cargo at the back. Towers Engineering supplies ute trays just like these to various car manufacturers.
Aside from ute trays, the manufacturer also acquires several other parts – some of which are essential to the entire car production process like engines, bumpers, and screws – and attaches them to the car in an assembly line. How an assembly line works is that a factory worker attaches a certain part to the car; if they’re done, they let the said vehicle travel along a conveyor belt until it reaches the next worker who’ll then attach another part to the car, and so on until complete.
- The finished car undergoes several thorough inspections before being transported to a dealership.
Once all the parts of the car have been assembled, each of them is checked thoroughly. The car wouldn’t be shipped at all if even just a very small part of it has been found to be defective. Otherwise, it can already be transported to a dealership where it would then be sold.
Cars have become so ubiquitous nowadays that it’s very rare for anyone to actually sit down and think about how they’re manufactured. If you’re one of those people who like to wonder how a certain thing is produced, you may have seen a car pass by and thought to yourself, “How are cars really made?” The brief guide above should answer that question. After all, knowing how cars are made can help you appreciate their presence on the road and their value in your life more.
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