What the Bentley Mulsanne and Acura NSX Have in Common – Technologue
Low ’n’ Slow: Tech Helps Build Low-Volume Cars Precisely, Profitably
[T]he Bentley Mulsanne line in Crewe, England, and the Acura NSX Performance Manufacturing Center in Marysville, Ohio.
Each is geared to build roughly 2,000 very special cars per year for
customers who demand perfection. Sure, their sticker prices could pay
for an army of technicians to build the cars entirely by hand, but
fallible human hands are not ideally suited for all tasks, and the
business case won’t support a level of automation approaching that of
the Accord factory next door to the PMC. So both Bentley and Acura employ an intriguing mix of man and machine assembly. The robots in use by each are impressive multitaskers.
(MotorTrend.com)
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