Glossary / General

assembly line

19 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Cars are built on a factory floor where workers and machines add parts one after another, making production faster.

Technical Definition

An assembly line is a manufacturing process where parts are added sequentially to produce a finished vehicle efficiently.

Hear It Discussed

"[314.0s] 30,000. So they definitely did not have a plan to mass market these things. This was before Henry [320.4s] Ford and the assembly line and all that."
Why LA is the Car Capital of the World Spike's Car Radio 05:20

"[1181.3s] AndIwouldimaginethattheybothcomedownthesameassemblylineupinArlington. [1184.2s] Itlookslikeit'sanoff-roadvisualofthedoeslooklikeit,butit'snot."
Brake Fluid On Tires And Other Bad Ideas; Auto History: Speakeasy's: Big Bad GMC EV! In Wheel Time Podcast: Your Go-To Automotive Talk Show 19:41

"[1121.2s] but you make a lot more money on the expense of those economics were the same in the 1910s when [1126.3s] Ford came out with the Model T was much cheaper to develop cars than no. No, I..."
New Nissan Xterra VS Scout Traveler VS Ford Bronco VS Jeep Wrangler! | Ep. 335 TFL Car Chat 18:46