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> So build a Foxconn. I am waiting for the day factoryless car companies are the norm, just the same way we have fabless semiconductor companies. Imagine this
by yitchelle 11y ago
> So build a Foxconn.
I am waiting for the day factoryless car companies are the norm, just the same way we have fabless semiconductor companies.
Imagine this, a car can be designed and validated, and then the designed is sent off to a contract manufacture like Foxconn. A few months time, cars will start rolling off the production line. Conceptually, it is the same as building an iPhone, just physically bigger and has a much higher functional safety requirements.
However, I don't think I will see this in my life time or my kids' lifetime.
- mywittyname 11y agoThis happens now to a large degree. It's just not visible to people not involved in the industry. Many companies utilize excess capacity in their factories to build vehicles for other manufactures. Toyota's roll off of Subaru lines and Mazda used to produce Fords, etc. Most cars on the road share components made by the same supplier. The problem is that people grossly underestimate the complexity involved in manufacturing a car. The reason why these CEOs can get away with making such seemingly crass statements is that a lot of the things people are saying they should do, they either already do, or have been tried and didn't work.
- burgreblast 11y agoNo this doesn't happen to a large degree. The examples you cite are where existing tooling is used to manufacture a complete product. The Mazda/Ford owned assembly line can be set up for either product. There are crazy hard barriers standing in front of fabless car companies, with little benefit. Who wants to buy a car from a manufacturer with no support? Will the suppliers guarantee parts for 20 years? Or do you want to contribute to landfill problems and tell me to just get a new one?