Volkswagen Phaeton 2003 Manual page 9

Logistics
An automated system guides baskets
containing the individual components used
for the assembly of each vehicle through
the factory. Each basket accompanies its
corresponding vehicle throughout the
assembly stage. This reduces wasted
motion during assembly.
The chassis for a specific vehicle, including
the engine, transmission and exhaust
system, and the corresponding body are
simultaneously assembled on different
floors. These major subassemblies are then
transported in glass elevators to a different
level, where they are joined into a complete
vehicle and the final assembly process
takes place.
Once the manufacturing process has been
completed, each Phaeton is once again
placed on the overlapping conveyor belt
before receiving its finishing touches and
its final check.
Delivery
An exclusive automobile cries out for the
appropriate stage-management of its
delivery. Customers are the center of
attention in the transparent factory's
emotionally and technologically impressive
discovery area.
Potential Phaeton owners are treated to a
birds-eye view of production via live video
image during a Virtual Production Tour.
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