Modern Automotive Manufacturing

Technician A says that the production of vehicles today requires a mix of robotic and human assembly. Technician B says that most of the parts on a vehicle are pre-assembled into unit assemblies before they reach the assembly line. Who is correct?

• Technician A

• Technician B

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

Today’s modern vehicles are assembled on high-volume production lines, with robots used for many of the assembly processes, including welding seams.

• True

• False

Modern vehicles' complex systems are designed to:

• improve efficiency

• reduce emissions

• provide passenger safety

• all of the answers listed

The unibody design was first used in _______ and then spread to automobiles

• Aircraft

• Boats

• Trains

• Trucks

Advances in vehicle manufacturing technology have decreased the need for:

• large-scale parts manufacturers

• high-volume production lines

• large-scale investments

• large amounts of labor