Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 15:10:15 GMT From: MikeHunt2nopsamecity.com Subject: Re: Toyauto vs Slaab : bottom line
You obvious believe what you state, but I know that the facts are quite different. I suppose we just have to agree we disagree :) Mike Ray O wrote: > > <MikeHunt2nopsamcity.com> wrote in message > news:3BCC5186.6664B1FBnopsamcity.com... > > The 'that' is you can't seem to grasp the differences > between off line > > and on line assemble costs. > > > =================== > Mike, > > I agree that there are difference between off line and on > line assembly costs BUT the fact that an assembly or > subassembly is made off line does not automatically make it > more or less expensive. Some off line assemblers use more > automation so the cost is actually lower. Besides, if the > engine/trans assemblies for FWD and RWD are both made off > line, there is theoretically no cost difference in the off > line part except that on line, someone has to install a > driveshaft on a RWD vehicle. > > I don't know about other manufacturers, but I have seen 1985 > MY RWD Corolla SR5's and FWD Celicas on the same assembly > line at Toyota's Tahara plant. The hole in the floor where > the engine/trans came out had some sideways and some > fore-aft, depending on the car coming down the line. The > off line work for the 2 cars was the same. The difference > was, when a FWD Celica came by, the driveshaft installer got > a break. Since the 2 care were made on the same assembly > line, the parts made off line were the same, the same worker > worked on both cars, the difference in production costs for > the cars was parts. > Ray O
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