INSIDE THE MACHINE

摘要

I don't know why many of my media colleagues hate auto factory tours. Sure, we all want to get behind the wheel and take the latest new car for a good thrash, but I've always believed you never really understand a car unless you've seen how it's made. The interaction of people, politics, and process-and the indefinable alchemy that results-is what makes a Chevy different from a Ford, a Toyota different from a Honda, a Mercedes-Benz different from a BMW. And it all comes together on the factory floor. I've lost count of the number of auto factories I've visited over the years. But I've learned something from every one of them.