autoevolution
 

Dacia Sandero How It's Made: Hammer It until It Fits

Somewhere in Eastern Europe, in a country called Romania, there's a small city called Mioveni. Most of the people who live in Mioveni (let's call them... Miovenians) work in a not so small factory called Dacia. You know, the sensation brand owned by Renault which in 2009 managed to top the sales chart in Germany, the traditional playground of giants Daimler, BMW, Audi, Volkswagen and so on.

It's only obvious the world is now curious how does Dacia succeed with its low cost models in an international market up until now not so low cost-orientated? What secret manufacturing techniques do the Miovenians use when building from scratch these four-wheeled wonders called Logan, Sandero and, most recently, Duster?

Well, unfortunately, we have no idea how the people in the Mioveni plant work. But we do know the Sandero is being build in a Sandero plant somewhere in Russia. And boy, do they make them...

Forget about all the robots used in today's factories. Forget about computers, lasers, a well thought out manufacturing scheme. Just use the guy in the video below, his correcting hammer, a bit of to-the-millimeter-precise eye measurements and the super-hand as a deformation detection mechanism.

The unknown "engineer" in the video show below is, luckily, only working on the doors of the damn thing. We dread to imagine how other Dacia-Renault engineers work on the electric wiring, brakes or steering column.

Enjoy the video. If it becomes boring, endure a little longer. The final scene, when the guy bends the door to make it seat right, is a masterpiece.

If you liked the article, please follow us:  Google News icon Google News Youtube Instagram X (Twitter)
About the author: Daniel Patrascu
Daniel Patrascu profile photo

Daniel loves writing (or so he claims), and he uses this skill to offer readers a "behind the scenes" look at the automotive industry. He also enjoys talking about space exploration and robots, because in his view the only way forward for humanity is away from this planet, in metal bodies.
Full profile

 

Would you like AUTOEVOLUTION to send you notifications?

You will only receive our top stories