What the future of auto industry is like?

6. Automation

December 08, 2015, 23:36 IST
Robots will soon replace workers in auto industry. Lets have a look at what the situation is in an emerging market like India now.

Volkswagen India has 123 robots at its Pune plant while Hyundai Motor India, the subsidiary of the Korean carmaker, has 400 robots at its factory in Chennai. The entire body shop, most of the paint shop and parts of the final assembly line in these plants are now automated.

If the welding of an entire car gets completed in just 84 seconds, who will not want automation in vehicle manufacturing plants.

In Picture: Spot welding in the automotive industry in BMW factory

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