Making the Mirai: Final Assembly

The final processes before the Toyota Mirai fuel cell sedan rolls off the assembly line are the installation and assembly of the external power supply system, vehicle interior, engine bay, windshield, and rear windows. The glue used to affix the windows to the frame is 8 mm high and 12 mm wide, applied by highly skilled craftspeople at a consistent rate. This video also features the final interior trim installations, including: seats, doors, steering wheel and inverter cover. An ignition check is then performed on the vehicle before it is send for final inspection.

[CrazEy]

Comparing this to Chevrolet C7 assembly is like night and day. Toyota shows professionalism to the fullest. In the Chevrolet assembly you see people with nascar shirts, overweight, holes in their pants, objects that can scratch the paint, and etc.

[milaycastillo]

yeah, extremely satisfying! I want one!

[tjf]

Found this quite interesting to watch.  To be honest, I'm not sure how much human interaction goes into building a mass production car, whether American made or foreign.  And, yes, I realize that distinction has long been blurred.  

Drive an Acura TSX here and I know they were built in Japan.  Wonder how much hands on work went into it....

[nlpnt]

Why are you wasting this styling on a niche- not even a niche model, an experiment?

This should be the new Camry, built in the millions and sold to all comers with utterly conventional drivelines; the fuel-cell car can go ahead using an existing body.