The French brand of the Lion is already preparing the production of the new Peugeot 40. The elegant and sporty new French crossover opens assembly lines that will soon be at full capacity. For now, these are pre-production prototypes, the so-called Peugeot 408 VRS in which the latest parts and components are validated.
The production of new peugeot 408 It will start after the summer in the French factory in Mulhouse, one of the great stars and with the most experience in the manufacture of models of the French brand. However, Peugeot have chosen to build a small assembly line at the nearby Sochaux facility to produce a fleet of 200 prototypes of the new sports crossover.
Pre-production units of the 408 in which the operation of the different on-board systems will be completed, the quality of plastics, textiles and other materials, as well as the tolerance of parts. The French know that they are playing a lot with this model halfway between the 308 and the 3008, and that the estimates show a high demand as soon as the order books are opened throughout Europe. This is the main objective of a team of technicians who participate in this phase with the Peugeot 408 VRShow these special units are identified.
The keys to the pre-series of the new Peugeot 408
A manufacturing practically by hand in which only 40 people have participated and with a total of 200 units, at a rate of one for every three dayswhich is in stark contrast to the working conditions of mass production at the Mulhouse site, where 750 workers will create each unit of the new 408 in a maximum space of 7 hours. And that those of Sochaux receive all the necessary materials for the assembly, in addition to the bodies already painted and practically assembled, because the only really new parts are the rear doors, the side panels and the tailgate.
Even so, the entire exterior of the new 408 is evaluated, pointing with a few specific yellow or purple stickersand with the first five letters of the alphabet for the five categories that represent what the brand calls «Appearance Quality Index». This is the quality standard of the firm with which what is considered a failure is measured according to the following scale: the letters «A, B and C». “A” indicates an intolerable defect, with “B” for major customer dissatisfaction and “C” for what is a major manufacturing defect that draws attention.
They can even be identified by numbers, although in this case it means that it is the X version of a part that must be changed to achieve compliance with the defined specifications. A similar system is used for the technical functionality of vehicles, in what is known as «Functional Quality Index». Everything to achieve perfect exterior and interior adjustments, as well as the right calibration of all systems before going into production, where failures will already be more complicated to repair
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