How many checks must a car pass before leaving the factory? We found the answer at a FAW-Volkswagen plant

The FAW-Volkswagen Foshan plant's quality control for the ID.AURA T6 runs from the materials laboratory all the way to final inspection at the end of the line. The battery pack salt-spray test lasts 42 days, seven times the 6-day national standard requirement. Vehicles that pass final inspection are also randomly sampled for an Audi audit with more than 1,500 checkpoints and a 240-minute static review. The main welding area is fully automated: KUKA industrial robots working with a Konzern frame complete one round of side-body work in 51 seconds, and RFID identification supports mixed-line production of up to 8 models.