Full Factory Tour of the New Renault 5 Being Built!

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Renault 5 Full Factory Tour - One Car Built Every 60 seconds. In this episode Jonny Smith gets permission to film inside France's Douei eco factory that produces the new award winning R5 and other EVs as efficiently as possible. Using millions of data capture, renewable energy and recycled materials, combined with robot tech and locally sourced components the R5 factory was rebuilt in 2020 after making over 8 million retro Renaults since 1972. The first car built there? The original (now classic) Renault 5 model. Thanks for stopping by The Late Brake Show. Why not join our Patreon gang for early access to episodes and a regular blog from Jonny? https://patreon.com/TheLateBrakeShow Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelatebrakeshow Smith & Sniff is the UK's #1 automotive podcast, where Jonny and ex Top Gear and Grand Tour script editor Richard Porter chat absolute rubbish for an hour, periodically mentioning car related topics. Listen now: Website: https://smithandsniff.com/index.html Apple music: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/smith-and-sniff/id1507539214 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1vXayLsQaEsejoCtVdRpzv?si=1ZMkoiWuTrG9akz3XtyOSw Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Smith-and-Sniff/dp/B08K59D5SG?ref=d6k_applink_bb_dls&dplnkId=53f621d4-bfe4-4781-8e87-dc7bc922d62e Youtube: https://youtube.com/@smithandsniff?si=yZiWg1XVg1QcBbGt *********** Merch shop: https://thelatebrakeshow.com/shop ****** Become a Patreon supporter: https://patreon.com/TheLateBrakeShow ****** Website: http://www.thelatebrakeshow.com ****** SUBSCRIBE for a broad-church of automotive appreciation spanning EV, classic, modified and future tech. ******** Filmed and edited by Michael Douglass Thumbnail by: Matt Tarrant https://www.matttarantdesign.com **************** Jonny Smith Creative content maker, car presenter & car pervert for hire since '98 Website: http://www.carpervert.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jonnycarpervert Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/carpervert TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelatebrakeshow CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 3:51 Employee stats 4:02 Female employees 4:50 Car of Year awards 5:05 4 French factories 5:25 Built on old coal mine 6:00 BODY PANEL SHOP 6:52 Welding side panels to floorpan 7:38 Parts delivery robots 8:39 900 ROBOTS WORKING 9:03 Laser welding inside secret enclosure 10:01 Roof panel fitting 10:52 Over 3000 spot welds 11:25 Doors painted on car 12:23 400 million pieces of Data captured per day 13:57 Door construction 14:51 Just In Time production 16:05 Pre-assembled pieces 16:54 Drivetrain assembly 17:37 Shrunk the factory space and batteries assembled on site 18:35 Battery pack and suspension 19:10 MARRIAGE of drivetrain with bodyshell 20:27 Suspension mounting 21:08 Battery plant on site 21:25 New Nissan Micra platform 22:17 Dash and wiring loom 22:40 Heating and AC system 23:19 Barcode ID for each car 23:50 Carpet and sound deadening 24:13 Windscreen and glass fitting 24:57 Adjustable height work stations 26:47 Painted shell elevator 26:06 Door REMOVAL?! 26:51 Monsters Inc. hanging doors 27:34 Seats installed 28:38 Lights and crash protection 29:00 FIRST START AND DRIVE 29:39 Alpine A290 30:29 Packed and ready to deliver 30:52 BATTERY ASSEMBLY PLANT 31:32 Different battery packs 32:16 Battery test fire area 32:55 Testing battery cooling for leakage 34:54 RETRO FRENCH CAR SPOTTING 36:05 Mk1 Clio and Peugeot 205 36:55 Classic Renault Alpine V6 37:47 Ford Escort mk4 rally car 38:06 Twingo! 38:28 Channel Tunnel journey #carfactory #buildingrenault5 #alpinea290 #thelatebrakeshow #4k