Rolls, Maybach: Two remarkably different plants.

Automotive News Europe,  July, 2002  by Lewin, Tony

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Rolls-Royce and Maybach will use diametrically opposed manufacturing processes to build their new super-luxury cars.

Both the new cars will be vast, opulent, very expensive and aimed at the world's wealthiest individuals.

But BMW's new Rolls-Royce will be built in a new English plant with 350 craftsmen specializing in leather, wood, paint and painstaking construction. The Goodwood plant ships in pre-built bodies and complete engines. There's not a single welding machine in the plant.

In contrast, the Maybach is built beside the Mercedes-Benz S class at DaimlerChrysler's ...

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