In many instances, automotive companies wish to create both a left-hand drive and a right-hand drive version of the same vehicle. When the vehicle has relatively low sales volumes, it is imperative to reduce investment costs wherever possible. One successful - if challenging - way is by producing the instrument panel system for both versions off the same tooling. This feat was accomplished in the case of the '97 Jeep® Wrangler, saving the company approximately $7 million.
Common Tooling for Left-Hand and Right-Hand Instrument Panels
Sae Technical Papers
International Congress & Exposition ; 1997
1997-02-24
Conference paper
English
Common tooling for left-hand and right-hand instrument panels
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