How long typically does it take to get through the factory and fully built?
I have a slot for this month..and apparently its supposed to start production any day. IM TOO DAMN IMPATIENT

 

I definitely recommend brushing up on the n00b section and this sticky in particular, as it has every nuanced detail possible: How to track your MINI

Between that thread, the Owners Lounge, Ask-MINI, and your salesperson, you'll empower yourself to be fully informed.

 

Once it goes into production and there is a VIN in the OL, how long before something shows up in the VIN Decoder? Mine went into production on 7/8 and the VIN Decoder shows nothing for the VIN.

 

Mine was completed on the 10th but didnt show up on the VIN decoder until late on the 11th. So maybe 24 hours after production is complete? Just my guess based on my recent experience.

 

Once the car is built, it will take a 7-10 day journey across the Atlantic, then distribution from port to your dealer. I guess it all depends on how far west you are!

 

I looked up my VIN and it has the production date. Does that mean production starts that date or is completed on that date? Mine had 16.07.2015.

 

I thought the factory turned out 900 cars a day. If that is true your car is built in a matter of hours.

 

It depends how long the line is.

 

I would say not that long...


"On this day in 1913, Henry Ford installs the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. His innovation reduced the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to two hours and 30 minutes"


With the bodywork being done entirely by robots assembly is likely more like 15 to 20 minutes a car. Everything happens at the same time. Did you the video someone posted on the main section of the F56's being made...very cool.

 

My main concern is I paid for a production slot this month.. It's now the middle of the month and no new updates.. Unless it literally takes the factory like 6 hours to produce the car.

Maybe I'm just impatient

 

Total time for production on a MINI is approx 36 hours. This is from the point of stamping steel to the car being tested post production.

 

20 minutes...to make your car..

 

Has anyone taken delivery of their 2016 6MT JCW yet? Mine is done but no idea when it will get on the boat. I have a feeling they are going to be held til Sept. Anyone else?

 

We will find out the actual time to build a MINI later this year. James May (formerly of Top Gear) is part of a new BBC series called 'Building Cars Live'. The series is constructed of two 90 minute episodes.

You can also refer to the Megafactories program on National Geographic where they followed the construction of a MINI Coupe.

A car will roll off the production line on average every 20 minutes (or less). Keep in mind it takes more time than 20 minutes to build (or assemble) the car. Just think of the logistics of the actual building of a car. Putting an engine together, stamping steel, painting, installing thousands of bolts, screws, fasteners, etc. This is impossible to complete in 20 minutes.