Common Tooling for Left-Hand and Right-Hand Instrument Panels

970442

02/24/1997

Event
International Congress & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
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 JeepĀ® Wrangler, saving the company approximately $7 million.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/970442
Pages
6
Citation
Rose, T., and Raby, M., "Common Tooling for Left-Hand and Right-Hand Instrument Panels," SAE Technical Paper 970442, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/970442.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 24, 1997
Product Code
970442
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English