Wired Magazine has published a fascinating look at one of GM’s chop shops where so-called “competitive teardowns” take place. Toyotas, Hondas, BMWs lie dismantled, their parts reduced to labels and data points. Some of the cars, like a Lexus RX 400h hybrid SUV, were purchased off the lot just a few days earlier. Radios. Seat cushions. Welds. Drive trains. Bumpers. Headliners. Every company wants to know exactly how its competitors’ cars are put together — it’s reverse-engineering to the extreme.
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