Mercedes Tour

Yesterday, I went to Mercedes to do a tour of the factory sponsored by the university. I had to leave work early because the meeting time was at 2. I met the group of students at a bus stop. We got on a bus and stayed on it for about a half hour. We all got off as a group. We then walked over to the Mercedes facility. The main reception area was really nice. I took some photos of it. They had a really old car and a really nice new car. We then were lead to a theatre to watch a video about Mercedes. It was a mix between an advertisement and an informational video about the Bremen plant. In Bremen, they make all of a specific type of car (I think the C-Class). I think they also make SL, SLK, E-Class Coupé and the GLK there. I know the tour guide told us, but since I know nothing about cars, it kind of went in one ear and out the other. We then were given what were essentially walkie-talkies with headphones. Our tour guide was an old Irish guy. He was an interesting person. He was really interested in hearing how the Mexican students pronounced words, and he kept thinking I was Russian. He wanted to talk more about his family and have us sing than talk about the cars. We were not allowed to take pictures, so I have no pictures from inside the factory. It was an extremely efficient factory. The carriers with the parts that the workers were putting on moved with the assembly line. I thought that was very impressive. Also, there were carriers with parts that were autonomous. They followed tracks in the floor and went wherever they were told to go. I was impressed with how efficient it was. It was a very cool experience. It is hard to describe without pictures, but it was a clean, nice factory.