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Narrated by Christopher Cook Country of origin United States Original language English No. of episodes70 Running time 50 minutes Production company Hoff Productions Network National Geographic Channel Release 2006 (2006 ) – November 22, 2013 (2013-11-22 ) [1]
Ultimate Factories , also known as Megafactories in non-US markets, is an American documentary television series that premiered in 2006 on the National Geographic Channel . The program explores the inner workings of factories worldwide. Each episode profiles the machinery and manpower behind each factory's main product, featuring close-ups, breakdowns, interviews, and side stories to show the sequence of events to produce the product in the factory. Hoff Productions was one of the principal producers of this highly successful series.
Episodes
As of 11 August 2013, the National Geographic Channel has broadcast the following episodes of the series:[2] [3]
Season 1 (2006–2007)
Season 2 (2007–2008)
Season 3 (2009–2010)
№
Title
Description
© Year
Original airdate
1
Lamborghini
Follows the production of the Lamborghini Murcielago SV car.
2009
Oct 1, 2009
2
Rolls-Royce
Follows the production of the Rolls-Royce Phantom car, including an insight on the company's "Bespoke" program .
2009
Oct 8, 2009
3
Camaro
Follows the production of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Synergy Special Edition car.
2009
Oct 15, 2009
4
Porsche
Follows the production of the Porsche 911 GT3 car.
2009
Oct 22, 2009
5
IKEA
Follows the production of IKEA products at its factories in Poland and Sweden.
2009
Nov 5, 2009
6
NYC Subway Car
Follows the production of the R160 subway car.
2009
Nov 12, 2009
7
Audi
Follows the production of the Audi R8 car at Neckarsulm, Germany.
2009
Mar 13, 2010
8
Chevy Volt
Follows the production of the Chevrolet Volt .
2010
Mar 25, 2010
Season 4 (2011)
Season 5 (2011-2012)
Because the season number, episode number and some of the airdates cannot be confirmed, these episodes are listed by their production / copyright year listed at the end of the credits of the show.
№
Title
Description
© Year
Original airdate
1
Aston Martin Supercar
Follows the production of the 77-only Aston Martin One-77 Supercar.
2011
Sep 4, 2011 [4]
2
BMW X3
Follows the production of the BMW X3 , a type of compact crossover SUV .
2011
Nov 1, 2011
3
Porsche Panamera
2011
Jan 7, 2012
4
Mack Truck
Follows the production of the Mack Titan , an American truck-manufacturing company .
2011
Jan 14, 2012
5
LEGO
Follows the production of LEGO .
2011
Jan 21, 2012
6
Frito Lay
Follows the making and distribution of potato chips, cheese puffs and tortilla chips at the biggest Frito Lay factory in Perry, Georgia
2011
Jan 28, 2012
7
Ford F-150
2011
Feb 4, 2012
8
Bacardi
Goes into the Bacardi manufacturing plant and explores how the famous rum is made.
2011
Feb 11, 2012
9
Ducati
Follows the production of the Ducati motorbike.
2011
Feb 18, 2012
10
Heineken
Follows the production of Heineken beer.
2011
Feb 25, 2012
11
Eurofighter
Follows the production of the Eurofighter Typhoon fighterjet.
2011
Mar 3, 2012
12
Bugatti
Follows the production of the Bugatti Veyron hypercar.
2011
Mar 31, 2012
13
MV Agusta
Follows the production of the MV Agusta F3 675 motorcycle
2011
Apr 28, 2012
14
Lotus Evora (Series 6 Ep1)
2011
Unknown
15
Williams F1 (Series 6 Ep2)
2011
Unknown
16
Guinness (Series 6 Ep4)
2011
Unknown
17
Swiss Army Knife (Series 6 Ep5)
2011
Unknown
18
The MINI (Series 7 Ep1)
The Mini Coupe
2011
Unknown
19
Michelin (Series7 Ep4)
2011
Unknown
20
Illy Coffee (Series 7 Ep7)
2011
Unknown
21
Jaguar XJ
2011
Unknown
22
Speed Rail
Alstom AGV
2011
Unknown
23
Swedish Super Car
Koenigsegg Agera
2011
Unknown
24
Super Chopper
Follows the production of the AgustaWestland AW139 outside Milan , Italy
2011
Unknown
25
Mercedes Overhaul (Series 8 Ep1)
Truck
2011
Unknown
26
Ford
Ford Mustang Shelby GT-500
2011
Unknown
27
Ferrari
Ferrari FF
2011
Unknown
28
Lamborghini
Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4
2011
Unknown
29
Piaggio
Piaggio Vespa
2011
Unknown
Season 6 (2013)
Because the season number, episode number and airdate cannot be confirmed, these episodes are listed by their production / copyright year listed at the end of the credits of the show
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Armored Troop Carrier
Iveco
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Unknown
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Wargaming
World of Tanks
?
Nov 22, 2013
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