The WORST episodes of Ultimate Factories
Every episode of Ultimate Factories ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Ultimate Factories!
Ultimate Factories also known as Megafactories 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. It also airs in non-US markets as Megafactories.
#1 - Piaggio Vespa
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/10/2012
It would not be too much of an exaggeration to say that Corrandino D'Ascanio's easy-to-ride, easy-to-maintain scooter design put post-war Italy on two wheels. Look at the factory where the same basic design cranks off the assembly line.
#2 - Chevy Volt
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/25/2010
The soon-to-be-released Chevy Volt electric car just might redefine the automotive world: It can go from 0 to 60 in less than nine seconds, hit a top speed of 100 miles per hour and is good for 40 miles of zero-emission, pure electric driving. Our cameras got rare behind-the-scenes access to the preproduction factory for this revolutionary vehicle. AKA Megafactories: Chevy Volt, this seems to have only aired in the UK
#3 - Dodge Challenger
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/3/2011
The Season 4 opener spotlights the 2011 Dodge Challenger. The hour includes a tour of an assembly plant in Canada and a Mexican factory, where its famed Hemi engine is built.
#4 - Armoured Car
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/26/2009
They are a must if you are a world leader, but now even mums are starting to use them. Discover how cars are modified for maximum protection. Actually, this is "Science of Armored Cars", an "Inside"-episode, but it was shown on NatGeo UK as part of Megafactories.
#5 - Jaguar XJ
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/24/2011
With a 75-year legacy of jaw-dropping design to protect, find out how space-age techniques borrowed from the aerospace industry aid the construction of the brand new XJ in the car firm's futuristic Castle Bromwich plant.
#6 - Lotus Evora
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/8/2012
Norfolk isn't an obvious choice for a megafactory, but the rural county has been home to Lotus since 1966. Join CEO Dany Bahar as he unveils plans for their latest super car: the Evora.
#7 - Williams F1 Car
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/15/2012
With unprecedented access to the Williams F1 futuristic development factory, we reveal the ins and outs of the phenomenal FW33 F1 Car.
#8 - BMW X3
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2011
A BMW plant in South Carolina is visited for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the X3 in the Season 5 opener.
#9 - Ford F-150
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/4/2012
The building of a Ford F-150 is documented at the Dearborn Truck Plant in Michigan, which churns out more than 1200 trucks a day
#10 - Michelin
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2013
Designing tyres for everything from cars and motorcycles to jumbo jets and the space shuttle, Michelin’s latest goal is to create a new tyre that will increase fuel mileage for cars.
#11 - Tata Nano
Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/10/2012
Sir Ratan Tata is a man on a mission: to make India's roads safer by getting people off motorbikes and into the world's cheapest car - the Tata Nano.
#12 - Pyrotechnics
Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/31/2012
Australia's Howard and Sons have been making fireworks for almost 100 years, now the reigns have been handed down and they are breaking with tradition.
#13 - Illy Coffee
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/25/2012
Learn how the Italian company use cutting-edge technology to produce 37,500kg of coffee a day, and export to 140 countries worldwide.
#14 - Extreme Roller Coaster
Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/28/2012
The 'Giant Inverted Boomerang' roller coaster currently has only 5 installations in the world and speeds riders to over 100 kph over loops, drops and banks. This episode follows the construction of this roller coaster at the Jinjiang Action Park, Shanghai China.
#15 - Ferrari FF
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/22/2012
#16 - Riva Yachts
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2013
A visit to one of the most famous motor yacht shipyards in Europe reveals how Riva builds its famous craft and how the brand has successfully expanded production into the superyacht market.
#17 - Toyota Australia
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/8/2013
Toyota Australia has just revealed a new state-of-the-art engine plant built to produce AR hybrid engines for local and export markets, one of only five engine plants of its kind. But getting there was no mean feat - and National Geographic Channel was there to capture the journey.
#18 - MV Agusta
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/28/2012
#19 - Aston Martin One-77
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/2011
#20 - Bugatti Veyron
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/31/2012
#21 - Nissan GT-R
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/28/2012
Visit Nissan's megafactory, where cutting-edge aerodynamics, hi-tech engineering and a handcrafted V6 engine create a mass-produced supercar.
#22 - Hero Motorcycles
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/10/2012
Explore Hero MotoCorp's, factory, which is the world's largest motorcycle manufacturing company.
#23 - Iveco HMV
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/28/2012
Let's go to Bolzano and find out how Iveco vehicles are made, used for military and civil protection purposes. The latest product is the Multi-role Light Tactical Vehicle.
