Why I love... CAR FACTORIES

Heading into BMW’s factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the tour guide asked if it was my first time in a car factory. Errr, no. Working for Autocar, I've spent a fair chunk of time donning ill-fitting high-viz jackets and other safety kit before traipsing through all manner of industrial facilities. The guide nodded, then asked: “Do you ever get bored of them?” I wasn’t being polite when I answered: “Absolutely not.”

- BY JAMES ATTWOOD

Seriously, what’s not to love about a car factory? Car plants are mindbogglingly complex, vast operations, and no matter how many times you see one, it gives you fresh appreciation for this industry's brilliance. Watching a car being assembled by a combination of humans and robots as it ceaselessly snakes its way along a twisting, turning production line is a reminder of how complex such machines are.