Megafactories
Ever wonder how products in your everyday life are made? Ultimate Factories takes you behind the scenes and around the world at hightech factories to see how companies produce your favorite products.
- 2006-2013
- 7 seasons
- National Geographic Channel
- Documentary
- TV-G
Ever wonder how products in your everyday life are made? Ultimate Factories takes you behind the scenes and around the world at hightech factories to see how companies produce your favorite products.
Season 7 Episode Guide
19 Episodes 2012 - 2013
Episode 1
Ford Mustang
Thu, Nov 1, 2012
Take a rare look inside Ford's impressive Mustang factory, where four different models are made, including the super-powerful 650HP V8.
Episode 2
Ferrari FF
Thu, Nov 8, 2012
A rare look inside the Ferrari factory where they are building the new FF the first four-wheel drive Ferrari with four full-sized seats. The FF's 12-cylinder engine is one of the most powerful engines ever built at the factory in Maranello
Episode 3
Nissan GT-R
Wed, Nov 28, 2012
Visit Nissan's megafactory, where cutting-edge aerodynamics, hi-tech engineering and a handcrafted V6 engine create a mass-produced supercar.
Episode 4
Lamborghini Aventador
Thu, Nov 29, 2012
In 2011 Lamborghini launched its latest creation - the Aventador. Megafactories visits its factory in northern Italy, to follow the story of its creation from conception to launch and to witness an incredible production process.
Episode 5
Lexus LFA
Fri, Nov 30, 2012
Hand built at the LFA Works in Toyota City, Japan, this car's body is 65% carbon fibre and powered by one of the highest revving production engine on the road. At $375,000 it's one of the most luxuriously priced Japanese road cars ever.
Episode 6
Gumpert Apollo
Thu, Dec 20, 2012
The Gumpert Apollo Enraged - a $1 million street-legal racing car for the road. It's one of the fastest cars on Earth and one of the most exclusive. It's hand built in Germany, using some of the finest racing components Europe has to offer.
Episode 7
Pyrotechnics
Mon, Dec 31, 2012
Australia's Howard and Sons have been making fireworks for almost 100 years, now the reigns have been handed down to a new generation and they are breaking with tradition.
Episode 8
Michelin
Thu, Jan 24, 2013
Our story will take you inside the factories and R and D facilities for one of the largest tire companies in the world: Michelin. The company designs and manufactures everything from car and motorcycle tires to the tires on Jumbo Jets
Episode 9
Toyota Australia
Mon, Apr 8, 2013
Megafactories reveals the technology and stories behind some of the most innovative factories in the world. After manufacturing vehicles in Australia for 50 years, Toyota grew to be Australia's leading automotive company.
Episode 10
Mercedes Overhaul
Fri, Oct 18, 2013
At the world's biggest truck plant, one of motor manufacturing's oldest companies faces the challenge of gearing up for the future. Mercedes-Benz is taking a good thing - the world's best truck - and attempting to make it even better.
Episode 11
Jaguar XJ
Sun, Feb 24, 2013
Enter the Jaguar mega factory in Castle Bromwich, England as we uncover the design secrets that gave life to the new XJ.
Episode 12
Pagani Aerodynamics
Thu, Nov 7, 2013
A car worth a million Euros? Horacio Pagani has designed one. With unsurpassed power, performance and luxury, the finest possible raw materials, and every single one of its components a work of art, the Huayra is the best there is.
Episode 13
Wargaming
Fri, Nov 22, 2013
This episode of Megafactories takes us inside the largest online gaming company in the world. Players around the globe connect to state of the art game servers and turn the clocks back on history, fighting in virtual WWII battles.
Episode 14
Bugatti Veyron
Tue, Oct 13, 2026
The Bugatti Veyron easily earns the title of supercar, part automobile and part airplane. It is a modern engineering masterpiece of automotive art that flies down the road at nearly one-third the speed of sound.
Episode 15
Riva
Tue, Oct 13, 2026
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.
Episode 16
Corvette ZR1
Tue, Oct 13, 2026
A rare look inside the Corvette Mega Factory which produces the ZR1-a genuine American supercar. It is the fastest, most powerful, and most expensive Corvette ever built and it can compete against the best that Europe has to offer.
Episode 17
Technogym
Tue, Oct 13, 2026
This isn't just a megafactory, it's a village. The Technogym HQ in Cesena, Italy, boasts a convention hall, library, spa and restaurant and of course a world class fitness centre.
Episode 18
Corona
Tue, Oct 13, 2026
Explore the Corona mega-brewery in Mexico and discover how the factory operates 24 hours a day to meet the phenomenal demand for its beer.
Episode 19
Koenigsegg
Sun, Nov 10, 2013
Discover how each powerful Koenigsegg Agera is lovingly hand-built, in a Swedish factory that looks more like an art studio than a car production plant.
