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 explored 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.

History National Geographic Megafactories was also broadcast under the name Ultimate Factories in the United States. The show was an hour long television program and they featured a variety of factories. National Geographic's camera crews were able to get raw footage for a one hour program in seven days.

Episodes As of 11 August 2013, the National Geographic Channel has broadcast the following episodes of the series:

Season 1 (2006–2007) № Title Factories Product location Establish Owner name 1 Ferrari Follows the production of the 599 GTB Fiorano car. 2006 2 M-1 Tank Follows the production of the M1 Abrams main battle tank. 2006 3 Harley-Davidson Follows the production of the Harley-Davidson V-Rod motorcycle. 2006 4 Budweiser Follows the production of Budweiser beer. 2007 5 Peterbilt Follows the production of the Model 387 truck at the Peterbilt factory in Denton, Texas. 2006 6 John Deere Follows the production of the STS combine harvester. 2006 7 Apache Helicopter Follows the production of the Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter at the Boeing factory. 2006

Season 2 (2007–2008) № Title Description © Year Original airdate 1 BMW Follows the production of the BMW Z4 car. 2007 2 Corvette Follows the production of the Corvette Z06 car. 2007 3 Winnebago Follows the production of the Winnebago motor homes, a type of recreational vehicle (RV). 2007 4 Caterpillar Follows the production of the Caterpillar 797B. 2007 5 UPS Worldport Megafactories episode name: "High-Speed Delivery". Follows the working of Worldport, worldwide air hub for United Parcel Service. 2007 6 Fire Trucks Follows the production of a Pierce Manufacturing fire truck. 2007 7 Armoured Cars Follows the production of armored civilian and law-enforcement vehicles at Alpine Armoring in Chantilly, Virginia.2008 Unknown

Season 3 (2009–2010) № Title Description © Year Original airdate 1 Lamborghini Follows the production of the Lamborghini Murcielago SV car. 2009 2 Rolls-Royce Follows the production of the Rolls-Royce Phantom car, including an insight on the company's "Bespoke" program. 2009 3 Camaro Follows the production of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Synergy Special Edition car. 2009 4 Porsche Follows the production of the Porsche 911 GT3 car. 2009 5 IKEA Follows the production of IKEA products at its factories in Poland and Sweden. 2009 6 NYC Subway Car Follows the production of the R160 subway car. 2009 7 Audi Follows the production of the Audi R8 car at Neckarsulm, Germany. 2009 8 Chevy Volt Follows the production of the Chevrolet Volt. 2010

Season 4 (2011) № Title Description © Year Original airdate 1 Dodge Challenger Follows the production of the third generation Dodge Challenger. 2010 2 Maserati Follows the production of the Maserati GranTurismo. 2010 3 Dodge Viper Follows the production of the 2010 Dodge Viper. 2010 4 Mercedes-Benz Follows the production of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. 2010 5 Bentley Follows the production of the Bentley Mulsanne. 2010 6 Jack Daniel's Follows the production of Jack Daniel's Old No. 7. 2010 7 Coca-Cola Follows the production of Coca-Cola. 2010

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 Radio Times, Sunday 4 September 2011, p.61 (BBC Worldwide / BBC Magazines) 2 BMW X3 Follows the production of the BMW X3, a type of compact crossover SUV. 2011 3 Porsche Panamera 2011 4 Mack Truck Follows the production of the Mack Titan, an American truck-manufacturing company. 2011 5 LEGO Follows the production of LEGO. 2011 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 7 Ford F-150 2011 8 Bacardi Goes into the Bacardi manufacturing plant and explores how the famous rum is made. 2011 9 Ducati Follows the production of the Ducati motorbike. 2011 10 Heineken Follows the production of Heineken beer. 2011 11 Eurofighter Follows the production of the Eurofighter Typhoon fighterjet. 2011 12 Bugatti Follows the production of the Bugatti Veyron hypercar. 2011 13 MV Agusta Follows the production of the MV Agusta F3 675 motorcycle 2011 14 Lotus Evora (Series 6 Ep1) 2011 Unknown 15 Williams F1 (Series 6 Ep2) 2011 Unknown 16 Guinness beer (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 AgustaWestlandAW139 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 № Title Description © Year Original airdate 1 EA Sports: FIFA 12 (Series 6 Ep3 ) 2012 Unknown 2 Boeing 747 (Series7 Ep2) 2012 Unknown 3 Learjet (Series7 Ep3) Follows the production of the $14 million Learjet 60XR 2012 Unknown 4 Pyrotechnics (Series 7 Ep5) 2012 Unknown 5 Tata Nano (Series7 Ep6 ) 2012 Unknown 6 Corvette ZR1 (Series 7 Ep8 ) 2012 Unknown 7 Extreme Roller Coaster (Series 7 Ep9 ) 2012 Unknown 8 Pagani Pagani Huayra 2012 Unknown 9 Porsche Porsche 911 2012 Unknown 10 Tesla Model S 2012 Unknown 11 Lexus Lexus LFA 2012 Unknown 12 Nissan Nissan GT-R 2012 13 Gumpert Apollo 2012 ? Armored Troop Carrier Iveco ? Unknown ? Wargaming World of Tanks ?

Reception Kirby Garlitos from Top Speed said, because the show has featured exotic vehicles, it has always been a hot ticket.

See also Mega Builders

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