Patent ID: 6899377

Claim:
An automotive vehicle having a motive source powering a power train which is mounted to a vehicle body, said vehicle body being assembled by a joining process line from a plurality of workpieces joined into a plurality of subassemblies according to the steps of: providing a plurality of templates arranged in a predetermined alignment to form a process line, with each template being generated from a defined set of standardized task stations which are operative to perform the joining process on a workpiece of said subassemblies; fixturing the plurality of workpieces in at least one workpiece presenter provided in said task stations, said at least one workpiece presenter including a tooling plate which is removably connected and precision located on a platform of the workpiece presenter; and sequentially joining said workpieces together to form subassemblies of said body and sequentially joining said subassemblies to form said body.