GM Looks to Platform Engineering to Keep Costs Down

The video discusses platform engineering and its role in global vehicle production, focusing on the Chevy Cruze. It highlights the benefits of global scale and architecture, such as cost savings shared between suppliers and General Motors. The video also addresses the challenge of maintaining efficiency while allowing for market and consumer variation. Finally, it explains the consolidation of engineering activities to improve control over global architectures.

Explain the role of advanced vehicle engineering in the architecture of global vehicles.

What are the benefits of having a consolidated global architecture for vehicle manufacturing?