| Narrated: | Christopher Cook |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Episodes: | 70 |
| Runtime: | 50 minutes |
| Company: | Hoff Productions |
| Network: | National Geographic Channel |
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.
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.
As of 11 August 2013, the National Geographic Channel has broadcast the following episodes of the series:
| № | Title | Factories | Product location | Establish | Owner name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | Follows the production of the 599 GTB Fiorano car. | 2006 | |||
| 2 | Follows the production of the M1 Abrams main battle tank. | 2006 | ||||
| 3 | Follows the production of the Harley-Davidson V-Rod motorcycle. | 2006 | ||||
| 4 | Budweiser | Follows the production of Budweiser beer. | 2007 | |||
| 5 | Follows the production of the Model 387 truck at the Peterbilt factory in Denton, Texas. | 2006 | ||||
| 6 | Follows the production of the STS combine harvester. | 2006 | ||||
| 7 | Follows the production of the Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter at the Boeing factory. | 2006 |
| № | Title | Description | © Year | Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Follows the production of the BMW Z4 car. | 2007 | |||
| 2 | Follows the production of the Corvette Z06 car. | 2007 | |||
| 3 | Follows the production of the Winnebago motor homes, a type of recreational vehicle (RV). | 2007 | |||
| 4 | Follows the production of the Caterpillar 797B. | 2007 | |||
| 5 | Megafactories episode name: "High-Speed Delivery". Follows the working of Worldport, worldwide air hub for United Parcel Service. | 2007 | |||
| 6 | Follows the production of a Pierce Manufacturing fire truck. | 2007 | |||
| 7 | 2008 | Unknown |
| № | Title | Description | © Year | Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Follows the production of the Lamborghini Murcielago SV car. | 2009 | |||
| 2 | Follows the production of the Rolls-Royce Phantom car, including an insight on the company's "Bespoke" program. | 2009 | |||
| 3 | Follows the production of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Synergy Special Edition car. | 2009 | |||
| 4 | Follows the production of the Porsche 911 GT3 car. | 2009 | |||
| 5 | Follows the production of IKEA products at its factories in Poland and Sweden. | 2009 | |||
| 6 | Follows the production of the R160 subway car. | 2009 | |||
| 7 | Follows the production of the Audi R8 car at Neckarsulm, Germany. | 2009 | |||
| 8 | Follows the production of the Chevrolet Volt. | 2010 |
| № | Title | Description | © Year | Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Follows the production of the third generation Dodge Challenger. | 2010 | |||
| 2 | Follows the production of the Maserati GranTurismo. | 2010 | |||
| 3 | Follows the production of the 2010 Dodge Viper. | 2010 | |||
| 4 | Follows the production of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. | 2010 | |||
| 5 | Follows the production of the Bentley Mulsanne. | 2010 | |||
| 6 | Follows the production of Jack Daniel's Old No. 7. | 2010 | |||
| 7 | Follows the production of Coca-Cola. | 2010 |
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 | [1] | |
| 2 | Follows the production of the BMW X3, a type of compact crossover SUV. | 2011 | [2] | ||
| 3 | 2011 | ||||
| 4 | Follows the production of the Mack Titan, an American truck-manufacturing company. | 2011 | |||
| 5 | Follows the production of LEGO. | 2011 | |||
| 6 | 2011 | ||||
| 7 | 2011 | ||||
| 8 | Goes into the Bacardi manufacturing plant and explores how the famous rum is made. | 2011 | |||
| 9 | Follows the production of the Ducati motorbike. | 2011 | |||
| 10 | Follows the production of Heineken beer. | 2011 | |||
| 11 | Follows the production of the Eurofighter Typhoon fighterjet. | 2011 | |||
| 12 | Follows the production of the Bugatti Veyron hypercar. | 2011 | |||
| 13 | 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) | 2011 | Unknown | ||
| 19 | Michelin (Series7 Ep4) | 2011 | Unknown | ||
| 20 | Illy Coffee (Series 7 Ep7) | 2011 | Unknown | ||
| 21 | 2011 | Unknown | |||
| 22 | 2011 | Unknown | |||
| 23 | Swedish Super Car | 2011 | Unknown | ||
| 24 | Super Chopper | 2011 | Unknown | ||
| 25 | Mercedes Overhaul (Series 8 Ep1) | Truck | 2011 | Unknown | |
| 26 | Ford Mustang Shelby GT-500 | 2011 | Unknown | ||
| 27 | 2011 | Unknown | |||
| 28 | 2011 | Unknown | |||
| 29 | 2011 | Unknown |
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) | 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 | 2012 | Unknown | |||
| 9 | 2012 | Unknown | |||
| 10 | 2012 | Unknown | |||
| 11 | 2012 | Unknown | |||
| 12 | 2012 | ||||
| 13 | 2012 |
| ? | Armored Troop Carrier | Iveco | ? | Unknown | |
| ? | Wargaming | World of Tanks | ? |
Kirby Garlitos from Top Speed said, because the show has featured exotic vehicles, it has always been a hot ticket.