Today we visited Webasto first. We started with a presentation about how the company is shifting in direction towards charging solutions. We then walked through their roof testing facilities and learned about all of the ways they test their roofs to ensure that they can function under any weather and vibrational conditions. Everyone at the company was so welcoming and excited to tell us about all that they do. I think that working in testing for a company like Webasto would be very fun because you would get to spend the entire day breaking things and then figuring out how to improve them. The building that we toured had a very clean look, with the walls being painted mostly white and everything being organized in a thought out manner.

BMW absolutely blew me away. The factory tour was incredible and the guide was so excited about teaching us about how the factory worked and what every robot and person does. We went through almost their entire assembly line and actually got to see the factory at work. I was utterly enthralled by how automated some of their processes were. We then went on the museum tour about the history of BMW. I was surprised at how open BMW was about its past, especially its hand in the Second World War. It is clear that BMW prides itself on global and internal responsibility. It takes good care of its employees in Munich through living wages, a four day work week, and 36 days of vacation per year. It also uses its influence to help solve global problems and takes stances on political issues around the world.