How many steps are there on average to take to build a car?

Answer 1

That depends how exactly you count the "steps". Different people will probably define "steps" in different ways.In fact, I don't think that car manufacturers usually count "steps".

Note that a car manufacturer may purchase and use pre-manufactured components, which in turn take an unspecified number of "steps" to manufacture - outside of the control of the manufacturer who sells the completed car. In this case, you can be sure that the manufacturer is not concerned about the "number of steps" - what matters is how much will it cost, and how well will the component fulfill its function.

Similarly, within the main manufacturer's own factories, the number of steps is irrelevant - what matters to the manufacturer is how much it will cost, what additional resources are required to make it (for instance, factory workers, machinery), as well as - once again - how well the product will fulfill its purpose, and whether it fulfills relevant legal requirements.