Car — Factorio Production Calculator
Car is crafted in the assembling machine in 2 seconds, producing 1 per craft from 8 × Engine unit, 20 × Iron plate, 5 × Steel plate. At 60 per minute you need 4 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 1 raw resources: iron ore.
Production chain for 60 Car / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron plate | 7,020 | 374.4 | Furnace |
| Pipe | 960 | 16 | Assembling machine |
| Steel plate | 780 | 208 | Furnace |
| Engine unit | 480 | 160 | Assembling machine |
| Iron gear wheel | 480 | 8 | Assembling machine |
| Car | 60 | 4 | Assembling machine |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Iron ore | 7,020 |
Machine counts are not rounded up. Add a little headroom in game — belt throughput and inserter speed usually mean you want 5-10% more than the exact number.
Car recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 2 s | 1 | Engine unit × 8, Iron plate × 20, Steel plate × 5 |
What the whole chain needs
60 cars per minute pulls in 5 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 770 machines across 2 machine types, fed by 1 raw resource. The table above already sums demand across every branch — if copper cable is used by two recipes, you see the total, not one of them.
Belt check: the busiest input here moves 7,020 per minute, which is 7.8 of a yellow belt's 900 per minute. Above 1.0 and you need a second belt (or a faster tier) before the machines themselves become the limit.
What uses car
No base-game recipe consumes car — it is an end product. Once you build it, the chain stops here, which makes it a good target if you only want to size the sub-factory that feeds your mall.
What car is made from
- Engine unit — 8 per craft
- Iron plate — 20 per craft
- Steel plate — 5 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 cars per minute?
4 assembling machines. One at standard speed produces 15 per minute, so 60 ÷ that number is the count. The calculator above rounds nothing — add 5-10% headroom for belt and inserter losses in a real factory.
How much raw ore does car take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 7,020 iron ore per minute. Those numbers are the theoretical minimum — mining productivity research and productivity modules both reduce them.
Machine counts assume bare machines at standard speed. Recipe data comes from the game's own prototypes (PlayerCalc, Factorio 2.0 base game). Not affiliated with Wube Software.