Its probably not in the same league in terms of numbers, but its impressive that the Raspberry Pi foundation just announced recently that they are now manufacturing their computers at home, in the UK, and maintaining the same retail price. So with advanced technologies and automation, plus some determination, there is something they can do. Its also revealing that the RPi foundation is non-profit so they aren't trying to maintain a bottom line.
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1925