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    Where was your car built ?

    The 11th Character of the VIN shows the manufacturing plant of you car:

    11th Character Meanings (Manufacturing Plant)

    A = Ingolstadt, Germany
    B = Brussels, Belgium
    C = Taipei, Taiwan
    D = Bratislava, Slovakia
    E = Emden, Germany
    G = Steyr/Graz, Austria
    H = Hannover, Germany
    J = Jakarta, Indonesia
    K = Karmann, Osnabruck Germany
    L = Leipzig, Germany
    M = Puebla, Mexico
    N = Neckarsulm, Germany
    P = Mosel, Germany
    R = Martorell, Barcelona, Spain
    S = Stuttgart, Germany
    T = Kvasiny, Czech Republic
    U = Uitenhage, South Africa
    V = Palmela, Portugal (Westmoreland, PA, USA before 1988 )
    W = Wolfsburg, Germany
    X = Poznan, Poland
    Y = Pamplona, Spain
    1 = Gyor, Hungary
    2 = Changchun, China
    4 = Curitiba, Brazil
    Last edited by The_Hawk; 21-03-2008 at 09:47 PM.
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    W = Wolfsburg, Germany...

    (Intersting to see where 03 /04 GTI Golf's were made, I heared they stopped making them in Germany after 02, where they then built in South Africa?)

    OK, who is next...
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    I've be wondering this question!

    W = Wolfsburg, Germany.



    just glad it's not 'made in china'
    Last edited by sing.song; 21-03-2008 at 10:47 PM.

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    Wicked find.

    My old cabrio was born is K = Karmann, Osnabruck Germany


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    My VR6

    W = Wolfsburg, Germany


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    My Bora was made at Wolfsburg Germany, i would have though Mexico or south africa
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    are these VIN/Characters relevant for Audi also?

    Quote Originally Posted by Sharkie View Post
    The 11th Character of the VIN shows the manufacturing plant of you car:

    11th Character Meanings (Manufacturing Plant)

    A = Ingolstadt, Germany
    B = Brussels, Belgium
    C = Taipei, Taiwan
    D = Bratislava, Slovakia
    E = Emden, Germany
    G = Steyr/Graz, Austria
    H = Hannover, Germany
    J = Jakarta, Indonesia
    K = Karmann, Osnabruck Germany
    L = Leipzig, Germany
    M = Puebla, Mexico
    N = Neckarsulm, Germany
    P = Mosel, Germany
    R = Martorell, Barcelona, Spain
    S = Stuttgart, Germany
    T = Kvasiny, Czech Republic
    U = Uitenhage, South Africa
    V = Palmela, Portugal (Westmoreland, PA, USA before 1988 )
    W = Wolfsburg, Germany
    X = Poznan, Poland
    Y = Pamplona, Spain
    1 = Gyor, Hungary
    2 = Changchun, China
    4 = Curitiba, Brazil

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    Don't think they'd be the same will do some research:

    Try some of these sites. Not all codes work.....

    Audi
    http://www.s2central.net/vindecoder.html

    VW

    http://passat.stoynev.us/misc_tech/vin.php

    http://www.abvwc.org.uk/vw_vin.htm
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    Built in Wolfsburg Germany,

    Rebuilt & refined in my shed!

    Demolished by a f#$khead idiot driver

    Maybe rebuilt again in my shed.

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    K

    I have "K"for the Karmann factory in Osnabruck, like all good cabbys

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