I know the new 3 is being made in South Africa with output destined for the USA. With all due respect to the folks who read this board who are in .za, I would prefer that my ED 330i is made in Germany.
I've been assured by the salesman that ED cars are made in Germany ('cept for X3's which may be made by the subcontractor in Austria). But we all know how much BMW "client advisors" know about ED.
Has anyone ever gotten non-German production in an ED car? Does anyone know what BMW's production systems actually do with an ED order?
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The only BMW cars available to US customers for European delivery are cars made in Germany. The VIN will confirm production is in Germany.
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Quote: | The only BMW cars available to US customers for European delivery are cars made in Germany. The VIN will confirm production is in Germany. | You may be right about the ED cars being made in Germany, but don't assume a car with a German VIN is made in Germany. Z3's have a German VIN but are made in the US. The reason they have a German VIN is because a majority of the parts are made in Germany (then shipped to the US and assembled into a car).
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I've been assured by the salesman that ED cars are made in Germany ('cept for X3's which may be made by the subcontractor in Austria). But we all know how much BMW "client advisors" know about ED.
| He is correct. They don't ship cars from RSA to Germany just for ED. Nor do the ship cars from spartenburg to germany.
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Quote: | You may be right about the ED cars being made in Germany, but don't assume a car with a German VIN is made in Germany. Z3's have a German VIN but are made in the US. The reason they have a German VIN is because a majority of the parts are made in Germany (then shipped to the US and assembled into a car). | This is true, but the VIN in a Z3 or X5 still indicates that the car is made in the US, regardless of whether the VIN starts with 4US (US designation for Z3), 5UX (US designation for X5), or WBA (designation for BMW made in Germany). The 11th digit represents the manufacturing facility, and it is "L" on all Z3s and X5s. The L represents the Spartanburg plant.
The same applies for South African cars-- they all have the letter "N" for the plant code. The only cars made in South Africa are 325i sedans, also.
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I don't think they make Z3's at all any more.
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