Find the car's country of manufacture

Finding the car's country of manufacture: When the same model is produced in several places in the world - and not always in the same place every year - it is not easy to know. Find out where your car is manufactured!

Where the electric cars are manufactured

Posted by Terje Bjørnstad
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When the same model is produced in several places in the world - and not always in the same place every year - it is not easy to know. Find out where your electric car is manufactured!

 

Don't forget the batteries!

The batteries form a significant part of the electric car. In value, it can be as much as a third. A German car with Chinese batteries is strictly speaking not quite German. The world's largest suppliers of batteries to the automotive industry are China's CATL and LG Chem from South Korea. LG Chem has established a large production plant in Poland and is building a similar plant in the USA. Besides LG Chem, batteries are produced in the following European battery manufacturers: PowerCo (Volkswagen), Saft (Stellantis) and Northvolt (Volvo). Car manufacturers rarely state where they get the battery cells from at any given time. Therefore, the information below about which country the batteries originate from may become out of date in a short time.

Sources

The information only applies to cars produced from 2023 to March 2024 and brought into Norway via official import channels (not parallel imports). As sources are the following:
- VIN numbers from cars sold on Finn.no from brand dealers.
- Press releases from car manufacturers.
- The production plants' websites.
- Newspaper reviews and news relating to car production.
- Wikipedia.
- World EVs 10/2021 from Cleanfi Oy.
- Newspaper reviews and news related to batteries.

 

Audi
Batteries - South Korea and Poland (LG Chem)
Q4 e-tron – Zwickau, Germany
Q8 e-tron – Brussels, Belgium
e-tron – Brussels, Belgium
e-tron GT – Heilbronn, Germany

BMW
Batteries - South Korea and China (CATL)
i4 – Munich, Germany
i5 – Dingolfing, Germany
i7 – Dingolfing, Germany
iX – Dingolfing, Germany
iX1 – Regensburg, Germany
iX3 – Graz, Austria

BYD
Batteries - China
Han – Shenzhen, China
T3 – Changsha, China
Tang – Changsha, China

Citroen
Batteries - China (CATL) and Germany (Saft)?
Berlingo - Vigo, Spain
e-C4 – Villaverde, Spain
e-C4 X – Villaverde, Spain
Jumpy – Luton, UK
Spacetourer – Luton, UK

Cupra
Batteries - Poland (LG Chem)
Born – Zwickau, Germany

DS
Batteries - China
3 – Poissy, France
3 Crossback – Poissy, France

 

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Fiat
Battery - South Korea
500e – Mirafiori, Turin, Italy

Ford
Batteries - Poland (LG Chem)
Mustang Mach-e – Cuautitlán, Mexico
e-Transit – Otosan, Turkey

Honda
Batteries - China
e – Yorii, Japan
e:Ny1 – Wuhan, China

Hongqi
batteries - China
E-HS9 – Changchun, China

Hyundai
Batteries - South Korea (SK Innovation)
Ioniq5 – Ulsan, South Korea
Ioniq6 – Asan, South Korea
Kona – Nošovice, Czech Republic

JAC
Batteries - China
E-JS4 – Hefei, China

Jaguar
Batteries - South Korea
I-Pace – Graz, Austria

Jeep
Batteries – ?
Avenger – Tychy, Poland

KIA
Batteries - South Korea (SK Innovation)
e-Niro – Hwasung, South Korea
EV6 – Hwasung, South Korea
EV9 – Gwangmyeong, South Korea
Soul – Gwangju, South Korea

 

Lexus RZ – based on the Toyota BZ4X.

Lexus
Batteries - China
RZ – Aishi, Japan
UX – Miyawaka,, Japan

Maxus
Batteries - China
Euniq5 – Wuxi, China
T90 – Wuxi, China

Mazda
Batteries - China
MX-30 - Hiroshima, Japan

Mercedes-Benz
Batteries - China (CATL and AESC for eCitan?)
eCitan – Maubeuge, France
EQA – Rastatt, Germany
EQB – Kecskemét, Hungary
EQC – Bremen, Germany
EQE – Bremen, Germany
EQE SUV – Sindelfingen, Germany
EQS – Sindelfingen, Germany
EQS SUV – Sindelfingen, Germany

MG
Batteries - China (CATL)
MG4 – Ningde, China
MG5 – Nanjing, China
ZS – Zhengzhou, China

 

The Mini Cooper SE is produced in Oxford

MINI
Batteries - China
Cooper SE – Oxford, UK (-2023)
Cooper SE – Jiangsu, China (from 2024)

NIO
Batteries - China (CATL)
ES8 – Hefei, China
ET5 – Hefei, China
ET7 – Hefei, China

Nissan
Batteries - China (AESC)
Ariya – Kaminokawa, Japan
Leaf – Sunderland, UK
Townstar – Maubeuge, France

Opel
Batteries - Germany (Saft) and China (CATL)
Astra – Rüsselheim, Germany
Corsa - Zaragoza, Spain
Combo - Vigo, Spain
Mocha – Poissy, France
Vivaro – Luton, UK

Peugeot
Batteries - China (CATL) and Germany (Saft)
2008 – Vigo, Spain
208 – Trnava, Slovakia (VIN11* W=Poissy, France)
Rifts - Vigo, Spain
Traveler - Luton, UK
Expert – Luton, UK

Polestar
Batteries - China
2 – Luqiao, China

Porsche
Batteries - South Korea (LG Chem)
Taycan (all variants) – Stuttgart, Germany

Seres
Batteries - China
3 – Chongqing, China
5 – Chongqing, China

Skoda
Batteries - South Korea, Poland (LG Chem)
Enyaq – Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic

Subaru
Batteries - China
Solterra – Aichi, Japan

Tesla
Batteries - China (Model 3 and Y after 2020.09)
Model 3 - Shanghai, China (VIN11* F=Fremont, USA)
Model E – Fremont, USA
Model S – Fremont, USA
Model Y – Berlin, Germany (VIN11* C=Shanghai, China)

Toyota
Batteries - China and Germany (Proace?)
Proace – Luton, UK
Proace City – Vigo, Spain
Proace Verso – Luton, UK
BZ4X – Aichi, Japan

Volkswagen
Batteries - Poland (LG Chem)
Crafter – Września, Poland
ID.Buzz – Hannover, Germany
ID.3 – Zwickau, Germany
ID.4 – Emden, Germany
ID.5 – Zwickau, Germany
ID.7 – Emden, Germany

Volvo
Batteries - China and Finland (Northvolt)
EX30 – Zhangjiakou, China
C40 – Ghent, Belgium
XC40 – Luqiao, China (VIN11* 2=Gent, Belgium)

Voyah
Batteries - China
Free – Wuhan, China

XPeng
Batteries - CALB, China
G3i – Zhengzhou, China
G9 – Guangzhou, China
P7 – Zhaoqing, China

Xpeng G9 Performance

 
*) VIN11 is the 11th position on the car's VIN (Vehicle Identification Number). If you can't find the number on the car, you can look up on vegvesen.no
 

Surprises?

terjes cars
 
We get the Tesla Model Y from Tesla's new factory in Berlin, while the Model 3 is still shipped from China. The new Volvo EX30 is produced in China and production of the XC40 has been moved from Europe to China.

 

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Where is your car manufactured?

Where your car is manufactured

Posted by Terje Bjørnstad

The VIN number tells the car's origin.

 

the car is manufactured
If you order a new Peugeot 208 today, it comes from Slovakia.
You can find out where the car was manufactured by analyzing the VIN number (Vehicle Identification Number), which is visible at the bottom left of the windscreen. The first digit is a code for the country of manufacture. It is often of little help, as many car manufacturers retain the parent company's country code, despite the fact that the car is produced in a completely different place on the globe. Then you have to find out what is hidden behind the number 11. It is an internal code for the production plant.

Peugeot 208, is currently produced at no less than three different European factories. I check VIN numbers on new cars in Norway and find out that they are manufactured in Slovakia. Previously, 208 was taken in from one of the French factories.

Can it be profitable to produce the same car brand at several factories within small Europe?

Take for example Opel Astra. Norway receives cars from the Ellesmere plant, UK, which produces Vauxhalls for the British. On Finn.no, I found a parallel-imported Astra that was produced at a brand new Opel factory in Gliwice, Poland. They produce for the German market. If I could choose, I would choose the same factory that supplies cars to the Germans. Few customers are more critical than In .

The Nissan Leaf is another car model that is imported to Norway from the UK. But many cars are brought in from the USA as parallel imports. I checked a few of them and they are all made in the USA. Nissan in Mexico also produces the Leaf. I don't rule out that Mexican Leafs can find their way here. It may not matter that much, but it's nice to know.

Old prejudices do not apply.

Former East Bloc countries have completely different conditions for the car industry today than in the seventies. Here you will now find the newest factories in Europe. Maybe the best. China is on the rise as a car nation. Forget the domestic models, - scrap we are unlikely to see in Europe. But did you know that Geely's brand new Volvo factory in Chengdu, China produces the S60 for export, including to the US? These cars are hardly inferior to those produced in Europe. The Swedes at the factory take care of that. But be aware that no one will ever inform us that the Volvo in the showroom is made in China.

The truth can be found in the car's VIN number.

Here you can see where new cars are manufactured

The list of production locations is compiled by analyzing the VIN number of the latest cars for sale on Finn.no. Cars from both dealers and parallel imports have been selected. The purpose is to show where Norwegian cars originate from.

the car is manufactured
Astras for Norway come from England, while the Germans get their Astras from a brand new factory in Poland.
Alfa Romeo
Giulietta – Cassino, Italy
Giulia – Cassino, Italy

Audi
A1 1st generation – Brussels, Belgium
A1 after 2019 – Martorell, Barcelona, ​​Spain
A3 – Ingolstadt, Germany
A4 – Ingolstadt, Germany
A4 Allroad – Ingolstadt, Germany
A5 – Ingolstadt, Germany
A6 – Neckarsulm, Germany
A6 Allroad – Neckarsulm, Germany
A7 – Neckarsulm, Germany
A8 – Neckarsulm, Germany
Q2 – Ingolstadt, Germany
Q3 – Martorell, Barcelona, ​​Spain
Q5 – Ingolstadt, Germany
Q7 – Bratislava, Slovakia
R8 – Neckarsulm, Germany
e-tron (electric car) – Brussels, Belgium

BMW (updated as of 07.02.2019)
I3 – Leipzig, Germany
I8 – Leipzig, Germany
X1 – Nedcar, Born, Netherlands
X2 – Regensburg, Germany
X3 – Rosslyn, South Africa
X4 – Spartanburg, USA
X5 – Spartanburg, USA
X6 – Greer, South Carolina, USA
1 Series – Leipzig, Germany
2 Series – Leipzig, Germany
Series 3 – Munich (A), Germany
3 Series Touring – Munich (K), Germany
5 Series – Munich, Germany

Citroen
C-Zero – Mizushima, Japan
C1 – Kolin, Czech Republic
C3 – Poissy, France
C3 Picasso – Trnava, Slovakia
C3 Aircross – Zaragoza, Spain
C4 – Mulhouse, France
C4 Cactus – Madrid, Spain
C4 Picasso – Vigo, Spain
C4 Aircross – Mizushima, Japan
C5 – Rennes, France
Berlingo - Vigo, Spain

Dacia
Duster – Mioveni, Romania

Fiat
500 – Tychy, Poland
500C – Tychy, Poland
500L – Kragujevac, Serbia
500X – Melfi, Italy
Talento – Sandouville, France

Ford (updated as of 09.11.2018)
KA – Tychy, Poland
KA+ – India
Fiesta – Cologne, Germany
Ecosport – Hermosillo, Mexico
Focus – Saarlouis, Germany (also from 2019)
Focus Electric - If VIN starts with W: Saarlouis, Germany. If VIN starts with 1: Michigan, USA
Kuga – Valencia, Spain
Mondeo – Valencia, Spain
S-max – Valencia, Spain
Edge – Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Mustang – Flat Rock, Michigan, USA
Mustang Mach-E – Mexico
Ranger – Johannesburg, South Africa (from 2011. If VIN number 1 is M, the car is manufactured in Rayong, Thailand).

Honda
HR-V – Mexico
Civic - UK
Jazz - El Salto, Mexico (but produced all over the world, including the UK).

Hyundai
I10 – Izmit, Turkey
I20 – Izmit, Turkey
I30 – Czech Republic
I40 – Korea
Ioniq – Korea
Ix20 – Czech Republic
Tucson – Czech Republic

Isuzu
D-Max – Thailand

Jeep
Renegade – Melfi, Italy
Wrangler – Toledo, Ohio, USA
Compass – Toledo, Ohio, USA
Cherokee – Toledo, Ohio, USA

Kia
Cee'd – Zilina, Slovakia
Niro - Korea
Picanto - Korea
Optima - Korea

Lexus
CT200h – Kyushu, Japan
IS300h – Tahara, Japan
LC500h – Motomashi, Japan
LS500h – Tahara, Japan
RC300h – Tahara, Japan
NX300h – Kyushu, Japan
RX450h – Kyushu, Japan, possibly Cambridge, Canada (VIN number 11 is C)

Maxus
EV80 – Shanghai, China

Mazda
2 – Mexico
3 – Hofu, Japan
6 – Hofu, Japan
CX-3 – Hofu, Japan
CX-5 – Hiroshima, Japan
MX-5 - Hiroshima, Japan

Mercedes-Benz
A-Class – Rastatt, Germany
B-Class – Rastatt, Germany
C-Class – Bremen, Germany
E-Class – Sindelfingen, Germany
GLA – Rastatt, Germany
GLC – Bremen, Germany
CLE – Sindelfingen, Germany

MG
ZS – Zhengzhou‎, China

Mini
One and Cooper – Nedcar, Born, Netherlands
Countryman – Nedcar, Born, Netherlands

Mitsubishi
Space Star – Laem Chabang, Thailand
i-Miev – Mizushima, Japan
Outlander – Okazaki, Japan
Eclipse Cross PHEV – Okazaki, Japan

Nissan
Juke - UK
Leaf (new and old model) - Sunderland, UK (VIN begins with "SJN") possibly Nissan USA, Smyrna, Tennessee (VIN beginning with "1N") or Nissan Japan (VIN beginning with "JN").
Note - UK
Pulsar - Spain
Qashqai - UK
e-NV200 – Barcelona, ​​Spain
NV300 – Sandouville, France

Opel
Adam – Eisenach, Germany
Corsa – Figueruelas, Zaragoza, Spain (Also applies to 2020- including Corsa-e).
Astra – Ellesmere, UK (VIN digit no. 11 is 8), or Gliwice, Poland (G) parallel import
Insignia – Rüsselheim, Germany
Mocha - Zaragoza, Spain
Crossland X – Zaragoza, Spain
Vivaro – Luton, UK

Peugeot
108 – Kolin, Czech Republic
208 – Trnava, Slovakia (VIN digit 11 is T), – Poissy, France (W) or Mulhouse, France (Y)
308 – Sochaux, France
508 – From 2018: Mulhouse, France – Before 2018: Rennes, France
2008 – Mulhouse, France
3008 – Sochaux, France
4008 – Mizushima, Japan
5008 – From 2017: Rennes, France – Before 2017: Sochaux, France

Renault
Zoe – Flins, France
Clio – Flins, France
Captur - Valladolid, Spain
Talisman – Douai, France5
Kangoo – Maubeuge, France
Trafic – Sandouville, France

Saab
9-3 5-d, 4-d and stv – Trollhättan
9-3 convertible – Graz, Austria (from 2004) – Valmet/Finland (1998-2003)

Seat
All models – Martorell, Catalonia, Spain

Skoda
Citigo – Bratislava, Slovakia
Fabia – Solomonovo, Ukraine (close to the border with Slovakia and Hungary)
Rapid Spaceback – Mladà Boleslav, Czech Republic
Octavia – Mladà Boleslav, Czech Republic
Superb – Vrschlabi, Czech Republic

the car produced
The Volvo S60 has become a new export item from Geely's Volvo factory in China.

Subaru
Impreza – Fuji Heavy Industries, Japan
Levorg – Fuji Heavy Industries, Japan
BRZ – Fuji Heavy Industries, Japan
Forester - Fuji Heavy Industries, Japan

Suzuki
Ignis – Suzuki Motor Corp., Japan
Swift – Magyar Suzuki, Hungary
SX4 S-Cross – Magyar Suzuki, Hungary

Tesla
Model 3 – (-06.2021) Fremont, California, USA. (07.2021-) Shanghai, China
Model Y - Shanghai, China
Model S – Fremont, California, USA
Model X – Fremont, California, USA

Toyota
Aygo – Kolin, Czech Republic
Yaris – Onnaing-Valenciennes, France
Auris - UK
Corolla (2019-) – UK
Avensis – UK
Prius - Japan
Prius +Seven – Japan
RAV4 – Japan
Land Cruiser - Japan

Germany
If you buy a used Leaf, you should check where it was manufactured. Lots of parallel imports.

Volkswagen
Up! and e-Up! – Bratislava, Slovakia
Polo – Pamplona, ​​Spain
Golf – Wolfsburg, Germany
Golf Alltrack – Mosel, Germany
Golf Sportsvan – Wolfsburg, Germany
ID.3 – Zwickau, Germany
ID.4 – Zwickau, Germany
Passat – Emden, Germany
Passat Alltrack – Emden, Germany
T-Roc – Quinta do Anjo, Portugal
Tiguan – Wolfsburg, Germany
Touran – Bratislava, Slovakia
Caddy – Poznan, Poland
Transporter - Hannover, Germany
Caravelle – Hannover, Germany
Amarok – Hannover, Germany

Volvo (updated as of 20.12.2020)
V40 – Ghent, Belgium
V40 Cross Country – Ghent, Belgium
S60 (pre-2018) – Ghent, Belgium
S60 (2018-) – Ridgeville, South Carolina, USA
S60 Cross Country – Ghent, Belgium
V60 (before 2018) – Torslanda, Sweden
V60 (model year 2018) – Ghent, Belgium
V60 (2019-) – Torslanda, Sweden
V60 Cross Country (pre-2018) – Torslanda, Sweden
V60 Cross Country (2018-) – Ghent, Belgium
S90 – Torslanda, Sweden
V90 – Torslanda, Sweden
XC40 – Ghent, Belgium
XC60 (older than 2019) – Ghent, Belgium
XC60 (2019-2020) – Torslanda, Sweden
XC60 (2020-) – Chengdu, China
XC90 – Torslanda, Sweden

Xpeng
G3 – Henan, China