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Old Apr 27, 2003 | 08:09 PM
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are c-classes are produced in Germany?

i was just wondering where c-classes or more specifically the w203 sedans are produced.
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Old Apr 27, 2003 | 08:16 PM
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yes. some 240s ive heard were assembled in brazil or something
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Old Apr 27, 2003 | 09:22 PM
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All coupes are built in Sindelfingen. Most left hand drive sedans and wagons are built in Germany at Sindelfingen, Bremen and possibly one other location. Some left had drive sedans are built in Brazil. All right hand drive sedans and wagons are built in South Africa.
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Old Apr 27, 2003 | 11:55 PM
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The sticker in my 320 door jam says manufactured in Stuttgart.
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Old Apr 28, 2003 | 12:24 AM
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Originally posted by mleskovar
The sticker in my 320 door jam says manufactured in Stuttgart.
My sticker says "MFD BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG STUTTGART" which is like a Taurus having a sticker saying "MFD BY FORD INC DETROIT". It is just giving info about where the corporate hq is. Sindelfingen is a suburb of Stuttgart.
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Old Apr 28, 2003 | 11:01 AM
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They built in East London, South Africa

Lynne is correct all right hand drive c class sedans are made in South Africa in a town called East London (East London is a town on the east coast of South Africa and has nothing to do with Britian).

There are many car manufacturers here, from Toyota, VW to BMW. We usually make right hand drive cars for the world market so the US market will not get our cars. I just wish my C230K was built in South Africa because the German import is of much lower quality than the C Class Sedans built here.
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Old Apr 28, 2003 | 11:16 AM
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don't the cars come with stickers when you buy them that say where all the parts came from and where it was assembled?

I think I remember mine having something like that in it
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Old Apr 28, 2003 | 12:47 PM
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My car was made in Bremen, Germany. If you want to see where yours was made do a search for "VIN Check Brazil" in the W203 forums. There is a lot of information about what the VIN stands for and where it is made. And there is a link to a VIN check where it will tell you where you car was made.
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Old Apr 28, 2003 | 07:53 PM
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If you know your VIN#, this url will tell you

http://www.benzworld.org/modelguide/
nd my C240 was manufactured in Bremen, Germany, according to the VIN#.
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Old Apr 28, 2003 | 09:07 PM
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Thanks jim 628....

The site for the VIN decoder is great.
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