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Old 12-30-2008, 01:17 AM
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So, where was your C made?

I assumed they were all made in Stuttgart. Our C350 was made in South Africa. I don't know if this is good or bad. Love the car!

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None are made in Stuttgart, they're built in the following:

-Bremen, Germany
-Sindelfingen, Germany
-East London, South Africa
-Cairo, Egypt
-Minas Gerais, Brazil

Mine was built in Bremen, but I've read good things about the South African plant as well.
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South Africa...would have preferred German, but I'd have to drive a German built one to see if there's any difference.
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Originally Posted by C300Kid
None are made in Stuttgart, they're built in the following:

-Bremen, Germany
-Sindelfingen, Germany
-East London, South Africa
-Cairo, Egypt
-Minas Gerais, Brazil

Mine was built in Bremen, but I've read good things about the South African plant as well.
+1 for Bremen, all S-204 (Estates) are built there. Brazil is only manufacturing the Sportcoupé CLC-Class

Look at the VIN number (11 digit) and...

A-E Sindelfingen
F-H Bremen
J Rastatt
X Graz
T Karmann
R South Africa


If your number has a M, you're so lucky it means Woking (England) and they built the SLR. The G-Class is bulit in Graz

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Stuttgart? You must be thinking of Porsche.
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Originally Posted by Jason888
Stuttgart? You must be thinking of Porsche.
Mercedes Benz's headquarters are located in Stuttgart, if memory serves, thereby making Stuttgart one of the great, if not THE greatest, automotive cities in the world, being home to two of the most revered marques on the planet.

The only other city that comes close would probably be Maranello, which is home to Ferrari and Maserati.
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Originally Posted by Jason888
Stuttgart? You must be thinking of Porsche.
actually the main Mercedes factory is in Untertuerkheim district of Stuttgart along with the famous Mercedes museum along with its headquarters. The town is the birthplace of Daimler cars.
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Originally Posted by Jason888
Stuttgart? You must be thinking of Porsche.
The Porsche factory is in Zuffenhausen which is next to Stuttgart. Sindelfingen is across the autobahn from Stuttgart. All of these places look like one city on the map, much like Los Angeles.
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South Africa... Had NO CLUE!
You're in Germany and you have a car built in SA? Odd...
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A germany customer gets a SA car? That is ridiculous. No wonder why Daimler is losing so much money.
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Sa has received great reviews check it out online.
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Originally Posted by Kar don
A germany customer gets a SA car? That is ridiculous. No wonder why Daimler is losing so much money.
Bremen as well,
He didn't buy his car here, if you read his other posts he shipped it here.

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