Next friday we visit smart brabus in bottrop germany with french smart club

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Permalink Reply by Matthew A Ziminski on May 10, 2008 at 2:31pm

Is that where they are made? assembled? shipped? Are the engines made in Germany and the cars assembled in France?

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Permalink Reply by robm 1 day ago

I am wondering why my VIN indicates made in Germany when I was under the impression that all smarts have finally assembly in france. I searched these forums but could not find. my 2005 fortwo cdi was assembled in france right???

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Permalink Reply by robm 1 day ago

I think I found the answer at smartmaniacs. I thought the VIN would be the same format as here in North America. My old Ford Contour started with "1F" (1 for built in USA and F for Ford Motor Company). For smart....

"From 2003 onwards
1-3 World Manufacturer Code: WME=Micro Compact Car smart GmbH, Renningen
4-6 Series: 450=city-coupé/fortwo, 452=roadster/roadster-coupé,
454=forfour
7 Body shape: 3=Coupé, 4=Cabrio/Roadster
8+9 Engine: 00=30 kW Diesel, 30=37 kW Petrol, 32=45 kW Petrol,
33=35 kW Petrol, 34=60 kW Petrol, 35=40 kW Petrol
10 Steering: 1=LHD, 2=RHD
11 Build plant: J, K & L stand for different buildings in Smartville, Hambach
12-17 Sequential ascending number: 000000"

edit..looking at my VIN this is not right either.

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Permalink Reply by theo 1 day ago

33= 75hp brabus version
37= 74kw/101 brabus version

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