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Just wondering if there is any info on my 08 tdci estate as to where it was made?thanks.

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Put the VIN into www.etis.ford.com? Should be a bit that tells you the territory, for example mine says:

Territory: (+)"GB"

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Surely that only tells you for which country the car was made for.

I'm pretty certain that European Focci were built in Portugal. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Mike

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Where were the mk1's made though i know mine was registerd in manchester because its MJ on the numberplate and thats its lived just up the road from me in windsford all its life because of the pervious owners. I thought they made fords in liverpool :huh: i know the new fezzy's are made in germany but thats about it lol.

Mike

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Here we go. This is a list of where the Ford Focus has been built since 1998. So they were built for the European market in Germany, Spain and Portugal.

Chongqing, China

General Pacheco, Argentina

Hermosillo, Mexico

Pretoria, South Africa

Saarlouis, Germany

Santa Rosa, Philippines

Setubal, Portugal

Taoyuan, Taiwan

Valencia, Spain

Wayne, United States

Vsevolozhsk, Russia

Hai Duong, Vietnam

Mike

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Cheers mike touch wood mines german lol

Mike

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Cheers mike touch wood mines german lol

Mike

Same here, Mike!! :D

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You can tell which factory your car was built in from the VIn number.

I did this breakdown for the fiesta section of the board.Fiestas are built in Germany and Spain.

The basics are exactly the same for any car made by ford europe.

I will try to get a focus breakdown if any one wants one.

Your Vin will look somethng like this

WFOJXXGAJJ9R12345

WFO means ford europe

J is 5 door (G is 3 door)

x

x these two are not used on cars

G is for Germany (location of factory)(W=spain)

A This is the factory ,within the country (A=cologne,P=Valencia)

J This is the model type (Fiesta)

J this is a check repeat of letter 4 in the sequence

9 this indicates built in 2009

R This is the month of build

12345 the12,345th fiesta to be built at the indicated factory,in the month shown

Dave

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ok here goes

The 2 letters after XX in the vin should be on this list and will tell you the factory your car came from,if you have any different codes (eg older cars) please let me know and I will work them out.

GA is cologne

GC is sarlouis

Gk rhine

GM rhine

CP

CS portugal

WG Barcelona

WP valencia

Dave

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Just wondering if there is any info on my 08 tdci estate as to where it was made?thanks.

Car would assembled in Germany or Spain,

TDCI Engine is made in Dagenham

Gearbox is made in liverpool

dave

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ok here goes

The 2 letters after XX in the vin should be on this list and will tell you the factory your car came from,if you have any different codes (eg older cars) please let me know and I will work them out.

EA is cologne

EC is sarlouis

Ek rhine

EM rhine

CP

CS portugal

WG Barcelona

WP valencia

Dave

based on that mines gcda so im assuming germany but whats cd

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based on that mines gcda so im assuming germany but whats cd

Apologies for an error in the earlier post,Germany is G not E

G germany

C Saarlouis

D focus

A this would be 1980 build year is there not another digit before the A?

Dave

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thank for the pm now i understand well at leat i know its german biult

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Mine was built in Valencia then. B)

Strangely enough, after a bit more digging, my Ford Ka from years back was also built in Valencia!!

Mike

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Mine was built in Valencia then. cool.gif

Strangely enough, after a bit more digging, my Ford Ka from years back was also built in Valencia!!

Mike

haha spanish mines german woopee lol

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Apologies for an error in the earlier post,Germany is G not E

G germany

C Saarlouis

D focus

A this would be 1980 build year is there not another digit before the A?

Dave

Thanks for the info,mine was built in Germany at the Saarlouis plant.
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Thanks for the info,mine was built in Germany at the Saarlouis plant.

same as me laugh.giflaugh.gifbiggrin.gif

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My Son has a 51 plate Fiesta with a Factory code of BA.

So where would that have been made ?

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YAY mine was built in Spain!

Maybe thats why its been at dealership for ages for a bulkhead water leak!!!

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Just because something was built in Germany does not mean it is built well, my uncles VW is proof of that. Regardless of where the Focus is made, it will be made with the same materials and in the same way as specified by Ford. Its probably weaknesses in design/use of cheap materials that contribute to failures as opposed to where the car was built.

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Just because something was built in Germany does not mean it is built well, my uncles VW is proof of that. Regardless of where the Focus is made, it will be made with the same materials and in the same way as specified by Ford. Its probably weaknesses in design/use of cheap materials that contribute to failures as opposed to where the car was built.

A lot of VW cars are not built in Germany any more,

Theres a golf factory in Brussels by the eurostar line,

the estate golf and Beetle and jetta all come from Mexico.

The fox is brazil

polo is spain

touareg is slovakia

They also build the audi a3 at the brussels factory.

Dave

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My Son has a 51 plate Fiesta with a Factory code of BA.

So where would that have been made ?

B is united kingdom

A is dagenham

so your car was built in essex

Dave

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