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 on December 30, 2008 at 4:13pm

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 on December 30, 2008 at 4:30pm

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 on December 30, 2008 at 8:25pm

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

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Permalink Reply by kdfcogwheel on January 5, 2009 at 9:56pm

I did some research and checked another site with actual VIN's. As an example I shall use:
WMEEK31XX8K027575 A red Cabriolet
WMEE= WMI (World Manufacturer Identifier) Where assembled WA-W0 Germany; EE = Manufacturer - Smart
K31X= Fourth through eighth vehicle identification number digit reveals the vehicle features such as body style, engine type, model, series, etc. (note: J=coupe K=cabrio) (31=engine type)
X=accuracy check digit (any digit 0-9 or X)
8=year of manufacture (2008)
K=Eleventh vehicle identification number digit reveals the assembly plant for the vehicle. (Smartville, Hambach, FR)
027575=The twelfth to seventeenth vehicle identification number digits indicate the sequence of the vehicle for production as it rolled off the manufacturers assembly line.
I hope this helps explains and demystifies the VIN. Refer to European Union specs per ISO3780.
see this website: http://www.vehicleidentificationnumber.com/vehicle_identification_n...

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Permalink Reply by Not so smart on January 6, 2009 at 11:25pm

Hi theo, Is there anyway you can find out if the 2009 USA smart Brabus is assembled at bottrop also, or just the european version.

Thanks so much,

Not so smart

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