Where is 3 series manufactured?

[The Guardian]

Hi,

1 dump question.
Where is the 3 series manufactured?
I was told that 318 and 320 are produce in South Africa.

Any kind soul willing to advise?

 

[wt_know]

Re: Where is 3 series manufactured?

if i'm not mistaken

318 is made in germany
320 is made in south africa

 

[davidtch]

Re: Where is 3 series manufactured?

Hi,

1 dump question.
Where is the 3 series manufactured?
I was told that 318 and 320 are produce in South Africa.

Any kind soul willing to advise?

It depends on which mkt it was sold to. Basically, it is build in Leipzig, Munich, Regenburg & Rosslyn (South Africa). For Asia Pacific export program (including singapore), it is from South Africa. However, 318 is from either Munich or Regenburg due to special demand from local mkt. There is no other country (except us) that sell this model in Asia Pacific.

 

[wt_know]

Re: Where is 3 series manufactured?

david ... u da man when it comes to makes & models

318i is uniquely singapore

It depends on which mkt it was sold to. Basically, it is build in Leipzig, Munich, Regenburg & Rosslyn (South Africa). For Asia Pacific export program (including singapore), it is from South Africa. However, 318 is from either Munich or Regenburg due to special demand from local mkt. There is no other country (except us) that sell this model in Asia Pacific.

 

[ac323]

Re: Where is 3 series manufactured?

if i'm not mistaken

318 is made in germany
320 is made in south africa

You are right...............

cheers

 

[pengful]

Re: Where is 3 series manufactured?

You are right...............

cheers

if i'm not mistaken

318 is made in germany
320 is made in south africa

If this statement is true, then what does the picture I took mean? This ID plate was found on the underside of the bonnet and my ride was a Sep 06 build 320i. Furthermore, the 1st 3 alphabets of my chassis number is WBA where W means Germany. Go look up VIN decoder.

So, is my 320i made in Germany or South Africa?

 

[ac323]

Re: Where is 3 series manufactured?

If this statement is true, then what does the picture I took mean? This ID plate was found on the underside of the bonnet and my ride was a Sep 06 build 320i. Furthermore, the 1st 3 alphabets of my chassis number is WBA where W means Germany. Go look up VIN decoder.

So, is my 320i made in Germany or South Africa?

should be those LCI variant..the earlier pre-FL batch are all from Germany..........


cheers

 

[The Guardian]

Re: Where is 3 series manufactured?

Thanks for the information.

 

[pengful]

Re: Where is 3 series manufactured?

So the statement about all 320 from SA and 318 from DE is not entirely true. Your best bet is look at your VIN aka chassis number.

 

[Slater]

Re: Where is 3 series manufactured?

So the statement about all 320 from SA and 318 from DE is not entirely true. Your best bet is look at your VIN aka chassis number.

bro, correct me if i am wrong, though the sticker is in german it might not necessarily mean thats its made in germany. just one of those things that is universial.

 

[pengful]

Re: Where is 3 series manufactured?

bro, correct me if i am wrong, though the sticker is in german it might not necessarily mean thats its made in germany. just one of those things that is universial.

I think my VIN cannot be wrong.

 

[Slater]

Re: Where is 3 series manufactured?

I think my VIN cannot be wrong.

ic. something new learnt.

 

[pengful]

Re: Where is 3 series manufactured?

ic. something new learnt.

Bro, seriously, can the VIN number be wrong?

 

[ac323]

Re: Where is 3 series manufactured?

Bro, seriously, can the VIN number be wrong?

Vin number won't go wrong.....

cheers

 

[davidtch]

Re: Where is 3 series manufactured?

So the statement about all 320 from SA and 318 from DE is not entirely true. Your best bet is look at your VIN aka chassis number.

It might not be conclusive with the 1st 3 alphabet:
BMW Baureihenarchiv - BMW Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) | bmwarchiv.de

NC0 (South Africa) is used up to 1999. Anyway, at the top of the link, key in the last 5 alphanumeric of vin no. Look at the row werk will tell which factory it is from.

I hope to learn something new.

 

[astrid]

Re: Where is 3 series manufactured?

If this statement is true, then what does the picture I took mean? This ID plate was found on the underside of the bonnet and my ride was a Sep 06 build 320i. Furthermore, the 1st 3 alphabets of my chassis number is WBA where W means Germany. Go look up VIN decoder.

So, is my 320i made in Germany or South Africa?

Having the words "BMW, Munchen Germany" does not mean that its made in Germany.

There are so many products like that.
Picardi, Germany are made in China.
Sony, Japan are made in China, unless otherwise stated.

When I buy anything, I will always insist to see the actual words spelt out "Made in Germany".

For the 318i, I can see that on the driver-side B-pillar sticker, that clearly states Made in Germany.
But not on the 320i and upward models - which is confirmed by PML to be produced in BMW's African factory.

As for the VIN, this has been widely discussed in the US forums.
My X3 has a VIN that begins with WBA, but everyone knows that pre-2010 X3s are only built by Magna Steir in Austria and nowhere else in the world. The X3 models before 2006 has got VINs that spell out their Austrian origins, but for whatever reason, BMW changed X3 VINs from 2006 onward to start with WBA ..... implying that its made in Germany - which we all know is incorrect ..... a legal misrepresentation even. Like I said, surf through some of the US forums on BMW VINs and this is quite widely discussed.

BTW, my X3 also has that BMW, Munchen, Germany sticker under the bonnet lid. But its definitely not made in Germany.

I can confirm that your 320i sedan is made in Africa, not Germany. You may write in to PML to get a second opinion, but that is really a fact.

The last German-made 3-er sedans brought into SG were the first batch E46s. Since then, the remaining E46s were from Africa. Only the Ci (coupes) then were from Germany.

For the E90 series, it began with African made in the first place. It only changed when PML brought in the 318i model later, but this has got to do with distribution and supply chain efficiency (what I was told by PML), since Singapore is one of the few markets getting an RHD 318i ... which their Rosalynn factory in Africa does not produce.

Sorry to disappoint you.

 

[achee]

Re: Where is 3 series manufactured?

Frankly, I believe many of us are not particularly concerned whether the E90 is made in South Africa or Germany. Perhaps a more useful comparison is to see whether all the common faults that come with the Made in South Africa 320 such as oil leakage, air-con coil, etc appear also in the Made in Germany 318.

 

[pengful]

Re: Where is 3 series manufactured?

Wow, have never ventured beyond the first 3 alphabets of the VIN so was frankly quite surprised at the final answer. Yes, mine was made in Rosslyn plant, SA. Hmmm... I always suspected this car was sub-standard as I get some irritating issues now and then.

You guys are good.

 

[Slater]

Re: Where is 3 series manufactured?

so confirm that 320 is South Africa yeah

 

[silencer162]

Re: Where is 3 series manufactured?

Made in Spain LV, or Made in France LV, in the end also LV ma... Like what Chairman Mao said long long ago........

Peace of mind I suppose, when u know ur BMW is made in Germany? Like it's made in the country of origin... Won't u be sian if ur Patek is made in China.