Made in sweden?

[Willy]

Hi,
When I took some time inspecting my car, I noticed that many parts come from different countries.
This is what I found at first glance:
- Sweden (of course)
- France (airbox)
- Italy (tyres)
- Spain (tubes)
- Germany (steering)
- US (carpets)
- Poland (radiator, lights)
- Norway (can't remember what it was)
I suppose ther will be may others  http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hehe.gif
Willy

[roncar]

How about the Japanese transmission...same unit used in the UK Vauxhall! One can understand using EU sourceds parts but a Japanese transmission?http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif??

[ifnt420]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Willy @ July 02 2003,02:49)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">- Sweden (of course)
- France (airbox)
- Italy (tyres)
- Spain (tubes)
- Germany (steering)
- US (carpets)
- Poland (radiator, lights)
- Norway (can&#39;t remember what it was)
I suppose ther will be may others http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hehe.gif
Willy[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Here&#39;s some more:

- Ireland (remote control)
- Key (U.K.)
- Australia (optional headlight/foglight protectors)

Cheers

[Willy]

Hello roncar,
Is it the manual or the auto transmission you refer to?
I also read somewhere that the turbo is from Mitsubishi.
In the mean time I also found a tube labeled as made in the EU. A bit vague isn&#39;t it&#33;
Willy

[Low Tide]

Didn&#39;t Volvo switch away from the Mitsubishi Tanny? I was under the impression that they were only in the S/V40 now...

Curious...

[roncar]

Automatic trasmission. Their website is www.aisin-aw.co.jp. English with a lot of info. They make for GM, Ford, Audi, Renault, Volkswagen, Daewoo and more. Also have a plant in NC http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/happy.gif

[emil]

As far as I know the seat are upholstered in leather in Poland. &nbsp;The most weird thing is where the mud flaps are made.......Switzerland&#33;&#33;&#33;

[Willy]

Amazing indeed&#33;
It would be nice if there were parts from all continents, we would have a true &quot;Intercontinental&quot; then &nbsp;http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hehe.gif
Willy

[HeadXC]

Rims, South Africa, we are getting closer to a global car.

[Art]

Hmmm....that&#39;s interesting...country of origin on my Tellus rims shows Germany.

Here&#39;s a few more to add to the list:

Particulate Filter - Austria
Aluminum Inlays - United Kingdom
Compact Spare - Italy
Wiper Blades - Germany

[HeadXC]

Art, i will try and post a pic tomorrow.

[Art]

Thanks HeadXC. Meanwhile, here&#39;s the inside view from one of my Tellus rims. &nbsp;http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[HeadXC]

Art, Here you go, bet you thought i was loosing it.

[Art]

HeadXC,

From what I understand, many of the O.E.M. wheels were being manufactured by a German company called ATS Beteilingungsgeselleschaft, whose name I won&#39;t even begin to prounounce.

Sometime ago, 70% of ATS was bought up by another wheel manufacturer based in South Africa called Tiger Wheels. This probably explains the reasoning behind the two different stampings on our wheels. http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

I didn&#39;t realize SA was such a big player in the wheel market. Apparently two other aftermarket wheel manufacturers are headquartered there, TSW and Smiths.

[Low Tide]

South Africa&#39;s role in the wheel market? &nbsp;

.....I&#39;ll bet its related to the SA dominance in the Chrome Industry.... that&#39;s my best educated guess. &nbsp;Major &#39;political&#39; issue for tarif structure on autoparts importers in pre-Mandela govt.

[Willy]

Just found another country:

Hungary: loudspeakers (mid/bass of basic audio system).

However, No new continent (yet) &nbsp;http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

Willy

[Willy]

After reading XCChucks post about banging his head against the door handle, I decided to order the sunglass holder, not because I have a problem with the door handle, but because I never use the handle anyway and I was still looking for a good place for my sunglasses.
The part is made in Estonia, a country not mentioned yet in the list :)
Willy

[al_roethlisberger]

I don't know if it has been mentioned yet or not, but in the spirit of this and the "space saver spare" thread... the compact spare is made in Turkey :D