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The Grande Punto is made in Melfi (above) and , . Cologne is one of 2 production sites for the Ford Fiesta.

Fiat Auto Architecture Model(s) Debut Plant Description FORD/PAG A Fiat Seicento March 1998 , Fwd; transverse Architecture Model(s) Debut Plant Description BMW builds the 3 series in Munich (above) and 2 other plants. BE91 Ford Ka January 1997 Valencia, Fwd; March 2003 Tychy, Poland Fwd and 4wd transverse B256 Ford Fiesta April 2002 Valencia, Spain, Fwd; transverse engine BMW engine Cologne, Germany Architecture Model(s) Debut Plant Description July 2007 Tychy, Poland Fwd; transverse engine Ford Fusion December 2002 Cologne, GermanyFwd; transverse engine E81/E87 BMW 1 series September 2004 Regensburg, Rwd; front Ford B420 October 2008 Tychy, Poland Fwd; transverse engine C307/C1 Ford Focus September 2004 Valencia, Spain; Fwd; transverse engine Germany (New Ka) Saarlouis, Germany; E90 BMW 3 series March 2005 Munich; Rwd, awd; front 1 January 1983 Belo Horizonte, Fwd; transverse engine St Petersburg, Russia Regensburg, longitudinal engine restyled autumn C1 Ford Focus March 2006 () Fwd; transverse engine Leipzig, Germany 1989 and -Cabriolet Grugliasco/Bairo, Italy E83 BMW X3 September 2003 Graz, Austria Awd; front winter 2004 C214/C1 Ford Focus September 2003 Saarlouis, Fwd; transverse engine longitudinal engine 1988 Belo Horizonte, Fwd; transverse engine C-Max Germany E85 BMW Z4 September 2002 Spartanburg, Rwd, front Brazil CD340/EUCDFord Galaxy, September 2006 Genk, Belgium Fwd; transverse engine South Carolina, longitudinal engine 178 April 1996 Belo Horizonte, Fwd; transverse engine S-Max USA restyled July 2001 Brazil CD345/EUCDFord Mondeo June 2007 Genk, Belgium Fwd; transverse engine E60 BMW 5 series July 2003 , Rwd, awd; front and summer 2004 Ranjangaon ; L359/EUCD Land June 2006 Halewood, UK 4wd; transverse engine Germany longitudinal engine Nanjing, Freelander E57 BMW X5 January 1999 Spartanburg, Awd; front November 1996 Belo Horizonte, Fwd; transverse engine L319/T5 January 2003 Solihull, UK 4wd; longitudinal engine South Carolina, longitudinal engine restyled July 2001Brazil Discovery USA Nanjing, China L320/T5 Range Rover March 2005 Solihull, UK 4wd; longitudinal engine E63 BMW 6 series September 2003 Dingolfing, Rwd; front Fiat Palio March 1997 Belo Horizonte, Fwd; transverse engine Sport Germany longitudinal engine Weekend restyled July 2001Brazil L322 Range Rover November 2001 Solihull, UK 4wd; longitudinal engine E65 BMW 7 series September 2001 Dingolfing, Rwd; front February 1999, Belo Horizonte, Fwd; transverse engine Germany longitudinal engine restyled Brazil L316 Land Rover March 1983 Solihull, UK 4wd; longitudinal engine Small Mini September 2006 Oxford, UK Fwd; transverse engine March 2003 Defender (series 4) Winter 2003 Tofas, , ; Fwd; transverse engine X400/CD132 Jaguar X-Type March 2001 Halewood, UK Fwd and 4wd; transverse RR 01 Rolls-Royce January 2003 Goodwood, UK Rwd; front Nanjing, China; engine Phantom longitudinal engine (On licence X200/ Jaguar S-Type October 1998 Castle Bromwich, Longitudinal engine; rwd by Mekong) DEW98 UK Fiat Perla August 2006 Nanjing, China Fwd; transverse engine X250 Jaguar XF Autumn 2007 Castle Bromwich, Longitudinal engine; rwd; B Fiat Punto September 1999 Mirafiori, Turin, Italy Fwd; transverse engine UK derived from S-Type 2nd generation ZCZ in (CKD) X350 Jaguar XJ October 2002 Castle Bromwich, Longitudinal engine; rwd; May 2003 UK Aluminum architecture March 2003 Mirafiori, Turin, Italy X150 Jaguar XK October 2005 Castle Bromwich, Longitudinal engine; rwd; March 2004 Mirafiori, Turin, Italy UK Aluminum architecture March 2003 Termini Imerese, Italy C-segment Volvo C30 October 2006 Ghent, Belgium Fwd; transverse engine Small Fiat Grande September 2005 Melfi; Mirafiori, Fwd; transverse engine shared Punto Turin, Italy technologies May 2007 (Tofas) Bursa, Turkey C-segment /V50 September 2003 Ghent, Belgium Fwd; transverse engine Fiat 310 September 2007 Belo Horizonte, shared Brazil technologies C July 1996 Belo Horizonte, Fwd; transverse engine CD-segment Volvo XC60 mid-2008 Ghent, Belgium Awd; transverse engine Brazil shared Compact Fiat Stilo September 2001 Belo Horizonte, Fwd; transverse engine technologies hatchback Brazil P2 (old) 2002 Ghent, Belgium Fwd and awd; transverse Fiat Stilo November 2002 Cassino, Italy engine; ends autumn 2007 P2 2000 Ghent, Belgium Fwd and awd; transverse Fiat Bravo January 2007 Cassino, Italy engine; replaced 2009 D March 2004 Pomigliano D’Arco, 4wd transverse engine C-segment Volvo C70 August 2005 Uddevalla, Fwd; transverse engine; 156 Crosswagon Naples, Italy shared Sweden plant owned by Alfa Romeo 147November 2000 Pomigliano D’Arco, Fwd; transverse engine technologies Pininfarina DaimlerChrysler’s Bremen plant makes 4 different models. restyled Nov.2004 Naples, Italy CD-segment Volvo V70, March 2007 Torslanda, Fwd and awd; transverse Alfa Romeo March 2003 Pomigliano D’Arco, Fwd; transverse engine shared XC70 Sweden engine DaimlerChrysler GT coupe Naples, Italy technologies Architecture Model(s) Debut Plant Description Premium Alfa Romeo March 2005 Pomigliano D’Arco, Fwd, 4wd; CD-segment March 2006 Torslanda, Fwd and awd; transverse 169 (A) Mercedes June 2004 Rastatt, Fwd; under-floor 159 Naples, Italy transverse engine shared Sweden engine A class Germany transverse engine Alfa Romeo March 2006 Pomigliano D’Arco, technologies 245 (B) B class March 2005 Rastatt, Germany 159 Sportwagon Naples, Italy P2 Volvo XC90 Autumn 2002 Torslanda, Awd; transverse engine 204 (C) C class January 2007 Bremen; Rwd; longitudinal Alfa Romeo March 2005 (Pininfarina) San Sweden Sindelfingen, Germany engine Brera Giorgio C., Italy CLK class May 2002 Bremen; Alfa Romeo July 2006 Pininfarina, San Sindelfingen, Germany Spider Giorgio C., Italy 211 (E) E class January 2002 Sindelfingen, Rwd; longitudinal E/Lancia Lancia Thesis September 2001 Mirafiori, Turin, Fwd; transverse engine Germany engine Italy 219 (CLS) CLS class 2004 Sindelfingen, E/Alfa Alfa Romeo October 1998 Mirafiori, Turin, Fwd; transverse engine Germany Romeo 166 Italy 221 (S) S class September 2005 Sindelfingen, Rwd; longitudinal Multipla Fiat Multipla October 1998 Mirafiori, Turin, Fwd; transverse engine Germany engine spaceframe restyled March Italy 216 (CL) CL class 2006 Sindelfingen, 2004 Germany Doblo Fiat Doblo October 2000 (Tofas) Bursa, Fwd; transverse engine 230 (SL) SL class October 2001 Bremen, Restyled Oct.’05 Turkey; Belo Germany Horizonte, Brazil 164 (M) M class January 2005 Tuscaloosa, Awd; longitudinal U3 May 2006 San Benedetto Fwd; transverse engine GL class 2006 Alabama, USA engine Val di Sangro, Italy The Opel/Vauxhall Vectra rolls of the line in Rüsselsheim. 436 (G) G class February 1979 Graz, Austria (with PSA) Boxer May 2006 San Benedetto 251 (R) R class April 2005 Tuscaloosa, Val di Sangro, Italy Alabama, USA Citroen Jumper May 2006 San Benedetto Architecture Model(s) Debut Plant Description 199 (SLR) SLR September 2003 Woking, Surrey, UK Val di Sangro, Italy Regional Chevrolet 2005 Changwon, Fwd; transverse engine 240 Maybach Maybach 57/62 2002 Sindelfingen, Rwd; longitudinal U40 Citroen C8 March 2002 Lieu Saint-Amand,Fwd; transverse engine minicar Matiz/Spark South Korea Germany engine architecture LCV Mercedes Viano May 2003 Vitoria, Spain Rwd (with PSA) Jumpy March 2002 Lieu Saint-Amand, France Regional Opel/Vauxhall October 2006 Eisenach, Germany Fwd; transverse engine Mercedes Vito May 2003 Vitoria, Spain Lancia Phedra March 2002 Lieu Saint-Amand, small car Corsa Zaragoza, Spain Smart ForTwo 2007 Hambach, Rwd; under-floor France architecture Opel/Vauxhall Late 2002 Zaragoza, Spain Fwd; transverse engine France transverse engine Fiat Ulysse/ March 2002 Lieu Saint-Amand, Meriva Sao Jose dos Compos, 171 (SLK) Mercedes SLK March 2004 Bremen, Germany Scudo France Sao Paulo, Brazil Peugeot 807/ March 2002 Lieu Saint-Amand, France Opel/Vauxhall Autumn 2001 Zaragoza, Spain Expert Combo AN_070611_18&19.qxd 06.06.2007 16:57 Uhr Page 19

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Regional Chevrolet 2002 Bupyung, Fwd, transverse engine Small Clio II 1998 Novo Mesto, small car Aveo/Kalos South Korea Cuernavaca, architecture Envigado, Regional Opel/Vauxhall January 2004 Bochum, Germany Fwd; transverse engine Cordoba, Astra Eisenach, Germany Curitiba, Brazil architecture Antwerp, Belgium; , Gliwice, Poland; Car-derived Renault Kangoo1997 Maubeuge, France Ellesmere Port, England Cordoba, Argentina Opel/Vauxhall July 2005 Bochum, Germany Zafira Gliwice, Poland Fwd; transverse engine Sao Jose dos Compos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Regional Chevrolet 2003 Gunsan, Fwd; transverse engine compact car Lacetti/Nubira South Korea architecture Regional Opel/Vauxhall March 2002 Rüsselsheim, Fwd; transverse engine midsize Vectra Germany One of the Golf’s production plants is in Mosel, Germany. architecture Opel/Vauxhall Ellesmere Port, England Signum March 2003 Rüsselsheim, Germany Saab 9-3 Autumn 2002 Trollhättan, Fwd; transverse engine Architecture Model(s) Debut Plant Description Sweden; Modular A0 Skoda Fabia 2007 Mlada Boleslav, Fwd; transverse engine Graz, Austria Czech Republic Saab 9-5 June 1997 Trollhättan, Fwd; transverse engine VW Polo December 2001 Pamplona, Spain; Sweden Bratislava, Slovakia; Regional Chevrolet Epica 2006 Bupyung, Fwd; transverse inline six Citroen builds the C4 (above) and C4 Coupe in Mulhouse, France. Sao Paulo, Brazil; midsize South Korea Shanghai, China; architecture PSA Seat Ibiza January 2002 Martorell, Spain; Global Chevrolet 2006 Bupyung, Awd; transverse engine Architecture Model(s) Debut Plant Description Bratislava, Slovakia compact Captiva South Korea PF1 Citroen C2 Summer 2003 Aulnay, France Fwd; transverse engine Seat Cordoba February 2002 Martorell, Spain; Opel/Vauxhall 2006 Bupyung, Awd; transverse engine Citroen C3 Spring 2002 Aulnay, France VW Fox September 2003 Curitiba, Brazil architecture Antara South Korea Porto Real, Brazil VW Crossfox February 2003 Curituba, Brazil Citroen Spring 2003Madrid, Spain Modular A VW Golf V October 2003 Mosel/Zwickau, Fwd, awd; transverse C3 Pluriel Germany; engine April 2005 Poissy, France Wolfsburg, Germany; April 2006 Poissy, France Sarejevo, Bosnia (SKD) Madrid, Spain VW Golf IV July 2005 Curituba, Brazil Trnava, Slovakia August 2005 Taubate, Brazil Peugeot Spring 2007Madrid, Spain VW Golf III July 2005 Taubate, Brazil 207 CC VW Gol August 2005 Anchieta, Brazil; PF2 April 2001 Mulhouse, France Fwd; transverse engine Taubate, Brazil Sochaux, France; VW Bora/ January 2005 Puebla, Mexico; Buenos Aires, Argentina Jetta Shanghai, China; Peugeot Spring 2003 Sochaux, France El Prat de Llobregat, Spain 307 CC VW Golf IV/ May 1999 Wolfsburg, Germany; Peugeot Spring 2002 Sochaux, France Bora Variant Bratislava, Slovakia 307 SW VW Eos May 2006 Setubal, Portugal Peugeot June 2004 Buenos Aires, Argentina; VW New Beetle January 1998 Puebla, Mexico; 307 sedan Wuhan, China Osnabrück, Germany (Karmann) Citroen C4 November 2004 Mulhouse, France VW Touran March 2003 Wolfsburg, Germany; Porsche produces the 911 at its plant in Stuttgart. C4 Coupe November 2004 Mulhouse, France Shanghai, China; VW Santana Shanghai, China Porsche C4 Picasso Autumn 2006 Vigo, Spain Skoda Octavia May 2004 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic; Architecture Model(s) Debut Plant Description Vrachlabi, Czech Republic; Mid-engine Porsche September 2004Stuttgart, Grand October 2006 Vigo, Spain Shanghai, China; Boxster Germany; C4 Picasso Aurangabad, India (CKD) Uusikaupunki-Nystand, C-Triomphe February 2006 Wuhan, China Seat Leon November 1999 Martorell, Spain Finland PF3 Citroen C5 March 2001 Rennes, France Fwd; transverse engine Seat Altea April 2004 Martorell, Spain Mid-engine Porsche November 2005Uusikaupunki-Nystand, C5 SW March 2001 Rennes, France Seat Toledo October 2004 Martorell, Spain Cayman Finland Citroen C6 May 2006 Rennes, France A3 May 2004 Ingolstadt, Germany; Rear-engine Porsche 911 Summer 2004 Stuttgart, Germany April 2004 Rennes, France Brussels, Belgium SUV* Porsche Cayenne August 2002 Leipzig, Germany 407 Coupe Autumn 2005 Rennes, France 2004 Ingolstadt, Germany * Architecture shared with VW and Audi 407 SW April 2004 Rennes, France Sportback Small-car September 1998 Mulhouse, France; Audi TT 2006 Gyor, Hungary Renault- Poissy,France; VW Caddy February 2002 Poznan, Poland Architecture Model(s) Debut Plant Description Porto Real, Brazil; Modular Skoda Roomster Summer 2006 Kvasiny, Czech Republic P1/B Nissan March March 2002 Oppama, Fwd; transverse engine Wuhan, China A0/A January 2003 Sunderland, UK vehicles 206 SW June 2002 Porto Real, Brazil; Modular B VW Passat January 2005 Emden, Fwd and awd transverse Nissan Cube October 2002 Oppama, Japan Buenos Aires, Argentina Mosel/Zwickau, engine September 2004 Oppama, Japan Medium-size Citroen Fukang Wuhan, China Germany; Civac, Mexico Citroen Elisee Wuhan, China Shanghai, China Renault Modus September 2004 Valladolid, Spain Citroen Xsara January 2003 Vigo, Spain October 2000 Ingolstadt, Germany; Clio III September 2005 Flins, France Picasso Porto Real, Brazil; Rheine, Germany (Karmann); Valladolid, Spain Wuhan, China Changchun, China Bursa, Turkey Citroen September 1996 Mangualde, Portugal; Skoda Superb December 2001 Kvasiny, Czech Republic; September 2004 Pitesti, Romania Berlingo Vigo, Spain; Aurangabad, India (CKD) June 2005 , Morocco Buenos Aires, Argentina Audi A5 Summer 2007 Ingolstadt, Germany Renault Logan April 2005 Moscow, Russia Peugeot July 1996 Mangualde, Portugal; May 2004 Neckarsulm, Germany July 2005 Envigado, Colombia Partner Vigo, Spain; Modular D October 2002 Neckarsulm, Fwd, awd; longitudinal April 2007 Nashik,India Buenos Aires, Argentina; Germany engine April 2007 Tehran, Large/ May 2000 Sochaux, France Fwd; longitudinal engine VW Phaeton March 2002 Dresden, Germany June 2007 Curitiba, Brazil upper-medium Bentley GT August 2003 Crewe, UK Nissan Note February 2007 Sunderland, UK Minicars June 2005 Kolin, Czech Republic coupe Nissan Tone Oppama, Japan (with Toyota) Citroen C1 June 2005 Kolin, Czech Republic Large luxury Bentley Arnage June 2004 Crewe, UK P3/C Renault MeganeAutumn 2002 Douai, France; Fwd; transverse engine Toyota Aygo June 2005 Kolin, Czech Republic 418 VW Sharan February 1995 Setubal, Portugal Fwd, awd; transverse Dieppe, France; Large MPVs Fiat Ducato May 2006 San Benedetto Fwd; transverse engine Palencia, Spain; Val di Sangro, Italy engine Seat September 1995Setubal, Portugal Bursa, Turkey LCVs Peugeot Boxer May 2006 San Benedetto Alhambra Curitiba, Brazil (with Fiat) Val di Sangro, Italy Large* VW Touareg November 2002 Bratislava, Slovakia Awd, longitudinal engine Renault Scenic II 2003 Douai, France Citroen Jumper May 2006 San Benedetto Audi Q7 Bratislava, Slovakia Renault Autumn 2003 Douai, France Val di Sangro, Italy Mid-engine Lamborghini Summer 2003 Sant’Agata Mid-engine, awd; Grand Scenic LCVs Citroen C8 March 2002 Lieu Saint-Amand, Fwd; transverse engine Gallardo Bolognese, Italy longitudinal engine Nissan Lafesta End 2004 Kyushu, Japan France (V10) Nissan Qashqai February 2007 Sunderland, UK (with Fiat) Jumpy March 2002 Mid-engine Lamborghini Spring 2002 Sant’Agata Mid-engine, rwd, awd; Nissan X-Trail June 2007 Kyushu, Japan Lancia Phedra March 2002 Lieu Saint-Amand, sports car Murcielago Bolognese, Italy longitudinal engine P5 Renault Spring 2002 Sandouville, Fwd; transverse engine France (V12) Laguna II France Fiat March 2002 Lieu Saint-Amand, *Architecture shared with Porsche Renault Vel Satis Winter 2002 Ulysse/Scudo France October 2002 Peugeot March 2002 Lieu Saint-Amand, Renault 2002 807/Expert France Grand Espace SUVs Citroen November 2006 Mizushima, Japan Fwd; transverse engine For a PDF version of this two-page special feature go to Minicar Renault 2007 Novo Mesto, Fwd; transverse engine C-Crosser www.autonews.com/architectures07 Twingo II Slovenia (with November 2006 Mizushima, Japan Envigado, Colombia Mitsubishi)