We have said that manufacturers are not required to state the country of origin for vehicles sold in Australia.

One of our bloggers, however, posted a comment saying that you just have to look at the compliance place to see where it comes from.

Whilst some carmakers do put the name of the country that made the car on the plate, it is not compulsory.

Still our blogger is, in fact, technically correct!

You see, the first two letters of the VIN number do denote the manufacturing ......

If it’s a Volvo it’s Swedish, and Vee Dubs are German, right? Well, not necessarily. We’ve done a quick fun quiz to show you that where a car is made is not so obvious.

To take part in the quiz click here

But on a more serious note, manufacturers do not have to reveal to their Australian customers where they make their cars.

If you buy oranges you want to know if they are locally produced or imported.

Strangely, if you want to buy leather shoes, electrical ......

Could it be that in the near future we might see some other rivals vying for Australia’s V8 Supercar honours?  I, for one, kind of hope so!

It has been recently reported that the German carmaker, Mercedes Benz, may introduce a weapon to tackle Australia’s great racing circuits ......