So i was looking at my invoice sticker that the dealership thoughtfully left in my glove compartment and i noticed that the port/plant of origin was newark NJ are the prii built there or are they built in japan? I know that any VW you buy gives you exactly the ratio of foreign parts and exactly where that ratio comes from but i could not find it. Any Ideas?
All priuses are so far only built in Japan. I think there is a china plant coming online but it will only supply cars to china. I guess NJ was the port of entry (think it was the same for me).
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SomervillePrius @ Jan 30 2007, 04:05 PM) [snapback]382981[/snapback]</div> For a car assembled in a foreign country the port of entry (Newark) is listed. I didn't see any content listed on the sticker. I thought it was a mandatory declaration.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Baalphire @ Jan 30 2007, 03:57 PM) [snapback]382972[/snapback]</div> You've already got your answer, but if in doubt look at the first character in the VIN. J is Japan, 1 is USA, 2 is Canada (I think ...). Mine came in via Jacksonville, FL.
"Fiona" arrived through Portland, OR - not sure how she traveled the next 2000 miles to Wisconsin (via train?) I was told that all Prii are built in Japan.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PA @ Jan 30 2007, 07:29 PM) [snapback]383125[/snapback]</div> Correct J=Japan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_Identification_Number has a table of the correspondence of first letter vs. country. I've taken a tour of a Toyota plant in Japan where the Prius along w/a bunch of other Toyotas are built. I'm 90% sure it was the Tsutsumi plant.
