How to use the new fields 'Origin' and 'Made for'


'Made for' is an optional field that shows for which country a car was made, if it differs from the regular model.
Examples:
- European cars made for the USA, als regulations demanded different lights
- Cars from the Americas sold in Europe under a different model or even different brand name


'Origin' is the country where a car was produced.
Examples:
- Ford Mustang: USA
- Ford Anglia: UK
- Ford Vedette: France
- Ford Taunus: Germany

So not the country where the corporation is at home is important, but independent subsidaries that sell cars under their name for their (local) market.

Difficult are those companies that own factories in other countries that are just used for the production of a car.
Examples:
- Volkswagen produced in Bratislava, Slovakia
- Saab in Nystad, Finland
- Volvo in Born, the Netherlands

As those companies sell their cars as if made in the home country this is the country name that should be used.

The same applies to cars produced by a sub-contractor.
Examples:
- Volvo in West Bromwich, UK, by Jensen
- Chrysler, BMW, Saab, Mercedes-Benz, and Jeep in Graz, Austria, by Magna Steyr

Here, too, the county is that of the company who's brand name is used (S, USA, D, respectively).


It is not so important were a car was first designed, otherwise the first cars of BMW or Rosengart would be British.


Global aspects and ownership makes it more and more difficult to classify a car exactly. Very often it helps to see how a company is regarding this aspect. For example Bentley is strongly pointing out that they are British, even though the new Bentley Continental Flying Spur is being produced in Dresden and is related to the VW Phaeton.