RSfizzy

Does a car get a VIN number before/during/after the car has entered the "production" process?

Evil Buddha

Good question, if my car is set for week 35 when could I find out the VIN?

Pete @ Stratmosphere

After production completed

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...<font color="003366"> preferenced for production. From that point on the VIN is set. As the car's trolley, skate or skillet (same thing -- it's what the body sits on as assembly takes place) moves through the plant, it carries a sheet with the VIN. Without the VIN this early, it'd be all but impossible to determine if an order was correct or not. Also, VINs are known before a shell is shipped to Q-GmbH for paint or "other work."

Now as far as AoA Distribution is concerned, there is no VIN until the car is transferred to Audi Logistics for transport and shipping. Which <b>is</b> after the car is out of final assembly.

As for AoA tracking down a car that hasn't been handed over to Audi Logistics, there's no way for them to easily find get any information other than the assigned build week (KW in Audi AG speak). But if you know the right character(s), it can be done.</font>

Evil Buddha

How the H do you and Der Kimbo know all of this? Sounds like you work for VW or Audi.

CBS4

will know your vin # then, as they can look it up in the system under your commission #.

Inphidel

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