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Old 08-01-2008, 08:41 PM   #1
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A slightly odd question for you all- I am interested to find out what European countries never produced a car......Scotland for one even though they invented tarmac roads and the pneumatic tyre!

List is thus so far: If you spot a mistake, let me know!

Scotland
Wales
Belarus?
Liechtenstein
Slovenia?
Norway?
Denmark?
Finland?
Serbia?
Croatia?
Moldova?
Macedonia?

Question marked ones I am unsure of ( some used to be Ugoslavia in which case they did make cars)and if anyone can add what they did make there, I'd be happy to correct it!

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Belarus is actually a state of russia if memory serves ie belarus = "Belarussia"

Russia has got a few cars, most notable was the 'zil'... a HUGE limmo of 2 or 3 tones!

This may be wrong, im just thinking out loud!

Interesting topic however
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Old 08-01-2008, 08:58 PM   #3
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Serbia makes cars.

Zastava Motors which made cars like the Zastava 750 & 850, Zastava 101, Zastava 1100, Zastava 1300, Yugo 45, Yugo 55, Yugo 65, new Zastava 10 etc.

The factory is located in Kragujevac, Serbia.
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A lot of these countries produce cars under contract for other companies such as Nissan, Renault, etc but don't know of any home grown cars.
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A lot of these countries produce cars under contract for other companies such as Nissan, Renault, etc but don't know of any home grown cars.

Thats right...Spain make the Seat which is not much more than a rebadged fiat but has evolved into a marque in it own right so I thought that would count...Portugal on the other hand....?

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Wales
Liechtenstein
Slovenia?
Norway?
Denmark?
Finland?
Croatia?
Macedonia?
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Serbia makes cars.

Zastava Motors which made cars like the Zastava 750 & 850, Zastava 101, Zastava 1100, Zastava 1300, Yugo 45, Yugo 55, Yugo 65, new Zastava 10 etc.

The factory is located in Kragujevac, Serbia.
That is some good info Steffo!
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edit - sorry, didn't read "European"
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Scotland did my Hillman is made in Scotland, assembled in Melbourne but made in Scotland using English parts. In fact the Hillman Imp was regarded at Scotland's own car.

Assembled by raving mad scotish labour after being forced by the government to build a plant in scotland as opposed to the English midlands. It sent the company broke, but the cars were pretty well made.
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Scotland did my Hillman is made in Scotland, assembled in Melbourne but made in Scotland using English parts. In fact the Hillman Imp was regarded at Scotland's own car.

Assembled by raving mad scotish labour after being forced by the government to build a plant in scotland as opposed to the English midlands. It sent the company broke, but the cars were pretty well made.

Oops, you are absolutely right! I can't believe that I forgot that one....thats a cool little car! time to amend the list again!
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I am pretty sure Ireland never made a car either. The Delorean was made in the north if memory serves rightly. We did invent Guinness though...
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I'm sure Malta has never made a car as well.
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Thats right...Spain make the Seat which is not much more than a rebadged fiat
Been owned by VW since 1990 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEAT

I correct the record only because we have one in the family and it's embarrassing enough without being aligned with Fiat ;)

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Been owned by VW since 1990 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEAT

I correct the record only because we have one in the family and it's embarrassing enough without being aligned with Fiat ;)

edit: get dates right
They're still built in Spain though.
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Isnt the Konegzeggggegeggzgeg from either Norway, Denmark or Finland?

Edit: Nope, Swedish
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Isnt the Konegzeggggegeggzgeg from either Norway, Denmark or Finland?

Edit: Nope, Swedish
Sveden, ja.

Bah you beat me to it.
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They're still built in Spain though.
Sure... just trying to back away from the Fiat association.

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"SEAT has its manufacturing facilities in Martorell, an industrial town close to Barcelona. The development facilities are some of the newest in the Volkswagen group. For example, the development and design of the Audi Q7 took place there.

SEAT, instead of being a mere part of VW, develops its own designs. Every year, its improvements make its cars a new standard for the European automobile industry, in fact, the Seat Leon has been recently recognized by the German press as the most competitive model of the year, wining the award against other cars like VW Golf, Skoda Octavia and Audi A4"

I wonder what "the most competitive model of the year" means, lol.
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Hi all,

A slightly odd question for you all- I am interested to find out what European countries never produced a car......Scotland for one even though they invented tarmac roads and the pneumatic tyre!

List is thus so far: If you spot a mistake, let me know!

Scotland
Wales
Belarus?
Liechtenstein
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Norway?
Denmark?
Finland?
Serbia?
Croatia?
Moldova?
Macedonia?

Question marked ones I am unsure of ( some used to be Ugoslavia in which case they did make cars)and if anyone can add what they did make there, I'd be happy to correct it!

Thanks in advance, Jamie
Scotland has oiver the years had several small private hand made car companies.. google confirms this. Most of the places like Finland are much the same .
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Old 09-01-2008, 12:55 AM   #19
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Wasn't the Gilbern made in Wales?
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See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbern
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Gilbern Sports Cars (Components) Ltd was founded by Giles Smith and Bernard Friese and was one of the few cars to be made in Wales. The first car, the GT Mk 1 was initially available with either Austin-Healey Sprite or Coventry Climax engines and attractive 2+2 coupe bodywork. The chassis was fabricated from steel tubing and front suspension was initially from the Austin A35. Later versions came with a B-series MGA or MGB engine and coil sprung BMC rear axle. In 1966 a larger upmarket model, the Genie appeared, with 3 litre Ford V6 power. This in turn led to the Invader with improved chassis. The Invader was available as a complete car and an estate version was also made. The cars were expensive for the time and production ceased in 1973.
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[QUOTE=ronwest]Sure... just trying to back away from the Fiat association.

Hey nothing wrong with Fiat.
One of the oldest car makers, and were winning GP before Japan or most countries had cars.

Now one of the most popular brands in Europe.
And still Italian owned.
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There were a number of Norwegian cars. They even have a car museum to celebrtae it. See http://www.norway.com/directories/d_company.asp?id=241
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I would have thought all countries would have produced A car brand over the years. How big they were is another question.
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More on a Norwegian car (the Troll Car) here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(automobile)
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Serbia has Zastava. Remember the Yugo? http://modelcarstore.blogspot.com/20...how-about.html
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Belarus have certainly made a lot of trucks and tractors http://www.belarusguide.com/industry1/autoindustry.htm not sure if the have made any cars yet though.
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Oops Belarus now have the Samand http://belarus-magazine.by/en.php?su...ucat=4&do=life
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The Renault Twingo is made in Slovenia . http://www.sloveniapartner.com/news_...p?ID=1597&tn=1
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It's been done before at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cars
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and even little Lichtenstein had the Jehle.
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