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From: Ray O on 22 Mar 2007 11:45 "C. E. White" <cewhite3(a)removemindspring.com> wrote in message news:46029971$1(a)kcnews01... > > "Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2(a)mailcity.com> wrote in message > news:EOednWJKy5R0-WTYnZ2dnUVZ_tqnnZ2d(a)ptd.net... > >> The stamped part, or the steel, or the component parts, of any part that >> is ONLY finally assembled in the US or Canada from imported components it >> counted on the NAP label but does NOT count as US content. If the US >> content of base materials, steel, plastics, rubber, glass, engineering , >> R&D, etc., fall below 70% the VIN assigned is a '4,' if it falls below >> 40% the VIN assigned is a '5' > > Mike, > > I want to put this to bed once and for all. Last week I emailed the WMI > co-coordinator at the SAE and asked about how WMIs are assigned. Here is > the response: > > ******************************************************* > > Prior to 1980 when WMI codes were reserved for US manufacturers (as well > as the rest of the world), there were three possible first positions 1, 4 > or 5. So, once the "1" in the first position was depleted for available > codes, the "4" was given to large, US manufacturers. Once the "4" was > depleted, we began to use the "5" in the first position for large, US > manufacturers. > > The only assumation for the WMI code assignment is, which large US > manufacturer applied sooner for a WMI code than another. I randomly > checked my database for Ford Motor Company and they have codes beginning > with 1, 4 and 5. > > If you have other questions, please let me know. > > > Cathy Douds > WMI Coordinator > SAE International > 400 Commonwealth Drive > Warrendale, PA 15096-0001 > 724.772.8511 > 724.776.3087 - fax > douds(a)sae.org > > > Great job Ed! -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply) |