Worldwide car factories in Google Earth

[MacGuffin]

I have no idea if anybody but me is interested in this topic but I had the idea of collecting the coordinates of all the car factories in the world and post them here, so people can copy and paste them into Google Earth to look them up.

Condition is, that only those factories are listed, were complete cars are rolling from the assembly lines. Factories that only produce parts (e.g engines only) or structural components, are excluded.

It should also be listed, which cars are made in the listed factories. Hopefully we will eventually get an overview about the worldwide car production with the ability to look it up in Google Earth.

So let's start with all the important factories of Germany-based automakers (left out separate markets with own models, like South America, South Africa or China):

1. Audi

48°47'15.94"N, 11°24'47.26"E - Factory Ingolstadt (Headquarters): A3, A4, A5, Q5, TT (body only)
49°12'12.66"N, 9°13'18.32"E – Factory Neckarsulm, incl. Quattro GmbH: A4, A6, A8, R8, S and RS models
48°14'0.82"N, 16°59'18.75"E - Factory Bratislava (Slovakia): Q7
47°41'53.02"N, 17°41'1.15"E - Factory Győr (Hungary): TT, TT Roadster

2. BMW

48°10'44.73"N, 11°33'38.26"E – Factory Munich (Headquarters): 3-Series and engines for all models
48°38'54.53"N, 12°28'0.73"E – Factory Dingolfing: 5-Series, 6-Series, 7-Series, M5, M6
48°58'39.85"N, 12°10'13.85"E – Factory Regensburg: 1-Series, 3-Series, M3
51°24'21.96"N, 12°26'43.60"E – Factory Leipzig: 3-Series and others, depending on demand
34°53'39.07"N, 82°10'45.32"W - Factory Spartanburg, SC (USA): X5, X6, Z4
47° 1'14.78"N, 15°28'44.71"E - Magna Steyr, Graz (Austria): X3
52°32'24.00"N, 13°13'26.73"E – Factory Berlin: Motorbikes

3. Ford

51° 0'36.59"N, 6°57'38.43"E – Factory Cologne (European Headquarters): Fiesta, Fusion
49°20'51.74"N, 6°45'54.09"E – Factory Saarlouis: Focus, C-Max

4. Mercedes-Benz

48°42'1.09"N, 8°59'29.10"E – Factory Sindelfingen: C-Class saloon, E-Class Saloon & Estate, CLS-Class, S-Class, CL-Class, Maybach, armoured cars
48°51'43.56"N, 8°10'42.95"E – Factory Rastatt: A-Class, B-Class
53° 3'52.43"N, 8°54'29.45"E – Factory Bremen: C-Class Saloon & Estate, CLK-Class, SLK-Class, SL-Class, GLK-Class
33°11'0.95"N, 87°15'27.09"W - Factory Tuscaloosa, AL (USA): ML-Class, GL-Class, R-Class
51°20'45.68"N, 0°32'48.88"W - McLaren (England): SLR McLaren
48°55'6.04"N, 9°19'34.69"E - AMG

5. Opel

49°59'27.69"N, 8°23'27.59"E – Factory Rüsselsheim (Headquarters): Insignia
50°58'59.65"N, 10°16'33.65"E – Factory Eisenach: Corsa (2-Door)
51°28'2.43"N, 7°15'49.17"E – Factory Bochum: Astra (4-door & Estate), Zafira
51°17'13.97"N, 4°21'57.96"E - Factory Antwerpen (Belgium): Astra (4-Door, Twintop, GTC, Estate)
41°45'8.77"N, 1°10'40.56"W - Factory Zaragoza (Spain): Corsa (2-Door, 4-Door), Meriva, Combo
50°19'2.32"N, 18°37'33.94"E - Factory Gliwice (Poland): Agila A, Astra Classic, Astra Sedan, Zafira
47°46'3.24"N, 18°44'58.48"E - Esztergom (Hungary): Agila, GT, Antara, Meriva, Combo Tour, Tigra Twintop, Zafira, Vectra, Vivaro

6. Porsche:

48°50'9.30"N, 9° 9'6.33"E – Factory Stuttgart (Headquarters): 911, Boxster, all engines
51°24'26.75"N, 12°17'57.42"E – Factory Leipzig: Cayenne, Carrera GT
60°48'39.42"N, 21°26'42.35"E - Valmet Automotive Uusikaupunki (Finland): Boxster, Cayman

7. Volkswagen

52°26'6.83"N, 10°46'45.66"E – Factory Wolfsburg (Headquarters, biggest car factory in the world): Golf, Golf Plus, Tiguan, Touran
53°20'53.43"N, 7° 9'28.71"E – Factory Emden: Passat, Passat CC
52°25'9.75"N, 9°40'12.72"E – Factory Hannover: Vans (Transporter, California, Caravelle, Multivan)
50°47'35.91"N, 12°29'15.59"E – Factory Zwickau-Mosel: Golf, Passat
51° 2'40.32"N, 13°45'21.12"E – Factory Dresden (“Transparent Factory”): Phaeton
48°14'0.82"N, 16°59'18.75"E - Factory Bratislava (Slovakia): Touareg, Golf IV R32
41°29'45.12"N, 1°54'6.99"E - Factory Martorell (Spain): Polo
42°48'33.77"N, 1°41'55.84"W - Factory Pamplona (Spain): Polo
38°35'4.81"N, 8°59'24.01"W - Factory Palmela (Portugal): Sharan, Eos, Scirocco
52°24'36.77"N, 17° 1'59.93"E - Factory Poznan (Poland): Transporter (Pickup & Delivery Van), Caddy
19° 7'28.00"N, 98°15'10.93"W - Factory Puebla (Mexico): Golf Estate, New Beetle, Gol, Pointer, Lupo, Derby, SportVan, CrossFox, Bora, Bora SportWagon, Jetta, Passat, Passat CC, Tiguan, Routan, Touareg

(For those who are interested: 52°37'57.39"N, 10°45'23.73"E - VW test facility Ehra-Lessien, where James May maxed out the Bugatti Veyron)

8. Karmann (specialiced in convertible roofs and roof modules)

52°15'58.70"N, 8° 4'39.83"E – Karmann Osnabrück: Currently producing Audi A4 Cabrio (incl. S4 and RS4), Mercedes-Benz CLK Cabrio

9. Wiesmann

51°50'39.64"N, 7°17'29.43"E - Wiesmann factory in Dülmen

10. Gumpert

50°59'34.66"N, 12°26'7.72"E - Gumpert factory in Altenburg

11. Ruf

48° 7'14.37"N, 10°27'43.97"E - Ruf Automobile GmbH, Pfaffenhausen

12. Alpina

48° 1'55.91"N, 10°43'51.64"E - Alpina Bovensiepen GmbH &Co. KG, Buchloe

[Tadite]

Dude that is the work of genius!

[Jacobfox]

Nice idea, actually. I'll be interested to see how this goes. Can you hit Italy next?

[MacGuffin]

I was hoping I wouldn't have to do the work alone and that folks from other countries would do their part

[NooDle]

can't you just like enter "ferrari" into the google earth and it'll take you there?
edit : no you can't, but I found the factory anyway!

edit 2 : arh upload fail! I've got it at 44°31'56.50"N and 10°51'71"E
you can even see their racetrack in the shot

[fbc]

I'll contribute some from this neck of the woods:

Toyota:
37°50'06.02"S, 144°49'47.35"E Altona North, Melbourne, Australia - Camry & Aurion, also 2.4 I4 motor for Camry.

Ford:
37°39'42.88"S, 144°57'02.40"E Broadmeadows Vehicle Plant, Melbourne, Australia - Falcon, Territory, soon to produce Focus
38°06'06.37"S, 144°21'28.93"E Geelong Engine Plant, Australia - I6 motor for Falcon
37°53'57.06"S, 144°24'31.19"E Proving Ground, You Yangs, Melbourne, Australia

Holden:
37°49'29.47"S, 144°55'05.94"E Head Office & Engine Plant, Melbourne, Australia - V6 for Commodore & export
34°44'52.37"S, 138°39'10.96"E Vehicle Plant, Elizabeth, Adelaide, Australia - Commodore & derivatives
38°21'01.79"S, 145°35'05.54"E Proving Ground, Lang Lang, Melbourne(ish), Australia

[vikiradTG2007]

Dacia factory
44°56'47.46"N, 24°56'5.57"E

[MacGuffin]

And which cars are made there?

[vikiradTG2007]

Damn it, there's only two that are made, and they're both made in the same factory. Logan and Sandero.

[MacGuffin]

Actually I was asking fbc

Originally Posted by NooDle

can't you just like enter "ferrari" into the google earth and it'll take you there?
edit : no you can't, but I found the factory anyway!

edit 2 : arh upload fail! I've got it at 44°31'56.50"N and 10°51'71"E
you can even see their racetrack in the shot

The coordinates don't seem to work. If I may help out: 44°31'52.06"N, 10°52'13.52"E - Ferrari Headquarters, Maranello

And while I'm at it:
44°39'30.30"N, 11° 7'29.80"E - Lamborghini Factory, Sant'Agata Bolognese

44°35'29.30"N, 11° 1'45.63"E - Pagani Factory, San Cesario sul Panaro

48°31'36.12"N, 7°29'59.50"E - Bugatti Headquarters and Factory, Molsheim

[vikiradTG2007]

Oh... sorry. fbc, go ahead.

[fbc]

Originally Posted by MacGuffin

And which cars are made there?

Originally Posted by MacGuffin

Actually I was asking fbc

Fixed

[thedguy]

If anyone wants to/can find the old studebaker factory in South Bend, Indiana they are in for a cool little treat from.

[Breznikov]

Spyker
52°21'17.10"N, 5°30'35.30"E All Spyker cars are made here since it's the only factory.

[GerFix]

Lotus

52°33'43.83"N, 1°10'47.43"E

... and what an awesome track they have!

and,
Morgan

52°07'24.72"N, 2°18'42.47"W

[Blayde]

Koenigsegg

56°18'20.30"N, 12°51'29.71"E

[Breznikov]

Originally Posted by Blayde

Koenigsegg

56°18'20.30"N, 12°51'29.71"E

A farm?

Pagani
44°35'29.29"N, 11°1'45.57"E

[Blayde]

^I wasn't sure what the actual production facility was, so i went by the address on the home page. But the place looks legit, since there's an unused Airbase and runways for test runs.

[GerFix]

Originally Posted by Blayde

^I wasn't sure what the actual production facility was, so i went by the address on the home page. But the place looks legit, since there's an unused Airbase and runways for test runs.

You'll find the factory down a bit and west a bit at:

56°17'23.84"N, 12°50'46.81"E

It's marked on Google Earth, and there's a photo of the factory on Panoramio:
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/13315414

[MacGuffin]

Originally Posted by Blayde

^I wasn't sure what the actual production facility was, so i went by the address on the home page. But the place looks legit, since there's an unused Airbase and runways for test runs.

You indeed get that location, when you enter the address from the Koenigsegg homepage. However, it looks like an ordinary farm to me. Normally there should be stuff lying around to indicatem that there is some kind of construction work going on inside. Therefore I doubt it's the right location. I was no able to find the right one yet, though... Maybe some local from Sweden can help?