Originally posted by ContourKev:
Want American? Check the VIN's first digit. Pretty sure 1 and 4 are for America. J is for Japan, pretty sure G is Germany, 3 Is Mexico I believe mean the automobile was manufactured in America. My Contour was made in Mexico 
Also to the best of my knowledge, the Ford 500 Is manufactured in IL now 
1(all)=US; 2(all)=Canada; 3(some)=Mexico; 4(all)&5(all)=US; J(all)=Japan; S(some)=England; W(all)=Germany; Y(some)=Sweeden,Norway; Z(some)=Italy
I made a nice page showing how to break down your VIN...
check it out
...notice my old Contour was built in Mexico 
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