World Manufacturer Identifier · ISO 3780
XW8
Volkswagen Group Russia
Built in Russia
What WMI XW8 means
The first three characters of every VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). The code XW8 is assigned to Volkswagen Group Russia, with the country of manufacture Russia.
So any 17-character VIN that begins with XW8 was produced by Volkswagen Group Russia:
XW8ZZZ0000000000000
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