The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). ZAR is assigned to Alfa Romeo, built in Italy (Europe). Any VIN that starts with ZAR decodes to Alfa Romeo. The sample VINs below are checksum-valid and start with ZAR.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WMI | ZAR (VIN positions 1–3) |
| Manufacturer | Alfa Romeo |
| Country of assembly | Italy |
| Region | Europe (from the first character, Z) |
| Models seen here | Giulia |
Alfa Romeo test VINs · Decode a ZAR VIN →
After the ZAR WMI, positions 4–8 describe the model, body and engine; position 9 is the mod-11 check digit; position 10 is the model year; position 11 is the assembly plant; and positions 12–17 are the serial number. See the full 17-digit VIN format.
ZAR is a Alfa Romeo WMI. Every VIN beginning with ZAR was built by Alfa Romeo and decodes to that make.
The first character Z places the manufacturer in Italy (Europe region) under the VIN standard.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid and use the real ZAR WMI, so a decoder returns Alfa Romeo. No real vehicle's VIN is used.