The ST's are made in the Niehl Factory in Cologne, thats the only place thats produces them, As an insider tells me my dad...he's been there a few times lol

Yeah mine is a facelift ST and its VIN starts with the letter W.

there all still made in germany as far as i know thats where mines comming from

Wow that link is really cool:

Here's how my VIN breaks down:
Manufacturer Identifier: Ford Werke A.G. (Germany)
Body type: 2 Door Van
Line: Ford Germany (Own Assembly)
Assembly Plant: Cologne (Germany)
Model: Fiesta
Year: 2005 (some codes are used for more than one year)
Month: February
Production Sequence: XXXXX

Everything really matches as I took delivery on March 3rd, just one month after it was made.

Strange though that it gets identifies as a van ?!? Does this mean that they had to cut out the rear window holdes to fit the glass?