Dans les années 70, pour ne pas faire payer à ses clients les taxes américaines coûteuses dues au contrôle des émissions, Maserati a fait une sorte de "double comptabilité" en faisant croire aux autorités US que les voitures qui arrivaient là-bas avaient déjà payé les taxes

En pratique,

Ensuite,

Une véritable arnaque mafieuse

Apparemment ce tour de passe passe n'a pas encore conduit à des problèmes sérieux, comme par exemple une saisie de véhicule à l'occasion d'un accident grave mettant à jour l'utilisation du même VIN par deux voitures différentes.
Mais l'achat de certaines

En VO ci-dessous:
https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threa ... -147858775
"In the 70s, the EU was not existing. To export a car (or any other goods) needed a custom carnet. Maserati sold a car -for example- to Switzerland, got a custom carnet for it that stated the VIN of the car. Then Maserati produced a 2nd car of that type, gave it the same VIN and exported it to the USA...on the same carnet. So they argued "hey, taxes have been paid already for that car!". In fact Maserati did not pay ANY taxes on the 2nd car. It was "black" money for them.
Of course I`ll keep the VIN of the "double" Ghiblis very private. Why?
Let me explain: the Bora in question was originally sold to Switzerland and is now located in Germany since about 14 years. With the same carnet, a 2nd Bora was sold new to the USA. The last US-owner sold the car to a dealer in Germany some years ago. I contacted the dealer and told him, that two (!) Bora with the same VIN are now located in Germany (and EU).
This means, should one of the car be involved in a crash, a criminal situation or even by a normal sale to a new owner, the insurance company would immediately inform the German Police which will impound both (!) cars.
The German dealer was shocked and gave the car back. The last I heard is that the "double" Bora is back in the US now. Its color was blue with black interior. Its VIN was with 3 digits, so an early 4.7-car..."