Jul 7, 2013

Dealer Edition models, DE for short, are diecast model replicas made specifically for car manufacturers to be marketed and sold through their car dealerships and their stores.

Model brands such as AUTOart, Norev, Minichamps, among many others make models specifically for car manufacturers. Main distinction between a regular model and dealer edition model is usually the packaging and model's color that might not be available for a regular model. On occasion, some models get produced as dealer edition models and regular model for a particular vehicle can't be obtained.

Usually, dealer edition models can be purchased by visiting a local dealership's parts department or by ordering them online. Since these models are made to be sold through car dealerships, they are labeled with particular car brand's part number instead of model manufacturer's catalog number, this number can be used at dealership's parts department in your search for the model. Some models might be released to a limited geographical region of the world and we usually notice this with Mercedes-Benz and BMW Dealer Edition models that can be only purchased from MB and BMW dealers in Europe.

For over 10 years, we have been compiling a catalog of Dealer Edition models made specifically for Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Volkswagen and other car manufacturers. There are currently over 1,700 DE models in our catalog (DE Models). Below is part of our catalog brokendown by car manufacturer -

Our catalog is not nearly complete, and we need your help! We would like to tap into your model expertise to refine and expand our catalog by adding missing models, editing incorrect or outdated data, or adding new info to the models that are in the database, such as pictures, bar codes, or any other tid bits of knowledge that will be useful to collectors such as yourself.

You can help us by adding models to our catalog. Instructions on how to add a model to our catalog

We would appreciate any help. Happy collecting!

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