And it was produced in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This was one (of several) major problems with the car. As John DeLorean built the plant in Northern Ireland during the height of \"The Troubles\" and decreed that he wanted Protestants and Catholics to work together on the shop floor, to promote unity. This is very noble, but to put it in modern terms, it would be a bit like opening a car factory in Iraq and deciding to have the Sunnis and Shi\'ites working together...it was doomed to failure.