used by some other brands (I've no experience with Mercedes) for cars sold on some kind of European delivery plan of a USA spec car through an American dealer, indicating that neither the Germans nor the Americans have to participate in any free service promotions which may be offered at the time for regular USA delivered cars. I suppose that they have the same sort of things within other countries.

Wasn't there a period a few years ago when the English were picking up all their new cars in Ireland or Belgium for some tax reasons?