Interesting comparison. I bought a 1984 Mercedes 300D to replace my 2013 Audi A3 TDI, so...

example of an EU “export” plate:

So the people who do European delivery get special “export” plates that are Euro-sized but do not look the same as regular EU plates. They don’t have the blue stripe on the left with a country abbreviation.

so in other words, “It’s toasted.”