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During the manufacturing process of car parts lubricants may be used by the machinery.
In some cases it is unavoidable that this lubricant gets onto/into the parts being made, to a lessor or grater degree.
Then what the part is used for the first time on the finished car, the lubricant gets hot and "burns off".
A good example would be the exhaust system: The Pipe bending machinery often leaves an oily coating on a new exhaust part, which burns off during the first few hours of use, giving a distinctive smell to a car with a "new exhaust".
However, it is also possible that the vehicle has a defective component, or was not assembles correctly, leading to a fault causing the smell.
The best advice would be to return the vehicle to the place of purchase, and get the smell investigated.
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