For U.S. manufactured cars, it was pretty easy to figure out with annual
model year changes. The manufacturing plants shut down in early August for
retooling and the new model for the next year was introduced in September.
The new models were delivered under wraps to the dealer and I still
remember riding on my bike to go "around back" at the dealer to get a sneak
peak at the the models. The "foreign cars' didn't have the sales advantage
of an annual model change, usually going 2-4 years between model changes.
So if an import dealer had an unsold '62 BJ7 in stock that looked exactly
like a 64 BJ7, it was going to be sold and titled as a '64. i saw this
interesting Ford sales books that explained the ins and outs of import
sales to the dealers that were taking British sports car trades in on the
new Mustangs:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-Ford-Mustang-Import-Brochure-VW-Austin-Healey-wo1433-Z6DE1W-/370769885140?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item56539b77d4
On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 9:33 AM, Udo P <mrjaja@cox.net> wrote:
> A general rule is in the automotive industry is; Cars build before the
> summer break (August) are car of the year there where build. After August
> there considered model of the following year. To give them time to get
> the
> NEW model out to the dealer. So that said, Model changes are done after
> August. NOVEMBER build is a car for the following year.
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