The model years seem a bit bizarre.

Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks It's more convention than legal. Cars used to be released in their model year, but then they snuck into December of the previous year, and kept

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The model years seem a bit bizarre.

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

It's more convention than legal. Cars used to be released in their model year, but then they snuck into December of the previous year, and kept getting earlier and earlier. Each manufacturer kept trying to beat the next in releasing new models.

Correct, but I also heard you could not release a model year 2 years early, for example: December of 2008 release a 2010 model.

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