Terminology - can somebody explain please?
Discussion
Gad-Westy said:
Speaking of which, when did the term 'model year' start being commonly used? I've only started hearing it recently in the UK. Is it something that has just made its way over the Atlantic or have I not been paying attention?
I am glad you asked this question as I never knew what MY meant either, I find that only owners of certain manufacturers tend to use it, Subaru owners in particular seem to be pretty notorious for it!I always assumed it was to differentiate between when the car was made and when it was registered.
You might have two cars that share a registration year but one might have been made in a different MY. To further complicate matters, different manufacturers have different start and end points to their years.
Manufacturers make changes, upgrade equipment, etc, from one MY to the next so it can be significant to know which MY a car is.
You might have two cars that share a registration year but one might have been made in a different MY. To further complicate matters, different manufacturers have different start and end points to their years.
Manufacturers make changes, upgrade equipment, etc, from one MY to the next so it can be significant to know which MY a car is.
Edited by Risotto on Monday 17th May 15:20
lordlee said:
I used to struggle with WHY which I now know means 'what have you'
Well I work in the computer industry that is positively filled with acronyms.Laptop users may remember the PCMCIA slot (now obsolete).
I've heard that referred to as "People Cannot Memorise Computer Industry Acronyms"
When it actually means "Personal Computer Memory Card International Association"
Sometimes when I read car adverts I'm at a loss...
PS/EW/ESR/ASR/EBC/ABS/CL etc. etc... Too many options!
It's exactly the same as magazine publising dates which are engineered to bring forward sales and keep editions "fresh" on the newstand for as long as possible.
For car sales "model year 2011" will begin around 1 October 2010 (although it can be much earlier than that - as was the case with recent launch of Camaro).
Amongst other things car makers have the chance to make big changes to their production lines during a summer holiday shut-down so then they can build up stocks of a new vehicle ready for sales in the autumn for a new model year.
For car sales "model year 2011" will begin around 1 October 2010 (although it can be much earlier than that - as was the case with recent launch of Camaro).
Amongst other things car makers have the chance to make big changes to their production lines during a summer holiday shut-down so then they can build up stocks of a new vehicle ready for sales in the autumn for a new model year.
http://www.acronymfinder.com/MY.html
Can do loads of other acronyms on there too, and sort by industry etc. Pretty handy if you want to avoid 'silly questions' in the office.
Can do loads of other acronyms on there too, and sort by industry etc. Pretty handy if you want to avoid 'silly questions' in the office.
Me too!Risotto said:
I always assumed it was to differentiate between when the car was made and when it was registered.
You might have two cars that share a registration year but one might have been made in a different MY. To further complicate matters, different manufacturers have different start and end points to their years.
Manufacturers make changes, upgrade equipment, etc, from one MY to the next so it can be significant to know which MY a car is.
You managed to get two different things in one post!You might have two cars that share a registration year but one might have been made in a different MY. To further complicate matters, different manufacturers have different start and end points to their years.
Manufacturers make changes, upgrade equipment, etc, from one MY to the next so it can be significant to know which MY a car is.
The first paragraph is generally wrong, but the rest of the post is right.
It's possible that you could get a 2003 built car not registered until 2004 but unusual, and unlikey anyone would mention it anyway.
It is usually the facelist / update thing - I have a facelift C Class that was done in mid-2004 and those cars are referred to as 2005 model year - the tenth digit in the VIN gives you the model year of the car.
Gassing Station | General Gassing [Archive] | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff