Why are car models from a year from now sold new in the year prior?

Question

What is the history of selling say 2025 models in 2024? Why does the car industry do this?

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Answer 1

I personally ignore all of that nonsense and go strictly by when the vehicle was actually physically manufactured, that is what year model it is, because it matters with mileage and maintenance etc.

Irregardless of what year model it is “supposed” to be.

If it was actually physically assembled in June of 2024, then it is a 2024 model, period.