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

FDR, funnily enough. [Here](https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15345331/americas-next-top-model-year-or-why-new-car-model-years-arent-in-sync-with-the-calendar/)’s an article explaining how and why.