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

Because cars are on a 6 month cycle. Usually in the summer time the 2024 model year will get what’s called a mid cycle refresh.

Its basically marketing, they do it to make people think its more “new.” There are cars that are essentially unchanged from 2019 and before but have a 2025 model year.