Production vehicle

Production vehicle

A production vehicle is one that is put into mass production, as a model produced in large numbers and offered for sale to the public, which was begun in the 1800s by Karl Benz when he built twenty-five Benz Patent Motorwagens during the period between 1886 and 1893.

When used in motorsports the term is quite exact and a certain number of a model must be produced in order to qualify for the term. For example, Briggs Cunningham's business was classified as a hobby by the United States tax officials because he did not manufacture enough of each model for the Cunningham automobile to be considered a production vehicle, but rather they classified them as high-performance prototype automobiles built as racecars.

Motor vehicle production statistics are available for countries worldwide, by country, make, and model. Production statistics by country and by model, as far as announced, are available for each make as well. [cite web
url=http://www.marklines.com/en/numproduct/index.jsp
title=Market Reports
publisher=
accessdate=2006-08-30 ]

From concept car to production model

See also

* Concept car
* Development mule
* Pre-production car
* Product lifecycle management

References

External links

* [http://www.chicagoautoshow.com/vehicles/debuts/ Chicago Auto Show]
* [http://www.motortrend.com/multimedia/polls/040107_poll_detfavtruck/ Detroit Auto Show]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • production vehicle — A vehicle manufactured by a mass production process. A vehicle model that has been assembled for sale to the general public as opposed to a concept vehicle that is not available to be purchased. Also called production model …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • vehicle — [1] A conveyance on wheels or runners used to carry people or goods over land (e.g., bicycle, motorcycle, car, truck, sleigh, snowmobile). [2] A binder. [3] The liquid portion of an adhesive, coating, or sealer compound consisting of the binder… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • Production Corporation Polyot — Production Association Polyot (usually called Полёт by the aviation workers and pilots]] or ПО «Полёт» inside the company, while the official Russian name is: Производственное объединение «Полёт») (Polyot)[1] is a Russian aerospace engineering… …   Wikipedia

  • Production leveling — Production leveling, also known as production smoothing or – by its Japanese original term – heijunka (平準化?),[1] is a technique for reducing the muda waste and vital to the development of production efficiency in the Toyota Production System and… …   Wikipedia

  • Vehicle registration — is the (usually) compulsory registration of a vehicle with a government authority. Vehicle registration s purpose is to establish clear ownership and to tax motorists or vehicle owners. While almost all vehicles are uniquely identified by a… …   Wikipedia

  • Vehicle Certification Agency — (VCA) is an Executive Agency of the UK Department for Transport and the UK’s type approval authority and a leading certification body. VCA have been supporting the motor industry since the early 1970’s, with offices both in the UK, and North… …   Wikipedia

  • production — [prə duk′shən, prōduk′shən] n. [LME < MFr < L productio] 1. the act or process of producing 2. the rate of producing or amount produced 3. a) something produced; product b) a work of art, literature, etc. c) a work …   English World dictionary

  • Vehicle canopy — This article is about vehicle canopies. For aircraft canopies, see Aircraft canopy. For other canopies, see Canopy. Lifting canopy on a Sterling Nova. A vehicle canopy is a rarely used type of door for cars. It has no official name so it is also… …   Wikipedia

  • Vehicle registration plates of the United Kingdom — See also: Vehicle registration plate British number plates (1983 – 2001 numbering system), as observed in 2004 (last character of registration not shown); bottom plate lacks the EU band, which is not compulsory. Vehicle registration plates are… …   Wikipedia

  • Production Part Approval Process — The Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) is used in the automotive supply chain to establish confidence in component suppliers and their production processes, by demonstrating that: ....all customer engineering design record and specification… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”