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Pre-production cars are vehicle
Vehicle

Vehicles, derived from the Latin word, vehiculum, are non-living means of transport. Most often they are manufactured , although some other means of transport which are not made by humans also may be called vehicles; examples include icebergs and floating tree trunks....
s that allow the automaker
Automaker

The automotive industry designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells the world's motor vehicles. In 2007, more than 73 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide....
 to find problems before a new model goes on sale to the public. Pre-production cars come after prototype
Prototype

A prototype is an original type, form, or instance of something serving as a typical example, basis, or standard for other things of the same category....
s, or development mule
Development mule

A development mule or a test mule in the automotive industry is a vehicle equipped with experimental or prototype components for testing. Automakers evaluate aspects of vehicles before a full pre-production car is built to find problems....
s which themselves are preceded by concept car
Concept car

A concept vehicle or show vehicle is a Automobile prototype made to showcase a concept, new styling, technology and more. They are often shown at Auto show to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not have a chance of being produced....
s. Pre-production vehicles are followed by 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. It is the vehicle you can actually go out and buy ....
s in the mass production
Mass production

Mass production is the production of large amounts of standardized products, including and especially on assembly lines. The concepts of mass production are applied to various kinds of products, from fluids and particulates handled in bulk to discrete solid parts to assemblies of such parts ....
 of them for distribution through car dealership
Car dealership

A car dealership or vehicle local distribution is a business that sells new Automobile and/or used cars at the retail level, based on a dealership contract with an automaker or its sales subsidiary....
s.

Pre-production cars are typically built in small quantities on a slave production line
Production line

File:Krispy Kreme Doughnuts.jpgA production line is a set of sequential operations established in a factory whereby materials are put through a refining process to produce an end-product that is suitable for onward consumption; or components are assembled to make a finished article....
, or in some cases on the real production line alongside the current model.






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Pre-production cars are vehicle
Vehicle

Vehicles, derived from the Latin word, vehiculum, are non-living means of transport. Most often they are manufactured , although some other means of transport which are not made by humans also may be called vehicles; examples include icebergs and floating tree trunks....
s that allow the automaker
Automaker

The automotive industry designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells the world's motor vehicles. In 2007, more than 73 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide....
 to find problems before a new model goes on sale to the public. Pre-production cars come after prototype
Prototype

A prototype is an original type, form, or instance of something serving as a typical example, basis, or standard for other things of the same category....
s, or development mule
Development mule

A development mule or a test mule in the automotive industry is a vehicle equipped with experimental or prototype components for testing. Automakers evaluate aspects of vehicles before a full pre-production car is built to find problems....
s which themselves are preceded by concept car
Concept car

A concept vehicle or show vehicle is a Automobile prototype made to showcase a concept, new styling, technology and more. They are often shown at Auto show to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not have a chance of being produced....
s. Pre-production vehicles are followed by 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. It is the vehicle you can actually go out and buy ....
s in the mass production
Mass production

Mass production is the production of large amounts of standardized products, including and especially on assembly lines. The concepts of mass production are applied to various kinds of products, from fluids and particulates handled in bulk to discrete solid parts to assemblies of such parts ....
 of them for distribution through car dealership
Car dealership

A car dealership or vehicle local distribution is a business that sells new Automobile and/or used cars at the retail level, based on a dealership contract with an automaker or its sales subsidiary....
s.

Pre-production cars are typically built in small quantities on a slave production line
Production line

File:Krispy Kreme Doughnuts.jpgA production line is a set of sequential operations established in a factory whereby materials are put through a refining process to produce an end-product that is suitable for onward consumption; or components are assembled to make a finished article....
, or in some cases on the real production line alongside the current model. Typically the parts used will be off the production tooling, or at least are intended to represent the final part very closely. Sometimes the components used to make a pre-production car are a mix between the prototype models and the mass production versions to come later.

"... A pre-production car is a car is like a beta version of a software program — it's used for demonstration and evaluation purposes of an all-new vehicle...."


Manufacturers sometimes use pre-production cars to provide the automotive press a chance to experience and create publicity
Publicity

Publicity is the deliberate attempt to manage the public's perception of a subject. The subjects of publicity include people , product and services, organizations of all kinds, and works of art or entertainment....
 and articles about the models that are yet to appear in dealer
Car dealership

A car dealership or vehicle local distribution is a business that sells new Automobile and/or used cars at the retail level, based on a dealership contract with an automaker or its sales subsidiary....
 showrooms for public view. Some of these cars are exhibited at auto show
Auto show

An auto show, or motorshow, is a public exhibition of current automobile models, debuts, concept cars, or out-of-production classics. It is commonly attended by automobile manufacturers....
s. They may also be destroyed during crash test
Crash test

A crash test is a form of destructive testing usually performed in order to ensure safe design standards in Crashworthiness and crash compatibility for automobiles or related components....
s. Most of the rest are scrapped, as they may not meet automobile safety regulations or emission standard
Emission standard

Emissions standards are requirements that set specific limits to the amount of pollutants that can be released into the environment. Many emissions standards focus on regulating pollutants released by automobiles and other powered vehicles but they can also regulate emissions from industry, power plants, small equipment such as lawn mowers...
s, or they may be used as the prototypes (also known as a development mule
Development mule

A development mule or a test mule in the automotive industry is a vehicle equipped with experimental or prototype components for testing. Automakers evaluate aspects of vehicles before a full pre-production car is built to find problems....
) for test work for the next model.

See also

  • Automotive design
    Automotive design

    Automotive design is the profession involved in the development of the appearance, and to some extent the ergonomics, of motor vehicles or more specifically road vehicles....