Late year production year

[IamScotticus]

For low volume specialty manufacturers like Caterham,  ok, specifically Caterham,  is a car built in November or December considered a following year model, or that of the present year?

Edited December 19, 2022 by IamScotticus

[7Westfield]

No particular knowledge, but I always thought the manufacturer determined that---whatever they put on the original paperwork