How Many Months Does a Car Need to Be Considered as Stock?

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How many months a car needs to be considered as stock depends on its origin. For domestic brand vehicles, they are considered as stock if they remain unsold for six months after leaving the factory. For imported brand vehicles, the threshold is 12 months. For joint-venture brand vehicles produced domestically, the timeframe aligns with domestic brands—six months before they are deemed stock vehicles. There is no clear legal definition for stock cars; it is merely a term used by car salespeople to indicate that the vehicle has been in inventory for a relatively long time. This has a significant impact on dealers because vehicle models are updated rapidly nowadays, and stock cars often lag behind in configuration, which can be described as outdated.