Does anyone know some common stock number naming conventions used at car dealerships?

I've heard from one place if it has an A,B, or C at the end it's a trade in. Straight numbers might be auctions or also the last set of num. from the VIN.





Have any of you heard or know of any other ones?

Does anyone know some common stock number naming conventions used at car dealerships?
For new cars, there are many systems. Most will change the first letter/number for each model year. For instance, a 2007 Honda Accord might be GH325 where as a 2008 model would be HH325. The first number, %26lt;3 in this case%26gt; represents the month in which the dealership received the car and the next set would indicate that this Honda was the 25th car they received in March.





Some use a different system where they use numbers instead of letters to represent the model year, such a 7F4201. In this system, the numbers following the 7F do not represent anything in particular, however some dealerships would use numbers that start with 7F5000 %26lt;for example%26gt; as dealer traded units. Again, there is no set method.





For used cars, it is very common for the letter A, such as HC325A, to represent the trade in vehicle from the new car HC325. If it was HC325B, this would represent the trade from HC325A. In addition, typically vehicles purchased from auctions or lease turn ins will have a different number all together, such as P201. I hope this helps, however again, there is no industry standard!