Sales increased to 11 in 2018 so I decided to revive the project, but did not knew how long would have taken and priority was to update the more expensive databases with higher sale volume. The plan was to start regular updates once it gets 10 sales, but by end-2016 only 5 people purchased Car Nameplates List, while Car Models List got about 40 sales. One customer suggested adding a numerical ID for each make, and make a second table with Make and Make ID, and sell both as SQL files for making drop-down boxes on his website. I published for sale in February 2016, 2900 nameplates, 524 KB file. By this way I decided to start the project, I spend 5 days recompiling Car Models List into Car Nameplates List. First customer interested came in November 2015 but did not left any email address where I could announce him that project is complete. In 2015 I posted Car Nameplates List in the product grid of main page.

For 2 years NOBODY showed any interest, while Car Models List continued to get sales. I still made a SAMPLE of Car Nameplates List with 2 makes and put it in possible future projects waiting for a customer interested, saying that I can build full list in 3 days for 20 euro. I offered him to create myself a Car Nameplates List without such stupidities, but he refused and purchased Car Models List instead. At that moment I was NOT aware that my Excel database can be used for this kind of web building. Funny: that drop-down list had many errors and duplicate models such Mercedes SLS, SLS-Class, SLS AMG, 3 rows for what is actually a single model. The idea of Car Nameplates List popped in March 2013, when a customer showed me an used cars classifieds website having a drop-down list of models.

CSV and SQL alphabetic order, both with 2 files, one with one row per Make + Make ID, one with one row per model with Make ID, Make, Model, etc.

XLS alphabetic order (you could sort yourself too).

XLS original order from Car Models List (from mini cars to luxury cars, followed by sports cars, MPV and ending with SUV), used by me to easily spot missing models to add them.Separate row is also for sister cars such as Fiat Bravo / Brava, VW Golf / Jetta.Ĭar Nameplates List is sold in few versions:

While Car Models List have separate row for each model generation (example Golf 1 to Golf 7) with production years indicated for each, and single row if a car is sold in multiple countries under different names, the Car Nameplates List have a single row for each nameplate regardless of how many models wore it, sometimes define totally different models (example: Ford Fusion is a mid-size sedan in North America and also a mini MPV in Europe), and separate row for each alternative name sold in various countries.

Automobile name plates for sale