Editing Car classification (section)

{{Short description|Categorisation of cars according to vehicle regulations or market segments}}
{{about|the categorisation of cars according to vehicle regulations or market segments|types of body styles (e.g. sedan, coupe, hatchback)|Car body style}}
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Governments and private organizations have developed '''car classification''' schemes that are used for various purposes including regulation, description, and categorization of [[car]]s.

The International Standard ISO 3833-1977 ''Road vehicles – Types – Terms and definitions'' also defines terms for [[classification|classifying]] cars.<ref>{{cite web |author=International Organization for Standardization |title=ISO 3833:1977 Road vehicles – Types – Terms and definitions |url= http://autoparts-standard.org/index/images/userfiles/media/ISO%203833-1977道路车辆.类型.术语和定义.pdf |website=autoparts-standard.org |access-date=12 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150823000426/http://autoparts-standard.org/index/images/userfiles/media/ISO%203833-1977%E9%81%93%E8%B7%AF%E8%BD%A6%E8%BE%86.%E7%B1%BB%E5%9E%8B.%E6%9C%AF%E8%AF%AD%E5%92%8C%E5%AE%9A%E4%B9%89.pdf |archive-date=23 August 2015}}</ref>