So does that mean the first edition of the 2nd gen was actually in 93 not 94 ?

 

It means the first 2nd gen trucks were made in late 1993, but they were still 1994 models. This is typical of almost all brands.

 

retarded, should be a 93 then. I wonder exactly how long cars/trucks sit at the factory till they'er sent to dealerships

 

It's been like this for decades. And inventory does not spend much time at the factory. They typically go from the factory to regional storage lots where they then get distributed to the various dealers. When sales slow they pile up at these lots, not at the factory. Last year the lots at the port of Los Angeles (where domestic and foreign cars are stored) and nearby were overflowing with vehicles. Cash for Clunkers helped clear some of these lots as did reductions in production by the manufacturers. Dealers don't want the cars on their lots if sales are down because they have to pay flooring on each one.

 

No, its not retarded. Imagine how much time it takes to build your truck, ship it from Mexico to port, and then put it on a train that takes it to your region, then have it put on a truck and shipped to your dealer.

Imagine if they started building 1994 model trucks on January 1, 1994 and ended them on December 30, 1994. The first 1994 model trucks wouldnt make it to the showroom until March, and the last 1994 trucks wouldnt make it to the showroom until February of 1995 (the same time I was being born!). Manufacturers do this so it doesnt feel like you are buying an outdated vehicle. It just makes sense.

Plus wouldnt it be cool to have the first Ram built in 1993 and the last one that was built on July 1, 2001?

 

this is also why you could buy, for example, a 2010 model car or truck in late 2009...so 95% of the time, if it was built 1/94-06/94 it's a 94, if it was built 07/94-12/94 then it's a 95...occasionally this is wrong...very occasionally, so again, just match it up with the 10th digit of the vin, L=90 M=91 N=92 P=93 R=94 S=95 T=96 V=97 W=98 X=99 Y=00 then it goes to numbers, 1=2001 2=2002 etc...hope this helps