car

This module provides dictionaries of around 150 car brands and over 2,000 car models.

Import

Import either or both of the dictionaries to your project via the require tag:

require: car/carBrandEn.sc
    module = sys.zb-common

require: car/carModelEn.sc
    module = sys.zb-common

After importing the file, the following becomes available:

• the $CarBrandsEn and/or $CarModelsEn named entity dictionaries;
• the $CarBrand and/or $CarModel named entities for processing car names with patterns.

Value format

Car brand dictionary

Field	Type	Description
id	Number	Brand ID
name	String	Brand name
country	String	Country of origin
production_spans	Array	Production spans

The production_spans array contains objects with a required start property and an optional end property denoting the production start and end years respectively.

tip

For example, [{"start": 1974, "end": 1978}, {"start": 2008}] means that the brand production was started in 1974, discontinued in 1978, and renewed in 2008.

Car model dictionary

Field	Type	Description
name	String	Model name
brand_id	Number	The corresponding brand ID

Entry examples

Car brand dictionary

33;Audi;{"id": 33, "name": "Audi", "country": "Germany", "production_spans": [{"start": 1909}]}
119;Rolls-Royce, Rolls Royce;{"id": 119, "name": "Rolls-Royce", "country": "United Kingdom", "production_spans": [{"start": 1904}]}

Car model dictionary

707;Cadillac Deville,Deville;{"name": "Cadillac Deville", "brand_id": 43}
1845;Peugeot Boxer, Boxer;{"name": "Peugeot Boxer", "brand_id": 110}