Job One

proper noun

The first finished, saleable car of a new model to come off the production line.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. automotiveThe first finished, saleable car of a new model to come off the production line.

    These hand-built creations come to life long before the first production example (“Job One”) even begins its journey down the production line.

    2017, Greg Kolasa, 1968 Shelby Mustang GT350, GT500 and GT500KR
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    Three weeks later, at the Job One ceremony to mark the start of Neon production at Belvidere, Eaton said Chrysler would indeed develop a right-hand-drive version of the car.

    2013, Paul Ingrassia, Joseph B. White, Comeback: The Fall & Rise of the American Automobile Industry
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APA

Job One. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Job%20One

MLA

“Job One.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Job%20One. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Job One,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Job%20One.

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