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what exactly is the difference between automotive engineering and automobile engineering?


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Aaditya Kamat 25th Jan, 2017
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None 6th Mar, 2017
Automotive Engineering is a sub-branch of vehicle engineering. It can also be considered as a sub-branch of mechanical engineering that has split from the main branch focusing on the automotive field of study. Automobile engineering focuses on the cars. It specifically deals with the designing of cars, operations in production of cars, designing of engines and fuel management. Thus, automobile engineering can be considered as a sub branch of automotive engineering. However, generally both the branches are used interchangeably to denote a branch dealing with motor vehicles.

Career Prospects for Automobile Engineering

-Product Engineering or Design Engineering  it deals with the designing and testing of the components and systems of automobiles.
-Manufacturing Engineers deal with the activities of creation and assembling the whole parts of automobiles. Design and layout of the equipments, machine rates and line rates, specification of automation equipment, and manufacturing safety procedures are also made by them.
-Development Engineers  They are related to the profile of connecting all systems in a completed automobile.

Career Prospects for Automotive Engineering-

    -Automobile Engineering Technicians
    -Safety Engineering
    -Emissions Research
    -NVH ( Noise, Vibration and Harshness) Engineers
    -Performance Engineer
    -Vehicle Dynamics Controller
    -Operations Research
    -Designing


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