Automotive press generally liked xDrive capability, safe bottom for rough terrain and hill-descent control, but pointed to its only real down side against typical off-road cars: missing gear reduction which allows a vehicle to drive very slowly on rough terrain without using the clutch ( on manual gearbox ) or warming up the gearbox ( automatic gearbox ).

Automotive brands can be summed up simply with their corporate logo — from the Chevrolet " Bow Tie " mark to the roundel marks of Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and BMW, to the interlocking " RR " of Rolls-Royce — each has stood for a brand and clearly differentiated the product line.

The SmarTruck II was designed and engineered by Bran Ferren of Applied Minds for the U. S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command ’ s National Automotive Center ( NAC ) from a modified Chevrolet Silverado.

" The following day, the same journalists received another General Motors telegram stating, " Society for the Eradication of Panthers from the Automotive World will hold first and last meeting on June 28 ...( signed ) John L. Cutter – Chevrolet Public Relations SEPAW Secretary.

Chevrolet General Manager Pete Estes started the news conference stating that all attendees of the conference were charter members of the Society for the Elimination of Panthers from the Automotive World and that this would be the first and last meeting of SEPAW.

* Murray Chevrolet, a Winnipeg Canada Automotive dealership

CAMI Automotive ( by that time a joint venture between General Motors & Suzuki ) began building the Canada-exclusive Chevrolet Sprint in 1989.

The Chevrolet Equinox is a mid-size crossover SUV from Chevrolet based on GM's Theta unibody platform, manufactured at CAMI Automotive ( formerly a GM / Suzuki joint venture, now wholly owned by GM ) plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada, and introduced in 2004 for the 2005 model year.

Buzzi and her husband are avid automobile collectors, with some of their vehicles being currently on loan to and / on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California including a 1957 Chevrolet convertible that is annually exhibited as part of the display honoring the cars of Steve McQueen.

The third generation models were marketed only in North America, carrying the nameplates Geo Metro ( later re-branded the Chevrolet Metro ), Pontiac Firefly, and Suzuki Swift — and sourced only from CAMI Automotive.

The Chevrolet Tracker, formerly the Geo Tracker, is a mini SUV produced for Chevrolet and Geo by CAMI Automotive in Ingersoll, Ontario.

The contemporary generation Suzuki XL7 ( starting in model year 2007 ) was a true Theta vehicle, and was built alongside the Chevrolet Equinox and Pontiac Torrent at CAMI Automotive in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada.

At the age of sixteen, he made his debut in the ARCA RE / MAX Series at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, driving the # 99 Hoosier Tire Midwest / Law Automotive Chevrolet for Ken Schrader ; he qualified twenty-ninth and finished seventeenth.

A member of the Drag Racing Hall of Fame, the Chevrolet Legends of Performance, and the Automotive Hall of Fame, Zora took part in the rollout of the 1 Millionth Corvette at Bowling Green in 1992.

Autodesk Alias ( formerly known as Alias StudioTools ) is a family of computer-aided industrial design products starting with Alias Design as the entry-level conceptual design system, progressing to Alias Surface, and then to Alias Automotive as the top-of-the-line product with all of the options.

It is integrated into the Automotive Industry Action Group's ( AIAG ) Advanced Product Quality Planning ( APQP ) process to provide risk mitigation, in both product and process development phases.

Automotive design in this context is primarily concerned with developing the visual appearance or aesthetics of the vehicle, though it is also involved in the creation of the product concept.

According to the Automotive Industry Action Group ( AIAG ), the purpose of APQP is " to produce a product quality plan which will support development of a product or service that will satisfy the customer.

The focus is on seven sectors, which stand for sustainable economic growth: Automotive, Energy Solutions, Information and Communications Technology, Life Sciences, Optical Technologies, Creative Industries and Production Engineering.

Koenigsegg Automotive AB (; ) is a Swedish manufacturer of high-performance sports cars based in Ängelholm.

Koenigsegg Automotive AB is a non-listed free traded Swedish Public Company.

Hyundai Kia Automotive Group is Korea's largest automaker.

Valmet Automotive ( former Saab-Valmet ) is a Finnish car maker.

Valmet Automotive is a brand-independent contract manufacturer of specialty cars.

For instance: American Fiberglass Product ’ s “ Humbug ” has similar features to a classic Corvette, Berry ’ s “ Mini-T ” was a nod to the Ford Model T, or BMB Automotive ’ s “ Surviver ” is a scaled down version of the Lamborghini Cheetah.

Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America ( PASA ) has its main operations based in Peachtree City and is the largest employer in the city.

Auburn is the location of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival, held each Labor Day weekend, and of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum and the National Automotive and Truck Museum of the United States.

Hitachi Automotive Products is based in Harrodsburg.

The school, known to be one of the best vocational schools in the United States, is home to 20 technical-vocational shops, including Auto body, Automotive, Bakery, Business, Carpentry, Design & Visual Communications, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Diesel, Drafting, Electrical, Electronics, Graphic Arts, Health, HVAC, Internet, Machine, Masonry, Metal Fab and Plumbing.

Automotive Enviro Testing, a cold weather test facility used by Honda and Acura, is located in Baudette.

Billed as the " Garden Village ", it is home to several businesses of note: Keystone Automotive, Pride Mobility, the online gourmet food company Igourmet, the online classic Halloween decorations company RetroWeen, and Renaissance Entertainment Technologies.

Completed in 2011, Old Town Helotes is the revitalized downtown of Helotes, which includes John T. Floore's Country Store, All That Glitters, L & M Feed and Supply, Mander Automotive Service, First Baptist Church of Helotes, and El Chaparrel Mexican and other Helotes originals.

The Faculty is composed of eight schools: Aerospace and Aircraft Engineering ; Civil Engineering and Construction ; Computing and Information Systems ; Geography, Geology and Environment ; Life Sciences ; Mathematics ; Mechanical and Automotive Engineering ; and Pharmacy and Chemistry .#

Throughout the 20th century, while tourism took a downturn, Automotive Products expanded and built a factory in the South of the town in 1928 that is still operative in 2009, although on a much smaller scale.

It is known for its mechanical engineering and automotive engineering courses, and also for its three international master's programs ( MBA in International Industrial Management, MEng in Automotive Systems, MEng in Design and Development in Automotive and Mechanical Engineering ), which are organised by the Esslingen Graduate School and taught completely in English.

The Auto / Steel Partnership ( A / SP ) is a consortium of the AISI Automotive Applications Committee, DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors Corporation.

A truck with added bodywork on top of the cab to reduce drag. Automotive aerodynamics is the study of the aerodynamics of road vehicles.

Automotive aerodynamics is studied using both computer modelling and wind tunnel testing.

An example of such a rolling road wind tunnel is Wind Shear's Full Scale, Rolling Road, Automotive Wind Tunnel in Concord, North Carolina.

Kia Motors Corporation ( KMC ) was founded in 1944, is Korea's oldest manufacturer of motor vehicles and is now a division of the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group.

The trademark is currently owned by the China-based automotive company SAIC after being transferred from bankrupt subsidiary Nanjing Automotive.