Platform refers to the mechanical internal design of a vehicle.

An engine and transmission combination which includes the drive shaft and axle.

A vehicle utilizing two distinctive but interdependent but interdependent forms of propulsion which encompasses a gasoline engine coupled with an electric motor.

Using pressure to deliver fuel into an engine's combustion chamber.

The weight of a vehicle which includes passengers, options, and cargo.

A foreign based automobile company manufacturing cars and trucks in the country where the vehicle will be distributed and sold.

A automobile or truck made overseas with a domestic name plate.

A replacement auto part that replaces an OEM part with a similar part for maintenance or repair.

The drive shaft which revolves around the wheels of a car.

Assigning a production machine to perform a different operation. This include changing a pres tool, jig, paint color, or loading a new part into a lathe. Changeover can occur when a vehicle assembly plant is beginning to manufacture an entirely new model.

An internal combustion engine that utilizes diesel oil for fuel. Instead of using a traditional ignition system, a diesel engine functions by injecting diesel oil into the cylinders when the piston has compressed the air to make it hot enough to ignite the diesel fuel without a spark.

All the individual components beyond the engine up to the wheels which includes the clutch and drive shaft, but not the engine or transmission.

Major parts that includes chassis (i.e. shock absorbers, mufflers, exhaust system, struts); Drive train (i.e. U-joints, transmission parts, clutches); brake parts brake pads, rotors, discs); body parts (body repair kits, fenders, bumpers fiberglass panels, and glass).

Foreign -owned automakers with manufacturing plants in North America. Auto production is designed for distribution and marketing in North America.

An engine and transmission combination which includes the drive shaft and axle.

Automotive parts manufactures that supply final equipment directly to automakers. These are OEM (Original Equipment Parts) can include major subassemblies and modular components that can be installed into a vehicles as a unit such has a complete chassis system.

Manufacturers that produce components for Tier 1 suppliers.

Manufactures that supply raw materials used in the production of components.

A car or truck with a foreign nameplate made within a country where it will be distributed.

A method to generate increased horse power and lower emissions by sending exhaust gases through a turbine which drives a pump forcing more air into the engine cylinders.

Products that enhance the speed and performance of a motor vehicle.

This occurs when a buyer owes on a trade-in vehicle exceeds its current value.

A buyer that trades in an older vehicle for a new vehicle. The value of the old vehicle is credited and applied to the purchase price of the new vehicle.