What is the difference between Automotive Engineering and Automobile Engineering?????

Automotive Engineering is a sub-branch of vehicle engineering. It can also be considered as a sub-branch of mechanical engineering focusing on the automotive field of study.

Automobile engineering focuses on the cars. Automobile engineering can be considered as a sub branch of automotive engineering. It specifically deals with the designing of cars, operations in production of cars, designing of engines and fuel management.

However, generally both the branches are used interchangeably to denote a branch dealing with motor vehicles.

Common areas of specialization includes –

Automobile Engineering--
Exhaust Systems
Engines
Structural Designs

Automotive Engineering---
Construction and lightweight construction
Automotive production
Vehicle drives and acoustics
Vehicle control systems

Career Prospects

Automobile Engineering--
Product Engineering or Design Engineering
Manufacturing Engineers
Design and layout of the equipments
Development Engineers

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