Tips Sahabat

What is Automotive and Its Industry Branches, Let's Get to Know!

09 April 2025
Apa itu Otomotif Serta Cabang Industrinya, Yuk Kenali!

Hearing the word automotive feels familiar to your ears. In fact, you often encounter this word almost every day everywhere. What does the term automotive actually mean?

What is Automotive?

According to KBBI, automotive refers to something that relates to things that rotate by themselves. This is derived from the word oto/auto which means “by itself” and the word motive which means “movement/walking”. It can be concluded that automotive is related to cars, buses, motorcycles, and anything that moves by itself due to the presence of an engine.

Read Also: What is a Mechanic? Here are Their Duties and Responsibilities

Branches of the Automotive Industry

Since automotive is very broad, its branches of industry are also very extensive. Moreover, with the science that studies automotive, there is a lot of knowledge that intersects with automotive science itself.

A simple example is the mathematics used in almost all aspects of automotive. The physics used to calculate speed, collisions, fluid flow, electricity, and so on.

Not only that, but chemistry also plays a role in the automotive world. The chemistry studied in automotive is closely related to corrosion (rust), changes in substances used in cars, and others. Not to mention derivative sciences such as electrical engineering, physics engineering, and chemical engineering that are used in the automotive industry branches.

In the world of vocational schools, automotive science is usually closely related to mechanical engineering found in higher education. In automotive science, it is usually taught how to design, create, and develop land transportation tools that use engines.

As for the branches of the automotive industry that exist today, among others:

  1. Planning
  2. Development
  3. Production
  4. Maintenance

For details, here is an explanation of each branch of the automotive industry.

1. Planning (Product Design)

Almost every product available today initially goes through a planning or design stage. Usually, companies have blueprint documents before realizing a product.

Companies have targets for their products to be like this and that, who their target market is, to be completed within a certain timeframe, by whom, and what budget and selling price. All of this is included in a planning process.

2. Development (Development)

After obtaining the framework from planning, the next step is the development of each point. For example, one point from the planning is that the product must have high security.

From here, it is developed what security systems are currently the safest and latest. There is usually a special division that researches issues related to car security systems.

The same goes for other planning components such as electricity, fuel, wheels, and other parts of the car. Everything is developed to find out what the details of the product are like.

3. Production (Manufacture)

Another branch is production. In this production branch, it studies how a concept and the development of a car can be realized.

This automotive branch is closely related to studying the parts of a car and how to assemble them. Not only that, but this branch also studies the management systems to produce each car component.

4. Maintenance (Maintenance)

The last branch is maintenance. This branch focuses more on how to control a finished product that is used by consumers. It is closely related to the availability of spare parts and professional technicians who handle problems that arise when the car is used by consumers.

If you go to a Daihatsu workshop, there you will indirectly meet people who delve into the automotive branch of maintenance. They are the ones ready to handle the problems that arise in your car and resolve them well.

Others Tips Sahabat
Jadwal Samsat Keliling Medan dan Lokasi Terbaru
Schedule of Mobile Samsat Medan and Latest Locations
Mobile Samsat Medan is one of the services from Samsat Medan to facilitate the people of Medan in renewing their driver's license or paying annual motor vehicle taxes. So, do you already know the late
Jadwal SIM Keliling Kota Bogor Terbaru dan Lokasinya
Latest Mobile SIM Schedule for Bogor City and Its Locations
For you residents of Bogor City who wish to extend the validity of your driver's license (SIM), you do not need to go far to the central Samsat. The Bogor City Police is currently holding a Mobile SIM
Cek Lokasi Kamera ETLE di Jakarta, Ada 109 Lho!
Check the Location of ETLE Cameras in Jakarta, There Are 109!
The location of ETLE cameras in Jakarta is currently increasing. In fact, the number of ETLE cameras in Jakarta has now reached 109 units. The addition of these cameras is aimed at reducing traffic vi
Cara Mengecek Pajak Mobil Lewat HP, Mudah dan Cepat
How to Check Car Tax via Mobile, Easy and Fast
How to check car tax via mobile phone is important to learn. This method can increase time efficiency because you do not need to go to Samsat to find out the amount of car tax. For those of you who do
© Copyright 2025 PT Astra Daihatsu Motor. All rights reserved
Privacy Policy
Contact Us