AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING IS A BRANCH OF VEHICLE ENGINEERING, INCORPORATING ELEMENTS OF MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC, SOFTWARE, AND SAFETY ENGINEERING AS APPLIED TO THE DESIGN, MANUFACTURE AND OPERATION OF MOTORCYCLES, AUTOMOBILES, AND TRUCKS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE ENGINEERING SUBSYSTEMS. THE STUDY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING IS TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, FABRICATE, AND TEST VEHICLES OR VEHICLE COMPONENTS FROM THE CONCEPT STAGE TO PRODUCTION STAGE.