car bodies
Automotive outer structures
Car bodies are the outer structural shells of automobiles—the metal or composite framework that gives a vehicle its shape and encloses the passenger compartment, engine, and cargo areas.
The term appears in automotive manufacturing, repair, and customization contexts: The factory produces car bodies before they're painted and fitted with components.
Body shops specialize in repairing damaged car bodies after collisions.
- bodyworkVehicle's external structure
- shellsProtective outer layers
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- aluminumElement thirteen
- monocoqueSelf-supporting outer structure
coachbuilding · bumper · sheet metal · vehicles · stamping · factory floor · frame · door · unibody · composites · roof · carbon fiber · aerodynamics · crumple zones · roll cage · fender · quarter panel · hood
- junkyardsauto parts, salvage parts, salvage, wrecking, dismantling
- auto wasteused oil, oil filters, antifreeze, brake fluid, transmission fluid
- scrap recyclingscrap, scrap yard, scrap yards, scrapyard, scrapyards
- fiberglassfiberglass, glass fiber, glass fibers, glass wool, roving
car bodiesdrivetrains
Vehicle propulsion mechanisms
powertrains · chassis · engines · running gear · transmissions
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