The database provides access to the worldwide literature on all aspects of motor vehicle design, construction and manufacturing.

A large part (more than 50%) of the database is made up of ‘grey literature’ - reports, technical papers, company information and academic theses. The other articles are mostly from journals.

Further informations can be found in database DKF Automotive Industry.

• Internal combustion engines (fuel mixture, combustion processes, exhaust gases)
• Vehicle components (electric and electronic equipment)
• Vehicle operations (safety, driving behaviour, maintenance, testing, environmental aspects)
• Materials engineering (materials, fuels, corrosion, tribology)
• Design engineering (vehicle design and manufacture)
• Standardisation and legislation

File Data
Number of records: 317.734
Years covered: from 1974
Update: monthly

The database contains bibliographic references to German and international publications relating to the automotive industry. Most documents contain a German abstract. This database is not updated anymore.

Further information can be found in database DKF Automotive Engineering.

The following subjects in their relation to the automotive industry are indexed:

• Economics, business management, law
• Manufacturing and quality control
• Machine components, construction, design
• Energy management, electrical engineering, electronics
• Measurement and control
• Fuels, lubricants
• Materials, composites
• Mathematics, physics, chemistry
• Medicine, ergonomics, accident prevention
• Environmental protection
• Data processing, information processing
• Automotive technology and propulsion
• Traffic, traffic safety, roads and streets

File Data
Number of records: 179,133
Years covered: from 1971 to 2006
Update: none