意指設計汽車的外觀、人體工學、繁複系統，以及其他各種面向的實務和學科，通常是指像汽車、摩托車、卡車、公車、大客車及廂形車等車輛的設計。

汽車設計(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
ch'i ch'e she chi (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
qì chē shè jì (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
qi che she ji (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
automotive design(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,N)
automobile design(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....活動層面
........學科 (層級名)
............學科 (專業領域分科)
................人文學科
....................<藝術及相關學科>
........................<藝術相關學科>
............................設計 (學科)
................................汽車設計

field of study/practice is....

機動車輛

英文....	Practice and discipline of designing the appearance, ergonomics, complex systems, and other aspects of motor vehicles, usually road vehicles such as automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, buses, coaches, and vans.

汽車設計............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	AAT-Taiwan 借詞編輯與使用原則 (2013)
automotive design............	[VP]
.................	Fenton, Handbook of Automotive Design Analysis (1973) title
.................	Wayt, Driving through Futures Past (2006) title
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 10 November 2010
automobile design............	[VP]
.................	Nesbitt, Fifty Years of American Automobile Design (1986) title
.................	Stein and Furman, Curves of Steel (2009) title
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 10 November 2010

Getty AAT: 300343751 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300343751
聯合目錄： 汽車設計 、ch'i ch'e she chi 、qì chē shè jì 、qi che she ji 、automotive design 、automobile design