The automotive industry is a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing,marketing, and selling of motor vehicles. It is one of the world's most important economic sectors by revenue. The automotive industry does not include industries dedicated to the maintenance of automobiles following delivery to the end-user, such as automobile repair shops and motor fuel filling stations.
Auto-industry has been the pioneer of famous supply chain concepts like just-in-time, quality management and continues to lead further logistics innovations.