Automotive acronyms and abbreviations

Automobile Related abbreviations

There are several full forms in the Automobile industry, but today we are going to discuss some full form which is very important to know like automobile Company's name, Various types of name for the car, name of car parts, etc.

Automotive Abbreviations

S.No	Acronym	Abbreviations
1	ABS	Anti-lock Braking System
2	JCB	Joseph Cyril Bamford
3	VDB	Ventilated Disc Brake
4	SOHC	Single Over Head Camshaft
5	DOHC	Double Overhead Camshaft
6	BHP	Brake Horse Power
7	CC	Cubic Capacity
8	NTMVSA	National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
9	MRF	Madras Rubber Factory
10	RTO	Regional Transport Office
11	RTO	Road Transport Office
12	HCV	Heavy Commercial Vehicle
13	LCV	Light Commercial Vehicle
14	TVS	Thirukkurungudi Vengaram Sundram
15	SFC	Specific Fuel Consumption
16	CRDI	Common Rail Direct Injection
17	TDI	Turbocharged Direct Injection
18	DTSI	Digital Twin Spark Ignition
19	AECM	Airbag Electronic Control Module
20	VTVT	Variable Timing Valve Train
21	SUV	Sport Utility Vehicle
22	MPFI	Multi Point Fuel Injection
23	ASG	Automatic-Shift Gearbox
24	HCU	Hydraulic Control Unit
25	PUC	Pollution Under Control
26	HEPS	Hydraulic Electric Power Steering
27	SAE	Society of Automotive Engineers
28	CVTI	Charged-motion Variable Time Ignition
29	EBD	Electronic Brakeforce Distribution
30	BMEP	Brake Mean Effective Pressure
31	MUV	Multi Utility Vehicle
32	OHV	Over Head Valve
33	BSFC	Brake Specific Fuel Consumption
34	KPH	Kilometer Per Hour
35	RPM	Revolutions Per Minute
36	KPL	Kilometer Per Liter
37	CDI	Capacitor Discharge Ignition
38	IHP	Indicated Horse Power
39	CNG	Compressed Natural Gas
40	LPG	Liquefied Petroleum Gas
41	LNG	Liquid Natural Gas
42	DFI	Digital Fuel Injection
43	CI.Eng	Compression Ignition Engine
44	DI.Eng	Direct Injection Engine
45	EC.Eng	External Combustion Engine
46	IC.Eng	Internal Combustion Engine
47	SI.Eng	Spark Ignition Engine
48	FHP	Frictional Horse Power
49	GVW	Gross Vehicle Weight
50	ESCM	Energy Storage Control Module
51	HVAC	Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning
52	AFR	Air Fuel Ratio
53	APO	Accessory Power Outlets
54	IMEP	Indicated Mean Effective Pressure
55	ISFC	Indicated Specific Fuel Consumption
56	HP	Horse Power
57	ACD	Air Conditioning Demand
58	HCM	Heating Control Module
59	HCM	Hybrid Control Module
60	AMM	Air Mass Meter
61	AMT	Automated Manual Transmission
62	CVT	Continuously Variable Transmission
63	ICE	Internal Combustion Engine
64	VVTI	Variable Valve Timing with Intelligence
65	2WD	Two Wheel Drive
66	TC	Traction Control
67	ESC	Electronic Stability Control
68	ARAI	Automotive Research Association of India
69	EVRV	Electronic Vacuum Regulator Valve
70	WGT	Waste Gas Turbocharger
71	VGT	Variable Geometry Turbocharger
72	SRS	Supplemental Restraint System
73	RTR	Racing Throttle Response
74	AWD	All Wheel Drive
75	ACM	Airbag Control Module
76	AAT	Ambient Air Temperature
77	CRDE	Common Rail Diesel Engine
78	DDIS	Direct Diesel Injection System
79	DICoR	Direct Injection Common Rail
80	FDE	Ford Duratorq Engine
81	TDCI	Turbo Diesel Common-rail injection
82	FGT	Fixed Geometry Turbocharger
83	VNT	Variable Nozzle Turbine
84	GDI	Gasoline Direct Injection
85	ABC	Active Body Control
86	TSI	Turbocharged Stratified Injection
87	EBD	Electronic Brakeforce Distribution
88	BMEP	Brake Mean Effective Pressure
89	AALA	American Automobile Labelling Act
90	ABARS	Automobile Backward Automatic Ranging System
91	AFO	Alternate Fuel Operation
92	ACCS	Air Conditioning Cycling Switch
93	VSS	Vehicle Speed Sensor
94	ACE	Active Cornering Enhancement
95	ACP	Air Conditioning Pressure
96	ADAS	Advanced Driver Assistance System
97	ADC	Automatic Distance Control
98	ADG	Accommodated Device Gateway
99	ADL	Automatic Door Lock
100	ADS	Auxiliary Discriminating Sensor
101	ADU	Autonomous Driving Unit
102	CFI	Continuous Fuel Injection
103	CFI	Cross Fire Injection
104	CMFI	Central Multi-Port Fuel Injection
105	CPFI	Central Port Fuel Injection
106	CSFI	Central Sequential Fuel Injection
107	AFCD	Advanced Frontal Crash Dummy
108	AFCM	Alternate Fuel Control Module
109	AFECM	Alternate Fuel Engine Control Module
110	VACS	Vehicle Access Control System
111	VATS	Vehicle AntiTheft System
112	AGVS	Automated Guided Vehicle System
113	AHLD	Automatic Headlamp Levelling Device
114	AHS	Active Handling System
115	AIM	Automotive Interior Material
116	AIR	Air Injection Reaction
117	AIS	Automatic Idle Speed
118	ALR	Automatic Locking Retractor
119	SULEV	Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle
120	TACM	Throttle Actuator Control Module
121	EBC	Electronic Brake Control
122	VECI	Vehicle Emission Control Information
123	VIN	Vehicle Identification Number
124	ECC	Electronic Climate Control
125	VRLA	Valve Regulated Lead Acid
126	VSC	Vehicle Stability Control
127	VSES	Vehicle Stability Enhancement System
128	EVO	Electronic Variable Orifice
129	AC	Alternating Current
130	FIPL	Fuel Injection Pump Lever
131	MVSS	Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
132	NGV	Natural Gas Vehicle
133	NHTSA	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
134	NVLD	Natural Vacuum Leak Detection
135	VSV	Vacuum Solenoid Valve
136	xVDS	Extended Vehicle Diagnostic System
137	ZEV	Zero Emission Vehicle
138	HEV	Hybrid Electric Vehicle
139	APP	Accelerator Pedal Position
140	APT	Adjustable part Throttle
141	ASA	Automatic Slack Adjuster
142	FPRC	Fuel Pressure Regulator Circuit
143	FTP	Fuel Tank Pressure
144	IVCS	Integrated Vehicle Control System
145	IVSC	Integrated Vehicle Speed Control
146	ORC	Oxidation Reduction Converter
147	RABS	Rear Antilock Brake System
148	SMCC	Stepper Motor Cruise Control
149	ASARC	Air Suspension Automatic Ride Control
150	ASTC	Automatic Stability and Traction Control
151	ATC	Automatic Temperature Control
152	CAMM	Computer Aided Manufacturing Measurement
153	CAMS	Computerized Automotive Maintenance System
154	CCO	Converter Clutch Override
155	CCOT	Cycling Clutch Orifice Tube
156	CCP	Climate Control Panel
157	FPI	Fins Per Inch
158	FPM	Fuel Pump Monitor
159	VDCS	Vehicle Dynamics Control System
160	VDIS	Vehicle Diagnostic Information System
161	CVN	Calibration Verification Number
162	CWS	Continental Wheel System
163	DDS	Deflection Detection System
164	DGI	Direct Gasoline Injection
165	DSCC	Distance Sensing Cruise Control
166	EATC	Electronic Automatic Temperature Control
167	EGR	Exhaust Gas Recirculation
168	ICM	Ignition Control Module
169	ICP	Injection Control Pressure
170	ISO	Interior Systems Optimization
171	EHB	Electro-Hydraulic Brake
172	EHCU	Electronic Hydraulic Control Unit
173	EHOC	Electrically Heated Oxidation Catalyst
174	EHPS	Electro-Hydraulic Power Steering
175	EOP	Engine Oil Pressure
176	EOT	Engine Oil Temperature
177	HPDI	High Pressure Direct Injection
178	HVI	High Viscosity Index
179	EPHS	Electrically Powered Hydraulic Steering
180	EPR	Exhaust Pressure Regulator
181	EFI	Electronic Fuel Injection
182	ADB	Adaptive Driving Beam
183	AFL	Adaptive Front Light
184	ATLS	Automated Truck Loading Systems
185	CARB	California Air Resources Board
186	VVT	Variable Valve Timing
187	DMV	Department of Motor Vehicles
188	EPS	Electric Power Steering
189	HCCI	Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition
190	GWP	Global Warming Potential
191	HAD	Highly Autonomous Driving
192	HEV	Hybrid-Electric Vehicle
193	ISG	Integrated Starter Generator
194	LEV	Low-Emission Vehicle
195	NMOG	Non-Methane Organic Gas
196	RPM	Revolutions Per Minute
197	RWD	Rear Wheel Drive
198	SULEV	Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle
199	TBI	Throttle Body Injection
200	TRR	Tire Rolling Resistance
201	ULEV	Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle
202	VDC	Variable Displacement Compressor