本书以培养学生阅读和翻译汽车专业英语资料能力为主要目标，内容丰富，涉及汽车文化、汽车历史、汽车名企、汽车机械构造、汽车电气与电子控制、汽车先进技术、汽车排故、汽车现代检测技术、汽车保险、汽车营销、汽车驾驶、汽车推介、混合动力、电动汽车等，每个单元包括课文、词汇、复习提问和全文翻译，并配有扩展英文视频材料，课后新词均注有音标，便于学习，书后附有词汇表、汽车英文标牌，常用英文缩写等。所选内容既是对专业知识的英文回顾，也是对专业其他课程的扩展与补充，汽车检测与维修、汽车电子技术及汽车营销专业均可根据自身特点选用部分内容教学。
本书针对性较强，针对高、中等职业技术学院学生的学习特点，在选题上注重将科技与趣味相结合，将故事与总结相结合，将科技与人文相结合，将专业课程与工作实际要求相结合，将科普性与英文学习相结合，避免过于专业性的内容表达。

Unit 1 Living in an Automobile Culture
Unit 2 Automobile Engines
Unit 3 Car Steering System
Unit 4 Four-Wheel Drive
Unit 5 Automatic Transmission
Unit 6 Auto Air Conditioning System
Unit 7 Antilock Brake System
Unit 8 Charging System
Unit 9 Ignition System
Unit 10 Electronic Fuel Injection System
Unit 11 Hybrid Power Cars
Unit 12 Vehicle Recovery
Unit 13 Automobile Maintenance and Repair Tutorial
Unit 14 When Is the Best Time to Buy a Car?
Unit 15 What You Need to Know About Financing a Car
Unit 16 How to Park a Car
Unit 17 Tips For Driving a Car
Unit 18 Driving in America
Unit 19 2019 Honda Civic vs 2020 Toyota Corolla--Who Will Be Crowned King of the Compacts?
Unit 20 Best New Sedans of 2020
Unit 21 Chinese NEV Startups Gain Momentum
Unit 22 Tesla Model S. New Carbon Fiber--Body Kit and Proof
Appendix
I Vocabalary
II The Names of Cars
III The Lights and Instruments
IV The Abbreviation