'bodywork' is a correct and usable word in written English.
It refers to the external structure or appearance of a vehicle, typically a car. It can also refer to the process of repairing or restoring a car's external structure or appearance. Example: "The car's bodywork was dented and scratched from the accident, so I took it to a body shop for repairs."
The harsh winters, sloppy construction and scanty maintenance mean bad roads; salt and grit take their toll on bodywork.
The car-mechanic industry in the United States is a $60 billion market, and that excludes things like bodywork, oil changes and air-conditioning maintenance, according to IBISWorld, a market-research firm.
THE magic of the Cadillac of the 1950s, with its outrageous tailfins, gleaming chrome and candy-coloured bodywork, could be coming back to rescue General Motors.
And the range of 400km is a heroic accomplishment, made possible by the use of advanced lithium-ion batteries and lightweight carbon-fibre bodywork.
Some of the world's big carmakers, which are switching from steel to aluminium for bodywork, are said to be looking at Saudi Arabia as a manufacturing base.
The team even asked whether there was a need for doors and whether plastic instead of steel could be used for the bodywork.
When JLR launched a new version of its Range Rover last year, it replaced most of its steel bodywork and frame with an aluminium shell, or monocoque, cutting the vehicle's weight by 40%.
Mr Apotheker's proposed change in strategy, which cost him his job, had left a deep dent in HP's share price.What was under the bonnet was as bad as the bodywork.
Even though the Chinese firms seemed to have made some progress in areas such as bodywork, overall the cars were badly put together and not pleasant to drive.
Meanwhile, trimming the fat from a vehicle's bodywork, components and accessories costs roughly $2 a pound.
With the additional ability to store energy, however, carbon composites could become a lot more attractive for the automotive industry, says Emile Greenhalgh of Imperial College, London, who is leading the research as part of a broader European Union project called STORAGE into incorporating different battery materials into the bodywork of a car.
