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== Title ==
WikiProject Automobiles


'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]] [[Automobile]]s''' exists to co-ordinate the effort to compile articles on all types and classes of [[automobile]]s, automotive parts and technology of the [[automotive industry]]. Additionally, it has the goal of presenting all articles in a consistent, legible and informative format. WikiProject Automobiles is a child project of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Transport|WikiProject Transport]], and a parent project of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Car|WikiProject Japan/Japanese car taskforce]]. See the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Automobiles|talk page]] for proposals and discussion related to this [[WP:WPR|WikiProject]].
== Scope ==
This [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]] exists to co-ordinate the effort to compile articles on all types and classes of [[automobile]], automotive parts and technology. Additionally, it has the goal of presenting all articles in a consistent, legible and informative format.


==Departments==
== Parent project ==
* List of {{subpages}}
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Transport|WikiProject:Transport]]
* [[/Conventions]] (standards for naming, typography, and other issues)

* [[tools:~dispenser/cgi-bin/transcluded changes.py/Template:WikiProject Automobiles|Automobile watchlist]] (broken)
== Sister projects ==
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft|WikiProject:Aircraft]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Airport|WikiProject:Airport]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Highways|WikiProject:Highways]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Motorcycling|WikiProject:Motorcycling]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Motorsport|WikiProject:Motorsport]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject A1 Grand Prix|WikiProject A1 Grand Prix]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject American Open Wheel Racing|WikiProject American Open Wheel Racing]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject British Motorsport|WikiProject British Motorsport]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One|WikiProject Formula One]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Grand Prix motorcycle racing|WikiProject Grand Prix motorcycle racing]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject IROC|WikiProject IROC]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject NASCAR|WikiProject:NASCAR]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Sports Car Racing|WikiProject Sports Car Racing]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject World Rally|WikiProject World Rally]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Rockets|WikiProject:Rockets]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships|WikiProject:Ships]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Space Missions|WikiProject:Space Missions]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Station|WikiProject:Station]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains|WikiProject:Trains]]

== Child projects ==
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Car|WikiProject Japan Japanese car taskforce]]

== Sections ==
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Automobiles/Layouts|/Layouts]] (For displaying and discussing layout options)
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Automobiles/Proposed naming convention|/Proposed naming convention]] (Proposed automobile article naming convention)
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Automobiles/Categorization|/Categorization]] (discussion of categorisation schemes for automobiles)
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Automobiles/Templates|/Templates]] (showcasing templates for use in the automobile articles)
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Automobiles/Conventions|/Conventions]] (standards for naming, typography, and other issues)
* [[/Requested images]] (outstanding requests for automobile images or photographs)
* [[/Requested images]] (outstanding requests for automobile images or photographs)
* [[/Templates]] (showcasing templates for use in the automobile articles)
* [http://tools.wikimedia.de/~interiot/cgi-bin/offtoolserver/RC_firstonly?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fw%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DSpecial%3ARecentchangeslinked%26target%3DWikipedia:WikiProject_Automobiles/Articles%26hideminor%3D0%26days%3D7%26limit%3D500 Automobile watchlist] (the latest changes on any article related to the project)
* Related areas:
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Transportation]] (Automobile and other transportation articles up for deletion)
* Related areas and related wikis
** [[Portal:Cars]] (an automotive-specific [[Wikipedia:Portal|entry point]] to content on Wikipedia)
** [[Portal:Cars]] (an automotive-specific [[Wikipedia:Portal|entry point]] to content on Wikipedia)
** [[commons:Category:Automobiles|Commons's Category:Automobiles]] (images)
** [[Wikibooks:Category:Automotive|Wikibooks's Category:Automotive]] and [[wikibooks:Category:Cars|Category:Cars]] ([[WP:NOT#Wikipedia_is_not_an_indiscriminate_collection_of_information|howto's and instruction manuals]])
** [[commons:Category:Automobiles|Commons's Category:Automobiles]] (images that are [[GFDL]]'d or similarly free)
** [http://engineering.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Automobile Category:Automobile] @ [[CentralWikia:Engineering|Engineering Wikia]]
** [[CentralWikia:Cars|Cars Wikia]]


==Articles==
==Example articles==
{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Automobile articles by quality statistics}}
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Automobiles/Featured articles}}
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Automobiles/Featured articles}}

===Article alerts===
{{/Article alerts}}

==Project members==
You can become a member by placing the {{tlx|User WikiProject Automobiles}} template on your userpage. It will automatically add your userpage to {{cl|WikiProject Automobiles participants}}.

{{User WikiProject Automobiles}}
{{Clear}}
{{-}}
* Or if you don't like the userbox, you can also add yourself to the category by placing:<br> '''<code><nowiki>[[Category:WikiProject Automobiles participants|your username]]</nowiki></code>''' on your userpage.


==Templates==
==Templates==
===Project banner===
*{{tl|WikiProject Automobiles}}
* {{tlx|WikiProject Automobiles}}
{{WikiProject Automobiles|category=no|class=start|importance=Mid}}
{{Clear}}


== Stubs ==
===Infoboxes===
* {{tlx|Infobox automobile}}
''Instead of simply using <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki> you might want to use one of the following more specific [[:category:automobile stubs|automobile stub]] tags, some of which are:''
* {{tlx|Infobox engine}}
* {{tlx|Infobox automobile platform}}


===Physical properties===
* '''{{[[Template:Auto-stub|auto-stub]]}}''' for stubs about general automotive topics. Unfortunately, this category contains many articles, so use of one of the subcategories is recommended.
* {{tlx|Cd}} for the aerodynamic coefficient of drag
** '''{{[[Template:auto-company-stub|auto-company-stub]]}}''' for stub articles about automotive companies.
* {{tlx|CdA}} for drag area.
** '''{{[[Template:Veteran-auto-stub|Veteran-auto-stub]]}}''' for stub articles about autos produced before 1905.
* {{tlx|Crr}} for coefficient of rolling resistance.
** '''{{[[Template:Brass-auto-stub|Brass-auto-stub]]}}''' for stub articles about autos produced from 1905-1915.
** '''{{[[Template:Vintage-auto-stub|Vintage-auto-stub]]}}''' for stub articles about classic autos produced from 1915-1930.
** '''{{[[Template:Classicprw-auto-stub|Classicprw-auto-stub]]}}''' for stub articles about autos produced from 1930-1945.
** '''{{[[Template:Classicpow-auto-stub|Classicpow-auto-stub]]}}''' for stub articles about autos produced from 1945-1975.
** '''{{[[Template:Modern-auto-stub|Modern-auto-stub]]}}''' for stub articles about automobiles produced after 1975.


===Vehicle safety ratings===
<!-- == New articles == -->
* {{tlx|Euro NCAP}}
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Automobiles/NewArticles}}


===Stubs===
== Pages needing attention ==
''Instead of using the standard {{tl|stub}} template, you may want to use one of the following more specific [[:category:automobile stubs|automobile stub]] tags, some of which are:''
{{Wikipedia:Pages needing attention/Automobiles}}
* '''{{tl|auto-stub}}''' or '''{{tl|vehicle-stub}}''' for stubs about general automotive topics. Unfortunately, those categories contains many articles, so use of one of the more targeted subcategories is recommended:
** '''{{tl|motorvehicle-company-stub}}''' - for stub articles about automotive companies
** '''{{tl|auto-factory-stub}}''' - for stub articles about automotive factories
** '''{{tl|automotive-part-stub}}''' - for stub articles about automotive parts or components
** '''{{tl|automotive-tech-stub}}''' - for stub articles about automotive technologies<br>
** '''{{tl|veteran-auto-stub}}''' - for stub articles about veteran automobiles produced before 1905
** '''{{tl|brass-auto-stub}}''' - for stub articles about brass-era automobiles produced from 1905-1915
** '''{{tl|vintage-auto-stub}}''' - for stub articles about classic automobiles produced from 1915-1930
** '''{{tl|classicprw-auto-stub}}''' - for stub articles about pre-war automobiles produced from 1930-1945
** '''{{tl|classicpow-auto-stub}}''' - for stub articles about post-war automobiles produced from 1945-1975
** '''{{tl|modern-auto-stub}}''' - for stub articles about modern automobiles produced after 1975<br>
** '''{{tl|truck-stub}}''' - for stub articles about [[truck]]s (from our sister [[WP:WikiProject Trucks|WikiProject Trucks]])


==Quality Scale==
==Assessment==
See the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Automobiles/Assessment|Assessment department]]''' for more information!
* See the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Automobiles/Assessment|Assessment department]]''' for more information!
{{grading scheme}}


==Popular pages==
== Project members ==
There is a list of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Automobiles/Popular pages|Popular pages]], ordered by number of views, a bot-generated list of pageviews, useful for focused cleanup of frequently viewed articles.
You can become a member by placing the Wikipedia Auto Project Userbox on your Userpage by simply adding the template. It adds you to the [[:Category:WikiProject Automobiles members|category of members]]:
*<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Wiki Auto Project|Wiki Auto Project]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> produces
{{Wiki Auto Project}}
{{-}}
*Or if you don't like the userbox, you can add yourself to the category by adding<br>'''<nowiki>[[Category:WikiProject Automobiles members|your username]]</nowiki>''' to your userpage.


==See also==
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide/Task forces|Task forces]]
* {{commons-inline|Commons:WikiProject Automobiles}}

{{Help navigation}}
{{Wikipedia policies and guidelines|state=collapsed}}
{{WikiProject Footer}}
{{WikiProject Footer}}


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[[lt:Wikipedia:Wikiproject Automobiliai]]

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WikiProject Automobiles exists to co-ordinate the effort to compile articles on all types and classes of automobiles, automotive parts and technology of the automotive industry. Additionally, it has the goal of presenting all articles in a consistent, legible and informative format. WikiProject Automobiles is a child project of WikiProject Transport, and a parent project of WikiProject Japan/Japanese car taskforce. See the talk page for proposals and discussion related to this WikiProject.

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Articles

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Automobile articles by quality and importance
Quality Importance
Top High Mid Low NA Other ??? Total
FA 8 4 12
FL 2 2
GA 6 13 35 54
B 13 131 334 218 696
C 28 208 997 1,353 10 2,596
Start 7 127 1,689 4,330 6 622 6,781
Stub 2 81 2,351 3 1,787 4,224
List 2 35 137 340 1 515
Category 1,362 2 1,364
Disambig 32 32
File 564 564
Portal 421 421
Project 23 23
Template 104 104
NA 102 102
Assessed 50 509 3,259 8,633 2,608 12 2,419 17,490
Unassessed 1 560 561
Total 50 509 3,259 8,634 2,608 12 2,979 18,051
WikiWork factors (?) ω = 71,833 Ω = 5.00
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You can become a member by placing the {{User WikiProject Automobiles}} template on your userpage. It will automatically add your userpage to Category:WikiProject Automobiles participants.

This user is a participant in
WikiProject Automobiles.
  • Or if you don't like the userbox, you can also add yourself to the category by placing:
    [[Category:WikiProject Automobiles participants|your username]] on your userpage.

Templates

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Project banner

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WikiProject iconAutomobiles Start‑class Mid‑importance
WikiProject iconThis article is within the scope of WikiProject Automobiles, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of automobiles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.AutomobilesWikipedia:WikiProject AutomobilesTemplate:WikiProject AutomobilesAutomobile
StartThis article has been rated as Start-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
MidThis article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale.

Infoboxes

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Physical properties

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  • {{Cd}} for the aerodynamic coefficient of drag
  • {{CdA}} for drag area.
  • {{Crr}} for coefficient of rolling resistance.

Vehicle safety ratings

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Stubs

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Instead of using the standard {{stub}} template, you may want to use one of the following more specific automobile stub tags, some of which are:

Assessment

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There is a list of Popular pages, ordered by number of views, a bot-generated list of pageviews, useful for focused cleanup of frequently viewed articles.

See also

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