Both terms,automobile  and  automotive  are related tovehicleindustry.Automobile is  a noun that usually refers to a four-wheeledautomotive vehicledesigned for passenger transportation whereas  automotive isan adjective relating to motorvehicles. This  is  the main  difference between automobile and  automotive.

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The main difference is that the automotive engineering is a sub branch of mechanical engineering which deals with working of all kinds of vehicles and moter driven items.

But the automobile engineering is further a sub branch of automobile engineering which particularly deals with cars which includes working of cars, designing, engine etc.