The 33rd FISITA World Automotive Congress took place in Budapest, Hungary, between 30 May-4 June 2010, during a time when the automotive industry was having to reinvent itself in order to meet the challenges of a dramatically changing global automotive landscape.

The Congress Programme covered 8 main topics, each of which demonstrates the vital role of engineers worldwide in solving the transportation challenges of the day and of the future:

• Environmentally friendly vehicles

• Vehicle design and development

• Test, simulation and calculation methods of vehicles and components

• Safety on roads

• Intelligent systems in road traffic

• Buses, trucks and heavy vehicles

• Vehicle standards, regulations, legislation

• Efficient production and operation of vehicles and components