Preface.- Energy consumption due to friction in motored vehicles and low-friction coatings to reduce it.- Diverse Coatings for Engine Parts.- Overview of DLC-coated engine components.- Coating Technologies for Automotive Engine Applications.- Customized coating systems for products with added value from development to high volume production.- Surface Treatments for Automotive Applications.- Hard Coatings and Coating Processes for the Automotive Industry.- Surface texturing for engine parts.- Coatings for Aluminum Die-casting Dies.- Coatings for Forming Dies of Advanced High-Strength Steel.- Diamond-like carbon coatings with special wettability for automotive applications.- Smart surfaces for lubrication – solid lubricants and adaptive texture.- Decorative PVD coatings on Automotive Plastics.- Index.