The automotive industry : a selection of reports presenting research findings from highly professional and skilled engineers originally prepared under TWIs core research programme for industrial members Contains the following reports: Guide to high average power Nd:YAG laser processing with fibre optic beam delivery for metals S T Riches and J C Ion; Durability of structural adhesives and adhesively bonded joints and mechanisms of environmental attack a review S M Tavakoli; Preliminary environmental testing of polymer coated material (PCM) joints R J Wise; A practical guide to process and quality control for resistance spot welding H J Powell S A Westgate and K Wiemar.