| Sedan |
A four door closed body with a boot; four or five seats. |
| Coupe |
A fixed roof closed body with two doors; two or four seats. |
| Cabriolet |
An open-top body with two or four doors; two or four seats. |
| Estate |
A four door closed body with a rear carrying area and rear loading door with five seats. |
| Hatch
(3-dr or 5-dr) |
A fixed roof closed body with three or five doors including rear door; four or five seats. |
| SUV
(Sport Utility Vehicle) |
A raised fixed roof closed body with three or five doors including rear door; five to seven seats; varying degrees of off-road capabilities. |
| MPV |
A closed body with four to five doors, typically one or two sliding on side panels; five to seven seats, typically removable. |
| Crossovers |
A closed or open-top body with two to five doors; built on a passenger car-based platform incorporating a mixture of features from Sports Utility Vehicles; Estates; Hatchbacks; MPV's; Sedans etc. |
| Minibus
(Passenger) |
A closed body with four to five doors, typically one or two sliding on side panels; more seats than a multi-purpose vehicle, but fewer seats than a full-size bus. Not used for commercial transport purposes. |
| Light Commercial Market |
| Bodyshape |
Lightstone Auto Definition |
| Utility |
A four door closed body with an extended rear section incorporating a carrying area; four to seven seats; 4x4. |
| Minibus
(Light Commercial) |
A closed body with four to five doors, typically one or two sliding on side panels; more seats than a multi-purpose vehicle, but fewer seats than a full-size bus. Usually used for commercial transport purposes. |
| Pickup
(S-Cab, X-Cab, D-Cab) |
A body with an enclosed cab and elongated uncovered loadbay.
Single Cab with two doors; two or three seats
Extended Cab with two doors; two or three seats with extra space behind the front seats
Double Cab with four doors; five seats |
| Panel Van |
A closed body with a rear door and sliding doors on the side panels; without rear side windows; two seats. |