JFET_V3_N1_A3 M.A. Omar Y. Zhou Journal on Future Engineering and Technology 2230 – 7184 3 1 13 15 Information Technology (IT), Automotive production lines, vehicle, development tools, visualization for conformance This manuscript discusses the application of several digital technologies from three perspectives; firstly the information communication technologies used at the interprocess and the inter-enterprise levels. Secondly are the tools for the visualization forproduct conformance in a manufacturing environment, and finally the virtualization forthe vehicle development activities. The current and future utilizations of the IT modulesby the automotive OEMs is also addressed through the manuscript. August - October 2007 Copyright © 2007 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=691