Synthesizing the local and overseas history and actuality of the automotive development, the developing course of auto research is discussed. The establishment of auto design knowledge base is brought forward with respect to our auto industrial independent innovation and the developing direction for vehicle digital research. Using the existing resource,the technical structure according to the knowledge base system and the essential technology about the auto design are provided. And the instance about typical-case vehicle knowledge base is taken to show the realizing procedure of auto developing knowledge base, which can instruct the establishment of general auto developing knowledge base.