New graduates in automotive engineering are expected having both technical skills and developed personal qualifications like creativity and teamwork. Owing to these requirements, the engineering education system should consist of a curriculum depending on the industrial revolution 4.0. Project based learning approach, a kind of process innovation, can be taken into account as a key to ensure this expectation. It is also an exit point to get the success in the pandemic period because project based learning can give the advantage to the students to study in online meetings. It’s not obligatory to have face-to-face communication. This study aims to show the project based learning opportunities in Automotive Engineering Department in Çukurova University, Turkey. The students taking this course have the chance to develop themselves by working in group projects and this innovation course is based on the real problems round the world. Therefore, being a member of these groups lead the students to research, share their opinions and respect the others’, prepare the report as it’s required. In other words, it is possible to find a solution in a professional way and this helps the students add a different qualification in their resumes. It’s no doubt that the university and industry collaboration needs this kind of students, having an experience in the real-life projects. The perceptions of the class in this course were further investigated through a questionnaire and the conclusion shows all the class is satisfied with this implementation. Furthermore, the performance of the students is appreciated and finally, project based learning is strongly recommended especially in pandemic terms in case of relevant.