> automotive is automotive.

No, there's a significant application difference between engine management and driver assistance on the one hand and infotainment on the other.

> Every i.MX chip is listed in the 32-bit Processors -> Automotive
> section.

Do you have a link? Here definitely only i.MX251/255/31/351/355/356 are listed under automotive, while i.MX27/353/357/515 are clearly *not*. i.MX515 is listed under consumer applications only, and the i.MX515 product page only lists netbooks and nettops as target applications, as I already mentioned.

> If a chip is suitable it can be sold for it.

Sure, but obviously Freescale don't currently think the i.MX515 to be suited for automotive, thus they currently don't target it at the same automotive markets as (they did with) the MPC51xx/52xx, and certainly never as (they do with) the MPC55xx/56xx.

> the reason the processors you mentioned are specifically targeted
> there are down to longevity (auto manufacturers demand a long life
> of support on the chip for replacement parts and repair) and
> automotive has a different temperature range standard to desktop.

You mean the i.MX515 doesn't meet these requirements for automotive? So why do you argue at all?