automaker

noun

au·​to·​mak·​er ˈȯ-tō-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce automaker (audio)
ˈä-tō-
: a manufacturer of automobiles

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Joe Butler, a trucker who carries new cars and trucks every day from a factory owned by the automaker Stellantis, Windsor’s largest employer, up and down the highway corridor to Toronto, is one of many Canadians with family ties to the United States. Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025 Tesla — Shares of the automaker dipped 1% after sales of Tesla cars in China fell 11.5% in January amid greater competition from Chinese rivals, which grew their sales during the period. Pia Singh, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025 Elon Musk moved automaker Tesla Inc. and social-media platform X to the Austin area, while Chevron Corp. and Charles Schwab Corp. decamped for Houston and Westlake, respectively. Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025 Analysts have said of the Big Three Detroit automakers, Ford is the least exposed to tariffs. Nora Eckert and Nathan Gomes, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for automaker 

Word History

Etymology

auto entry 1 + maker

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of automaker was in 1899

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“Automaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/automaker. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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