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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The Chinese automaker supplier popped about 10% after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to a buy rating from neutral. Sean Conlon, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025 Luxury Car Sales Will Skyrocket Over the Next Few Years Thanks to China’s ‘throw the kitchen sink at it’ attitude toward designing cars, automakers have been forced to redefine the luxury segment. Sarwant Singh, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 Starting with the 2023 model year, automakers' fleet-wide emissions must decrease an average of 8% a year through 2026, compared with a typical 2% annual improvement in the past. Joann Muller, Axios, 11 Jan. 2025 Indeed, the evidence that automakers are hoping to reshape drivers’ intimate relationships with their cars was all over Las Vegas. Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 10 Jan. 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 Jan. 2025.

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