as in cars
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
the auto gave people a level of mobility that they had never known before
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The top-performing subsectors were precious metals, autos, and land transportation.
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The top-performing subsectors were household products, consumer durables, and autos.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
But with the mandate in California to shift to electric autos by 2035, these autos will be bought without tax credits.
—Phillip Molnar, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
The information lacks a level of refinement found in most other autos when displayed on its traditional screen format.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
These kinds of periods happen in cyclical industries such as autos, but could the spending have potentially been avoided — or at least alleviated — this time around?
—Michael Wayland, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
While that target may not be met, the industry’s shift to EV is driven by other strong forces as well, particularly the need to better compete with Chinese carmakers like BYD, now the world’s top producers of battery-electric autos.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
At the same time, the firm says that hiring announcement are down nearly -32% from a year ago with autos, construction, leisure/entertainment, industrial goods, tech, and retail announcing the sharpest pullbacks.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The top-performing subsectors were household products, consumer durables, and autos.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
But with the mandate in California to shift to electric autos by 2035, these autos will be bought without tax credits.
—Phillip Molnar, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
The information lacks a level of refinement found in most other autos when displayed on its traditional screen format.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
These kinds of periods happen in cyclical industries such as autos, but could the spending have potentially been avoided — or at least alleviated — this time around?
—Michael Wayland, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
While that target may not be met, the industry’s shift to EV is driven by other strong forces as well, particularly the need to better compete with Chinese carmakers like BYD, now the world’s top producers of battery-electric autos.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Read more on autos and sign up for our autos newsletter.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
At the same time, the firm says that hiring announcement are down nearly -32% from a year ago with autos, construction, leisure/entertainment, industrial goods, tech, and retail announcing the sharpest pullbacks.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Autos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autos. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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