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carmaker

noun

car·​mak·​er ˈkär-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce carmaker (audio)
: an automobile manufacturer

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Macron had also pushed Brussels to respond with its toughest trade measures on China after Beijing restricted its rare earth exports that had triggered worries of supply shortages at European carmakers. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025 Trump’s action will feed America’s destructive use of oil, while hamstringing us in the green tech race against Chinese and other foreign carmakers. Clara McMichael, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2025 Keating anticipates seeing sales slow for the Detroit carmakers when November results are in, but right now, the mid-month sales data Cox has is too incomplete to forecast how each might finish the month. Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 1 Dec. 2025 The scientists are certain that the project’s promising gains in energy density as well as its potential to accelerate market entry could help carmakers deliver next-generation EV technologies to consumers sooner. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for carmaker

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First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of carmaker was in 1954

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“Carmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carmaker. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.

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