carmaker

noun

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

Examples of carmaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The carmaker’s huge plant — located about 30 kilometers (18 miles) southeast of the German capital — is its only one in Europe and is currently capable of producing 375,000 electric cars a year. Olesya Dmitracova, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024 In 2021, Stroll took the carmaker back into F1 for the first time since the 1960s, aligning the carmaker with other behemoths like Ferrari and McLaren. Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 29 Feb. 2024 And data storage systems give carmakers the means to continually improve the safety of their systems. Leaf Jiang, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Some of the carmaker’s safest vehicles are the best-selling Camry mid-size car, the Prius compact car, and the Lexus UX and RZ SUVs. William Gavin, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2024 The carmaker also delivered 376,030 vehicles last year, almost three times more than the 133,246 delivered in 2022. Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 27 Feb. 2024 Some of Europe’s carmakers are also considering teaming up to counter the Chinese influx. Stefan Nicola, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2024 The Fab 8 upgrade, meanwhile, will expand capacity for building automotive chips used by General Motors, which signed an agreement with GlobalFoundries last year granting the carmaker an exclusive chip supply. Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2024 That expectation of scrupulous care seems to contradict Tesla’s own marketing characterizing the Cybertruck as a tough, off-roading hulk meant to rival heavy-story truck models offered by veteran carmakers like Ford and Toyota. Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2024

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Word History

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 18 Mar. 2024.

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