automotive
adjective
au·to·mo·tive
ˌȯ-tə-ˈmō-tiv 
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: of, relating to, or concerned with self-propelled vehicles or machines
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The store stocks automotive parts.
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Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
The move is a significant moment for Ford and metro Detroit, said Mike Ramsey, vice president team manager for automotive, transportation and cross-manufacturing at Gartner Inc.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
There's still a healthy debate raging on about whether the automotive market at large should be maintaining focus on pure-electric vehicles or tempering their strategies with the style of range-extender engine featured prominently at this month's IAA Mobility show.
—New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
The same year that the movie premiered, the period’s zeitgeist was perfectly manifested in the automotive arena by one model alone, the Ferrari F40.
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Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
The move is a significant moment for Ford and metro Detroit, said Mike Ramsey, vice president team manager for automotive, transportation and cross-manufacturing at Gartner Inc.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
There's still a healthy debate raging on about whether the automotive market at large should be maintaining focus on pure-electric vehicles or tempering their strategies with the style of range-extender engine featured prominently at this month's IAA Mobility show.
—New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
The same year that the movie premiered, the period’s zeitgeist was perfectly manifested in the automotive arena by one model alone, the Ferrari F40.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Automotive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/automotive. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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automotive
adjective
au·to·mo·tive
ˌȯt-ə-ˈmōt-iv
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2
: of, relating to, or concerned with automobiles, trucks, or buses
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