automaker

noun

au·to·mak·er ˈȯ-tō-ˌmā-kər

ˈä-tō-

: a manufacturer of automobiles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Ford’s third-ever all-electric vehicle is a Europe-only crossover SUV with one of the automaker’s most popular nameplates. —

Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 21 Mar. 2023 Rolls-Royce has revealed the Wraith Black Arrow, a limited-run send-off to the automaker's V-12–powered coupe. —

Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2023 The lack of a roof suggests the build is based on the Huayra Roadster BC, the second open-top version of the automaker’s sophomore hypercar. —

Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2023 The automaker’s other U.S. assembly plant in Canton, Mississippi, rejected facility-wide representation by the UAW during a 2017 vote. —

Jonathan Mattise, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2023 The automaker's other U.S. assembly plant in Canton, Mississippi, rejected facility-wide representation by the UAW during a 2017 vote. —

Jonathan Mattise, ajc, 16 Mar. 2023 The recall covers some of the the automaker’s top-selling models including the 2017 through 2020 CR-V, the 2018 and 2019 Accord, the 2018 through 2020 Odyssey, and the 2019 Insight. —

BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2023 For Li, who had only recently taken charge of the leading financial hub, the American automaker’s decision to open a factory in Shanghai was a win for a national policy of promoting technological innovation in electric vehicles. —

Lyric Li, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023 Electric carmaker Tesla slashed the prices of its two most expensive cars in the U.S., the automaker's website showed on Monday. —

Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2023 See More

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