automaker

noun

au·​to·​mak·​er ˈȯ-tō-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce automaker (audio)
ˈä-tō-
: a manufacturer of automobiles

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The automaker agreed this month to buy an unidentified AI hardware firm for as much as $2 billion of Tesla’s common stock and equity awards to help accelerate the transformation. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026 This pricing is typical for the nameplate as one of the German luxury automaker's most opulent models and largest luxury cars. Charles Singh, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 Federal lawmakers also moved to weaken fuel economy standards and eliminate California's authority to require automakers to sell more zero-emission vehicles. Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026 Chinese carmakers are increasingly dominant around the world, but European automakers had long controlled the premium sector of the world’s biggest car market. Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for automaker

Word History

Etymology

auto entry 1 + maker

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of automaker was in 1899

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“Automaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/automaker. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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