: an automobile manufacturer

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Japanese carmaker Maruti Suzuki was the top seller in the country over that period, followed by India's Mahindra & Mahindra, as per SIAM's data. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 While industry observers long suspected that other carmakers were doing the same, the practice hadn’t been systematically investigated — until now. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026 In 1975, during that decade's great oil supply shock, Congress enacted rules that encouraged carmakers to make their fleets more fuel efficient in an effort to reduce Americans' dependency on the Middle East for oil. — Willa Rubin, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026 In the first quarter of the twenty-first century, carmakers have experienced two immense changes. — Andrew McAfee, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026 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 16 Oct. 2026.

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