passenger car

noun

US
: a railroad car that carries passengers

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Volkswagen is one company that could benefit, the bank said, with its passenger car business set to get a boost from fresh electric vehicle incentives, while its vans and trucks divisions could be strengthened by rising economic activity. Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025 Tesla’s passenger car sales, by contrast, tumbled 14%, ranking just sixth with a 4% share of the market. John Liu, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025 Volkswagen is working on back-up plans for how its passenger car brand could tackle U.S. tariffs on imports from Mexico, while BMW is preparing to absorb the cost, as the auto industry reels from U.S. President Donald Trump's chaotic trade policy. Victoria Waldersee, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025 Investigators say the suspect had access to multiple vehicles, including a 1996 green-lime Ford pickup truck, red station wagon, red small passenger car like a Ford Pinto, Escort or Toyota with partial Maryland tags FG-549, 594 or 546, and a teal passenger vehicle. Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for passenger car

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“Passenger car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger%20car. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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