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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But DeLong noted that more than 80% of Tesla’s first-quarter sales were from automotive revenues, adding that car manufacturing has nowhere near the marginal costs of an IT company, which can write code once and run it everywhere.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 May 2024
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 May 2024
Here’s a handy chart, using data from the automotive research company Edmunds:
In the US, both BEVs and PHEVs are eligible for federal and sometimes local tax credits.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 3 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for automotive
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“Automotive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/automotive. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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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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