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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Tariffs, which hit automakers this week, are unsettling markets. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025 Meanwhile European automakers like BMW and its Rolls Royce and Mini subsidiaries, Mercedes, and Volkswagen with its Porsche, Audi, Bentley and Lamborghini brands could bleeding serious money from the bottom line as U.S. sales stall. Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 As Chris notes, Trump’s on-again-off-again levies don’t provide the certainty that automakers need to invest billions of dollars in new plants. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025 Top Stories The problem for shareholders in America’s automakers and, for that matter, car buyers here in the U.S. is that the administration does not appear to be too concerned about any (supposedly) short-term pain that either may suffer. The Editors, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025 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 31 Mar. 2025.

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