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automaker N. Amer.|ˈɔːtəʊmeɪkə(r)|
[f. auto n.2 1 + maker.]
A manufacturer of motor vehicles; a company that manufactures motor vehicles.
1947Fortune May 204/2 It [sc. Ford] has found that forty-four years of faithful manufacturing has rolled up a tremendous fund of good will that few..other auto makers could match. 1959Time 25 May 86/2 (heading) Automaker Knudsen. 1969Sci. Amer. Nov. 2 We at Renault are one of the few automakers to make a car that's better than the horse. 1970Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. 14 July 4/3 The automakers maintain that they have no choice but to stick with the internal combustion engine. 1976Washington Post 19 Apr. a23/2 Between 1972 and 1974, the automaker British Leyland lost almost 25 per cent of its production owing to strikes. 1986Financial World (U.S.) 18 Feb. 17 If you want to buy a specialty automaker with noncyclical earnings growth, you'll look at BMW or Volvo. |