automaker
noun
au·to·mak·er ˈȯ-tō-ˌmā-kər 
ˈä-tō-
: a manufacturer of automobiles
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web And in that context, $1.7 billion isn't that big a deal when a new automaker has $15.5 billion in cash, and a popular product, some experts say. 
Matt Mcfarland, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022 Since 2008, his team has worked with the Renault Group, designing sounds for the French automaker’s lineup of electric cars, both prototypes and vehicles in production. John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 Hyundai is disputing a report that a supplier used child labor in a plant that supplies parts to the Korean automaker’s Montgomery factory. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 22 July 2022 In some cases, Reuters reported Friday, children as young as 12 were put to work at the SMART Alabama LLC factory in Luverne, which supplies parts for the South Korean automaker’s flagship U.S. assembly plant in nearby Montgomery. Hamza Shaban, Washington Post, 22 July 2022 Of course, the automaker had some unasked-for help writing this particular chapter, with Pompucci acknowledging that the car was a direct response to Europe’s newest emissions regulations. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2022 The automaker has three full-scale wind tunnels in Japan, but the U.S. operations have been limited to a smaller tunnel that maxes out at 40 percent scale. Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2022 In November, the automaker had to recall nearly 12,000 cars after a software update affected some of the cars' forward-looking safety systems. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2022 If recent developments are anything to go by, the American automaker may have to wait longer. Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2022 See More
Matt Mcfarland, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022 Since 2008, his team has worked with the Renault Group, designing sounds for the French automaker’s lineup of electric cars, both prototypes and vehicles in production. John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 Hyundai is disputing a report that a supplier used child labor in a plant that supplies parts to the Korean automaker’s Montgomery factory. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 22 July 2022 In some cases, Reuters reported Friday, children as young as 12 were put to work at the SMART Alabama LLC factory in Luverne, which supplies parts for the South Korean automaker’s flagship U.S. assembly plant in nearby Montgomery. Hamza Shaban, Washington Post, 22 July 2022 Of course, the automaker had some unasked-for help writing this particular chapter, with Pompucci acknowledging that the car was a direct response to Europe’s newest emissions regulations. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2022 The automaker has three full-scale wind tunnels in Japan, but the U.S. operations have been limited to a smaller tunnel that maxes out at 40 percent scale. Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2022 In November, the automaker had to recall nearly 12,000 cars after a software update affected some of the cars' forward-looking safety systems. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2022 If recent developments are anything to go by, the American automaker may have to wait longer. Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1899, in the meaning defined above