carmaker

noun

car·​mak·​er ˈkär-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce carmaker (audio)
: an automobile manufacturer

Examples of carmaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Chinese carmakers, as well as U.S.-headquartered Tesla have been locked in an extended price war since Tesla first started slashing prices October 2022, slashing prices to gain market share as China’s EV sales start to slow down. Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 22 May 2024 Several European carmakers are also owned by Chinese companies; Geely, for example, owns both Swedish automakers Polestar and Volvo. William Gavin, Quartz, 22 May 2024 European Commission investigators visited the carmakers’ plants as part of a probe into anticompetitive practices. Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 22 May 2024 But foreign carmakers have been fighting to maintain market share amid an onslaught of new Chinese competitors focused on electric vehicles. Jack Ewing, New York Times, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for carmaker 

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Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of carmaker was in 1954

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“Carmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carmaker. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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