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automaker
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
automaker
noun
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▪ A better solution is for automakers to develop air bags that inflate more slowly, lessening the risk of injury.
▪ About 300 others returned to work last week to resume making parts for other automakers.
▪ Chrysler is the only domestic automaker increasing production in the first quarter.
▪ Employment levels are steady because the plants have replaced the business with orders from other automakers.
▪ Shares of Ford Motor Co. and other automakers fell today.
▪ The automaker said it plans to freeze car and truck prices by the end of the decade.
▪ The automaker was particularly vulnerable because it keeps only a short supply of extra parts to save costs.
▪ With the recent weakness in the auto industry, automakers are cutting production schedules.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
automaker

"manufacturer of automobiles," 1925, from auto + maker.

Wiktionary
automaker

n. One who manufactures automobiles; typically used to refer to a large corporation such as General Motors.

WordNet
automaker

n. a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles [syn: car manufacturer, car maker, carmaker, auto manufacturer, auto maker]

Usage examples of "automaker".

Big Three automakers was exempting SUVs from the mileage requirements of regular passenger cars.

In short, mass magazine publishers are busily destandardizing, diversifying their output exactly as the automakers and appliance manufacturers have done.

Our business editor pulled off Bloomberg that they backed out of a proposed agreement at the last minute with the third-largest Russian automaker, Kolya-Novgorod.

The mercury-vapor lamp was reflected as a rich blue pool from the bodywork of metallic silver, a German hallmark which Japanese automakers attempted to match with less success than they showed in matters of pure mechanics.