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automaker

American  
[aw-toh-mey-ker] / ˈɔ toʊˌmeɪ kər /

noun

  1. an automobile manufacturer.


Other Word Forms

  • automaking noun

Etymology

Origin of automaker

First recorded in 1900–05; auto- 2 + maker

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The biggest U.S. automaker by sales volume has greenlighted roughly $600 million in new investments to bring Korean production back to full capacity of nearly half a million vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The Detroit-based automaker makes roughly half of the vehicles it sells in the U.S. at its American factories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

For 2026, the automaker previously said it anticipates production of 25,000 to 27,000 vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Production of the crossover will stop in mid-April as the plant prepares to change its higher-volume gas SUV, the Atlas, to the 2027 model year, the German automaker said Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The automaker said at the time it aimed to build 600,000 a year in North America by 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026