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automaker

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

noun

  1. an automobile manufacturer.


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Etymology

Origin of automaker

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

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The automaker raised its full-year outlook on earnings before interest and taxes to between $10 billion and $11 billion, up from $8.5 billion to $10.5 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Ford also recently agreed to a manufacturing partnership with Geely Automobile, a Chinese automaker who will build cars at a Ford plant in Spain as part of the agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The automaker said Tuesday that the sales drop was primarily due to the discontinuation of higher-volume models such as the Escape SUV and the supplier fire that undermined production of F-Series trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The scandal erupted in September 2015 when German automaker Volkswagen admitted fitting millions of vehicles with software to make engines appear less polluting in regulatory tests than in real driving conditions.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

The company has lost roughly $195 billion in market capitalization so far on Thursday, or more than the current market cap of any other global automaker, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

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