world car
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of world car
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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In his view, U.S. firms not only have the billions needed for mass-producing a world car, but through their suppliers they can turn out a tremendous flow of parts in many countries.
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The deal takes Ford closer to its goal of becoming a "world car" company.
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GM .has the other emerging world car in its popular Chevette, and its X cars are prime candidates for world status.
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Or that Ford has one of only two world car prototypes in existence, the rakish Fiesta, which gets 38 m.p.g.
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They showed that in 1966 Japan had bumped Britain out of its No. 3 spot, moved in behind the U.S. and Germany in world car and truck production.
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