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auto manufacturer

auto manufacturer

5 3.2
A company that makes cars
  • noun
  • /ˈɔːtoʊ ˈmænəˌfækʧərər/
translation icon : fabricante de automóviles
  • Toyota is a well-known auto manufacturer that produces reliable vehicles.
  • auto manufacturers argue
  • auto manufacturers claim
  • force the auto manufacturers

It could actually be the world's next biggest or potentially the biggest auto manufacturer combined with NVIDIA.

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Examples

  • There is no doubt that a design change creates a burden for the auto manufacturers.

    Academic text (1994)
  • When one compares GM to other Chinese auto manufacturers, GM's performance is impressive.

    Blog text (15)
  • We're not giving more time to the auto manufacturers.

  • As a result, the auto manufacturers claim that they will have to do either one of two things.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The engine provided auto manufacturers with a practical power plant featuring good output and fuel economy.

    Academic text (2005)
  • For example, an auto manufacturer may spin off a company or companies that make various auto parts.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The auto manufacturers have also challenged when a state can adopt the California emission standards.

    Academic text (1994)
  • For example, in the late 1980s, U.S. auto manufacturers undertook a number of measures to compete more successfully with the Japanese.

    Academic text (2005)
  • After the initial euphoria fades, Tesla will face the same challenges all auto manufacturers face.

    Blog text (10)
  • All-electric taxis built by auto manufacturer BYD already troll the streets of the company's home city of Shenzhen.

    Academic text (2010)

Synonyms

manufacturer
vsauto manufacturer
477 3.1

A company or person that makes many products, often with machines

is specific to vehicle production rather than general mass manufacturing
maker
vsauto manufacturer
415 1.6

A person or company that creates things such as cars and furniture

refers specifically to companies that produce vehicles rather than anything
automaker
vsauto manufacturer
87 3.5

A company that makes cars

is the same meaning but often written as two words
car company
vsauto manufacturer
29 2.3

A business that makes and sells cars

focuses on making vehicles rather than selling them
carmaker
vsauto manufacturer
15 2.7

A company that makes cars

is the same meaning but uses a more formal phrase
auto company
vsauto manufacturer
13 1.6

A business that makes and sells cars

concentrates on production rather than sales or retail
car manufacturer
vsauto manufacturer
8 2.7

A company that makes cars

uses a more technical vehicle word rather than the everyday term
car maker
vsauto manufacturer
6 2.1

Company that makes cars

is similar but prefers a more technical business term
auto maker
vsauto manufacturer
1 3.2

A company that makes cars

is the same meaning but uses a more formal label

How Big

auto manufacturer
5 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

auto + manufacturer

The meaning 'a company that makes automobiles' is directly and compositionally derived from 'auto' (car) + 'manufacturer' (an entity producing goods), following a simple noun+noun compound pattern. This transparent, cross-linguistically common construction would be readily understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

Auto manufacturer comes from the two words auto and manufacturer. Auto is short for 'automobile', meaning a car, and manufacturer means 'maker', so the phrase shows a company that builds cars.