Fromauto- +motive.
automotive (notcomparable)
- Having the ability tomove by itself;self-propelled orself-propelling.
- Of, or relating tomotor vehicles.
2006,Edwin Black, chapter 1, inInternal Combustion[1]:But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspiredautomotive upstarts.
2024 December 17, Chris Isidore, “The retreat from the world’s largest auto market has begun”, inCNN[2]:“You can look back 15, 20 years to when GM’s China operations was its life preserver. It certainly isn’t now. It’s a money pit,” said Jeff Schuster, global vice president ofautomotive research at research firm GlobalData. “Every international brand is suffering in China.”
having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling
of, or relating to motor vehicles
automotive (pluralautomotives)
- Ashop orcompany that sells motor vehicleparts.
- The field, business, ormarket segment that concernsautomobiles, especially theirmanufacture.
His business is a machine shop that works mainly inautomotive, aerospace, and medical.
Borrowed fromEnglishautomotive.
automotive (invariable)
- automotive (pertaining to motor vehicles)
