automotive
adjective
au·to·mo·tive
ˌȯ-tə-ˈmō-tiv 
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: of, relating to, or concerned with self-propelled vehicles or machines
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The store stocks automotive parts.
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The World Car of the Year (WCOTY) award is an automotive competition where vehicles are judged on innovation, safety, excellence and other criteria to determine which vehicle is the best of them all for the year.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
The automotive industry is still largely based in Detroit.
—Bill Gurley, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
The comparisons between the two companies indicate how far Chinese automakers have come, said Tu Le, founder of Sino Auto Insights, a firm that researches the Chinese automotive market.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
The attack on the motor oil warehouse occurred in Irbil, the capital city of Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish region, the Sardar Group, a major automotive group in Iraq, said in a statement.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
The automotive industry is still largely based in Detroit.
—Bill Gurley, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
The comparisons between the two companies indicate how far Chinese automakers have come, said Tu Le, founder of Sino Auto Insights, a firm that researches the Chinese automotive market.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
The attack on the motor oil warehouse occurred in Irbil, the capital city of Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish region, the Sardar Group, a major automotive group in Iraq, said in a statement.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Automotive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/automotive. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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automotive
adjective
au·to·mo·tive
ˌȯt-ə-ˈmōt-iv
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2
: of, relating to, or concerned with automobiles, trucks, or buses
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