Definitions

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  • noun The manufacture of automobiles

Etymologies

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car +‎ making

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Examples

  • Like the rest of the global carmaking industry, Chinese auto manufacturers are looking for ways to capitalize on Toyota's setback.

    Toyota's Loss Isn't Quite China's Gain Michael Dunne 2010

  • Like the rest of the global carmaking industry, Chinese auto manufacturers are looking for ways to capitalize on Toyota's setback.

    Toyota's Loss Isn't Quite China's Gain Michael Dunne 2010

  • (SAIC at the time was dealing with its own embarrassment -- the bankruptcy of another Korean carmaking affiliate, SsangYong Motor Co.)

    Can China Save GM? 2010

  • Fiat rose 2.9% ahead of Monday's trading debut of two stocks, one representing its carmaking operations and the other its tractor and truck activities.

    Losses for Europe's Last Full Day of 2010 Barbara Kollmeyer 2010

  • Like the rest of the global carmaking industry, Chinese auto manufacturers are looking for ways to capitalize on Toyota's setback.

    Toyota's Loss Isn't Quite China's Gain Michael Dunne 2010

  • (SAIC at the time was dealing with its own embarrassment -- the bankruptcy of another Korean carmaking affiliate, SsangYong Motor Co.)

    Can China Save GM? 2010

  • (SAIC at the time was dealing with its own embarrassment -- the bankruptcy of another Korean carmaking affiliate, SsangYong Motor Co.)

    Can China Save GM? 2010

  • I am a lawyer and I work hard to support my family, but, apparently because I do not work in a classic dying industry like farming, steelmaking or carmaking, I am not a “worker”.

    New Obama Advertisement Is Aimed at Workers - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • Down the hall from the marble plaque celebrating the commitment of a Midwestern union local to the freedom struggle of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., past the collages made by the children and grandchildren of proud blue-collar families highlighting more than a century of carmaking in their community, next to the posters celebrating the election of Barack Obama, a woman wearing a Yes We Did!

    The Case for Kenosha 2009

  • Ford last week reported a loss for the third quarter, with gains in other businesses covering up a $464 million hole in carmaking.

    Stormy Weather Ahead 2008

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