automotive industry
nounUK /ˌɔːtəˈməʊtɪv ˈɪndəstri/
US /ˌɔːtəˈmoʊtɪv ˈɪndəstri/
The automotive industry is all the companies that make and sell cars and trucks.
Many people in our town work in the automotive industry, building cars at the big factory.
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2. The business of selling and repairing cars and trucks.
He has worked in the automotive industry as a mechanic for twenty years.
3. The companies that design new kinds of cars and car parts.
The automotive industry is spending billions on electric vehicles.
4. The part of a country's economy that deals with motor vehicles.
The automotive industry is very important to the economy of that country.