In the automotive industry of the 1970's, Japan beat the U.S. at its own game.
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Automotive
//ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv//
Synonyms for "automotive" (4 found)
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Adjective(2 words)
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2 entriesderived
4 entriesrelated to
10 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
31 translations across 16 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- automobilistik adj (having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling)
- automobilistik adj (of, or relating to motor vehicles)
Bulgarian
1 entries- самоходен adj (having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling)
Catalan
2 entries- automotor adj (having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling)
- automotor adj (of, or relating to motor vehicles)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 機動車 /机动车 adj (having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling)
- 汽車 /汽车 adj (having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling)
Czech
1 entries- automobilový adj (of, or relating to motor vehicles)
Finnish
2 entries- auto adj (of, or relating to motor vehicles)
- itseliikkuva adj (having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling)
French
3 entries- automobile adj (having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling)
- automobile adj (of, or relating to motor vehicles)
- automoteur adj (having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling)
Indonesian
2 entries- otomotif adj (of, or relating to motor vehicles)
- swacala adj (having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling)
Italian
1 entries- automobilistico adj (of, or relating to motor vehicles)
Macedonian
2 entries- авто adj (of, or relating to motor vehicles)
- самоо́ден adj (having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling)
Malay
2 entries- automotif adj (having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling)
- automotif adj (of, or relating to motor vehicles)
Polish
1 entries- motoryzacyjny adj (of, or relating to motor vehicles)
Portuguese
2 entries- automotivo adj (having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling)
- automotivo adj (of, or relating to motor vehicles)
Russian
3 entries- авто adj (of, or relating to motor vehicles)
- автомоби́льный adj (of, or relating to motor vehicles)
- самохо́дный adj (having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling)
Spanish
3 entries- automotor adj (having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling)
- automotor adj (of, or relating to motor vehicles)
- automovilístico adj (of, or relating to motor vehicles)
Swedish
2 entries- bil adj (of, or relating to motor vehicles)
- självgående adj (having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
The Chinese automotive import market shows signs of slight growth.
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Let's talk about the automotive industry in Algeria.
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Javier Díaz, an economist at IESE business school in Madrid, said Spain has suffered more from the pandemic than other European countries because of its reliance on tourism and the automotive sector, which is struggling because of a global chip shortage and lower consumer demand.
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