carmakers
Auto industry companies
Carmakers are companies that manufacture automobiles.
The term appears frequently in business and automotive journalism: Japanese carmakers dominated the compact car market, Carmakers are investing heavily in electric vehicle technology.
Also spelled as two words: car makers.
Vehicle propulsion system
- drivetrainVehicle power transmission system
- chassisStructural support base
- transmissionSending of information
- engineMachine producing motion
suspension · exhaust · turbocharger · fuel injection · all-wheel drive · torque · horsepower · fuel economy
Enclosed passenger car
- SUVRugged passenger vehicle
- coupeTwo-door fixed-roof car
- hatchbackCar with rear swing-door
- convertibleCar with folding roof
crossover · pickup · minivan · roadster · wagon · hybrid · electric vehicle · compact
Sequential workstation manufacturing
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- plantBotanical organism
- mass-productionLarge-scale standardized fabrication
- conveyorMechanism that transports items
robotics · automation · workforce · labor · manufacturing · quality control · OEM · just-in-time
Licensed retail seller
- showroomRetail exhibition space
- salesRevenue from goods moved
- market sharePercentage of sector sales
- revenueBusiness income total
profits · brand · competition · merger · acquisition · stock price · CEO · headquarters
Arranging for appearance
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- clay modelSculpted earthen form
- interiorInside area or region
- exteriorOuter portion
dashboard · grille · headlights · taillights · spoiler · body lines · ergonomics · infotainment
Conversion to powered systems
- autonomous drivingVehicle operates independently
- connectivityState of being linked
- battery technologyScience of storing electricity
- self-drivingOperating without human control
telematics · ride-sharing · hydrogen fuel cell · solid-state battery · patents · R&D · disruption · startup
Those who furnish goods
- partsIndividual elements of whole
- componentsConstituent parts
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- sourcingObtaining from suppliers
vendors · outsourcing · inventory · procurement · semiconductors · shortage · contracts · raw materials
powertrain
Vehicle propulsion system
- drivetrainVehicle power transmission system
- chassisStructural support base
- transmissionSending of information
engine · suspension · exhaust · turbocharger · fuel injection · all-wheel drive · torque · horsepower · fuel economy · emissions
sedan
Enclosed passenger car
convertible · crossover · pickup · minivan · roadster · wagon · hybrid · electric vehicle · compact · subcompact
assembly line
Sequential workstation manufacturing
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- plantBotanical organism
- mass-productionLarge-scale standardized fabrication
conveyor · robotics · automation · workforce · labor · manufacturing · quality control · OEM · just-in-time · stamping
dealership
Licensed retail seller
- showroomRetail exhibition space
- salesRevenue from goods moved
- market sharePercentage of sector sales
revenue · profits · brand · competition · merger · acquisition · stock price · CEO · headquarters · restructuring
styling
Arranging for appearance
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- clay modelSculpted earthen form
- interiorInside area or region
exterior · dashboard · grille · headlights · taillights · spoiler · body lines · ergonomics · infotainment · trim
electrification
Conversion to powered systems
- autonomous drivingVehicle operates independently
- connectivityState of being linked
- battery technologyScience of storing electricity
self-driving · telematics · ride-sharing · hydrogen fuel cell · solid-state battery · patents · R&D · disruption · startup · joint venture
suppliers
Those who furnish goods
- partsIndividual elements of whole
- componentsConstituent parts
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
sourcing · vendors · outsourcing · inventory · procurement · semiconductors · shortage · contracts · raw materials · shipping
carmakersscrapyards
Places for discarded vehicles
junkyards · auto wreckers · salvage yards · demolition derbies · chop shops