automotive

• Relatif aux automobiles, y compris leur conception, leur fabrication et leur utilisation.

Relating to motor vehicles, including their design, manufacture, and operation.

1. Relating to motor vehiclesB2formal

   Concerning or associated with cars, trucks, and other self-propelled vehicles.

   relatif aux véhicules à moteur

   • He works in the automotive industry designing new engines.
   • The automotive sector is shifting towards electric vehicles.
   • She is studying automotive engineering at university.

   Synonymesautomotormotorizedvehicular

2. Self-propellingC1formal

   Containing its own means of propulsion or movement, not requiring external power.

   Automoteur

   • An automotive vehicle moves using its own engine.
   • The invention of the automotive engine revolutionized transport.
   • Early automotive designs relied on steam or internal combustion.

   Synonymesmotorizedself-movingself-propelled