automotive

The word “automotive” means relating to cars, trucks, and other motor vehicles. In plain terms, to do with cars and how they're made, sold, or repaired.

“Automotive” is pronounced aw-tuh-MOH-tihv (/ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv/ in IPA).

Here is “automotive” used in a sentence: “He works as an engineer in the automotive industry.”

“Automotive” is an adjective.

The word “automotive” comes from Latin. Formed from auto- ("self") plus motive ("causing movement"), from Latin motivus.

“Automotive” is a fairly common word in modern English.

"Automobile" is a noun meaning a car, while "automotive" is an adjective describing anything relating to cars, trucks, and other motor vehicles. You drive an automobile; you work in the automotive industry.

The automotive industry is the collective business of designing, manufacturing, marketing, and selling motor vehicles such as cars and trucks. Here "automotive" describes everything connected with motor vehicles.

"Automotive" appears in fixed phrases such as automotive industry, automotive engineering, automotive parts, and automotive design. In each case it describes something related to the making or servicing of motor vehicles.

Both can describe things relating to vehicles, but "automotive" specifically concerns cars, trucks, and similar motor vehicles and is common in technical or business contexts, while "motor" is broader and more everyday, as in motor vehicle, motorway, or motorbike. "Automotive" is used chiefly as an adjective in industry terms.