automotive

Etymology

auto- + motive

adj

1. Having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling.
2. Of, or relating to motor vehicles.
   But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts. 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion

noun

1. A shop or company that sells motor vehicle parts