passenger car

noun

US
: a railroad car that carries passengers

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And Answers For Sunday, February 23 The Rise of China’s Auto Industry China has quickly become the world’s leading passenger car manufacturer, producing more than 26 million of the 68 million passenger cars manufactured in 2023, up from about 2 million cars 20 years ago. Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025 This order led the California Air Resources Board to enact rules that require that starting with model year 2026, at least 35% of each manufacturer’s new passenger car and truck sales must be zero-emission vehicles. U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025 Suzuki’s cars took off, and today the company’s Indian subsidiary commands around 40 percent of the country’s passenger car market. River Akira Davis, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024 Investors will be keeping an eye on European new passenger car registration data, Germany’s Gfk consumer confidence figures and Spanish trade data. Sophie Kiderlin,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for passenger car

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“Passenger car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger%20car. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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