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automotive industry

range of organizations associated with motor vehicles, such as automobiles, trucks and motorcycles
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Summary

automotive industry is an economic activity[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of economic activity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,417 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: type of industry[3]
  • Subclass of: manufacturing industry[4], vehicle industry[5]
  • Part of: division in classification of productive activities[6]
  • Commons category: Automotive industry[7]
  • Said to be the same as: manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers[8]
  • Has part(s): manufacture of motor vehicles[9], manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers[10], Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles[11]
  • Inception: 1893[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Automotive industry[13]
  • Product or material produced: car[14], motor vehicle[15], truck[16], motorcycle[17]
  • Facet of: transport industry[18]
  • OpenStreetMap tag: industrial=automotive_industry[19]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[21]
  • Topic has template: Template:Automotive industry[22]
  • International Standard Industrial Classification code Rev.4: 29[23]
  • Different from: vehicle construction[24], vehicle industry[25], car industry[26]
  • Name: industrie automobile[27], construction de véhicules automobiles, de remorques et semi-remorques[28], Herstellung von Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteilen[29], Производство на автомобили, ремаркета и полуремаркета[30], Výroba motorových vozidel (kromě motocyklů), přívěsů a návěsů[31], Fremstilling af motorkøretøjer, påhængsvogne og sættevogne[32], Mootorsõidukite, haagiste ja poolhaagiste tootmine[33], Κατασκευή μηχανοκίνητων οχημάτων, ρυμουλκούμενων και ημιρυμουλκούμενων οχημάτων[34], Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers[35], Fabricación de vehículos de motor, remolques y semirremolques[36], Vervaardiging van auto's, aanhangwagens en opleggers[37], Fabbricazione di autoveicoli, rimorchi e semirimorchi[38], Производство автотранспортных средств, трейлеров и полуприцепов[39], Motorlu kara taşıtı, treyler (römork) ve yarı treyler (yarı römork) imalatı[40]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[41]

Why It Matters

automotive industry has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 102 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . International Standard Industrial Classification Rev. 4. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . independent.co.uk. independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . International Standard Industrial Classification Rev. 4. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gemet id → 5393
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'el',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Gemet id: 5393, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/152601676|motor vehicle industry (#152601676)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5959|GEMET ID]] "
  2. 7w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Same-sex marriage in Iowa
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
  3. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → automobile-industry
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: automobile-industry, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289914637|automobile industry (#289914637)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915"
  4. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0002981-automobilovy-prumysl
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0002981-automobilovy-prumysl, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259649|batch #259649]]"
  5. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
    Has parts → —
    Part of → division in classification of productive activities
    Has part(s) → manufacture of motor vehicles, manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers, Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ Yso id: 9630, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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