The phrase "a maker of auto" is not correct in standard written English.
It is likely intended to refer to someone who manufactures automobiles, but the phrasing is awkward and incomplete.
Example: "He is a maker of auto parts, specializing in engines and transmissions."
Alternatives: "a car manufacturer" or "an automobile producer".
The Eaton Corporation, a maker of auto parts and aerospace systems based in Cleveland, illustrates the trend.
Minority stakeholders in Magna International, a maker of auto parts, paid its chairman a dear $1 billion to unshackle the dual-share structure last year.
The Delphi Corporation, a maker of auto parts, plans to stop production at a vehicle-battery plant in Olathe, Kan., as the company eliminates unprofitable operations.
DELPHI CORP., Troy, Mich., a maker of auto parts, said it won a $400 million contract to provide engine systems to Hyundai Motor Corp., Seoul, South Korea.
ROBERT BOSCH, Stuttgart, Germany, a maker of auto parts, said it would close an unprofitable factory in Kentwood, Mich., by the end of the year and eliminate more than 1,200 jobs.
ARVINMERITOR INC., Troy, Mich., a maker of auto parts, said it had won a seven-year, $1 billion contract to provide rear-drive axles to Volvo Powertrain and Mack Trucks Inc., two units of Volvo, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Toyota acquired such companies as Hino Motors, Ltd. (1966), a manufacturer of buses and large trucks; Nippondenso Company, Ltd., a maker of electrical auto components; and Daihitsu Motor Company, Ltd. (1967).
Hoerbiger is a maker of specialized auto parts, located in bucolic Sonthofen in Germany's southern Bavaria.
She offered — after being told that Genesis was Hyundai's new high-end nameplate — that she had a positive impression of the Korean car company and considered it a maker of solid autos.
The BMW win came about through a partner called Autoliv, a Swedish maker of auto safety equipment.
[Page C7.] Dana Rejects Latest Takeover Bid The Dana Corporation said it had rejected a $2.7 billion takeover bid from a rival maker of auto parts, ArvinMeritor.
