1.
company car; sales vehicle; business vehicle
A vehicle owned by a company and used for business purposes such as sales visits, deliveries, or service calls. Distinguished from personal vehicles and executive cars.
営業車で取引先を回る。
I visit clients using the company car.
駐車場に営業車が十台並んでいる。
Ten company cars are lined up in the parking lot.
営業車には会社のロゴが入っているので、運転マナーには特に気をつけなければならない。
Since the company car has the company logo on it, you have to be especially careful about driving etiquette.
Compound of 営業 ('business; sales') and 車 ('vehicle'). Refers to vehicles used by sales staff and other employees for company business. These are typically sedans or light vans, often bearing the company name and logo.
USAGE:
- Common in business and workplace contexts
- Often a white sedan or light commercial vehicle provided by the company
- Distinguished from 社用車 (broader term for any company vehicle) and 役員車 (executive car)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 営業車を運転する: to drive a company car
- 営業車で回る: to go around in a company car
- 営業車の管理: company car management
- 営業車の駐車場: company car parking area
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 社用車: company vehicle — a broader term covering any vehicle owned by the company for official use
- 商用車: commercial vehicle — vehicles designed for transporting goods or passengers commercially (trucks, vans, buses)
- 自家用車: private car; personal vehicle — a vehicle owned for personal use, not business