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Windscreen wiper

A windscreen wiper, known in North America as a windshield wiper, is a motor-driven device that sweeps a rubber blade across a vehicle's glass to clear rain, snow, and debris.

Windshield

A windshield, also called a windscreen in British English, is the glass panel at the front of a motor vehicle that shields occupants and provides the driver's forward view.

Winnebago Industries

Winnebago Industries is an American manufacturer of recreational vehicles and boats, founded in 1958 and headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, with brands including Winnebago, Grand Design, and Newmar.

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation, established in 1967 by merging existing state agencies, plans, builds, and maintains Wisconsin's highways and Interstate system from its main office in Madison.

Women riders movement

The women riders movement is the organized effort by women motorcyclists to ride, gather, and compete on their own terms, beginning with the Motor Maids club in 1940.

Woodward Avenue

Woodward Avenue is a major north-south avenue in metropolitan Detroit, Michigan, running from the Detroit River to Pontiac, where a mile became the world's first concrete-paved highway in 1909.

World Cycling Alliance

The World Cycling Alliance is a Brussels-based international non-profit founded in 2014 that unites more than 100 cycling advocacy organizations worldwide and co-campaigned for the United Nations' World Bicycle Day.

World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations

The World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) is a permanent UNECE working party through which governments adopt UN technical regulations for motor vehicles and equipment.

World Road Association

The World Road Association, known as PIARC, is an international organization founded in 1909 that brings together 125 member governments to share knowledge on roads and road transport.

WorldSID

WorldSID, the Worldwide Side Impact Dummy, is a crash test dummy developed under ISO to measure injury risk in vehicle side impacts, first released in 2004.

Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure

The Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) is a United Nations laboratory test for measuring car emissions, fuel consumption, and electric range, adopted in 2014.

Wright StreetDeck

The Wright StreetDeck is a low-floor double-decker bus produced by Wrightbus of Ballymena, Northern Ireland, since 2014, available as a diesel, hybrid, battery-electric, or hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle.

Wuling (五菱)

Wuling (五菱) is a Chinese automotive brand produced by SAIC-GM-Wuling in Liuzhou, Guangxi; its Hongguang Mini EV overtook the Tesla Model 3 as China's best-selling electric car in 2020.

Wuling Starlight 560 (星光560)

The Wuling Starlight 560 (星光560) is a mid-size SUV from SAIC-GM-Wuling's Wuling brand, launched in China in January 2026 with gasoline, plug-in hybrid, and battery electric versions priced from 62,800 yuan.

Wuling Starlight S

The Wuling Starlight S (五菱星光S) is a five-seat plug-in hybrid and electric SUV built by SAIC-GM-Wuling, launched in China in 2024 as the first SUV in Wuling's Starlight new-energy family.

Wyoming Department of Transportation

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is the Wyoming state agency responsible for the state highway system, the Highway Patrol, driver licensing, and vehicle registration.

X-Fusion

X-Fusion is a mountain bike suspension brand founded in 1999 that makes suspension forks, rear shocks, and dropper seatposts; it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taiwanese manufacturer A-Pro Tech.

XD driver body

The XD driver body is a freehub standard created by SRAM and introduced in 2012 with the XX1 groupset, letting cassettes mount by threading for a 10-tooth smallest cog.

Xiaomi Auto (小米汽车)

Xiaomi Auto (小米汽车), also known as Xiaomi EV, is the electric car business of China's Xiaomi Corporation, whose first model, the SU7 sedan, launched in March 2024.

Xiaomi SkyNomad N70

The Xiaomi SkyNomad N70 (小米澎程 N70) is a five-seat extended-range electric SUV from Xiaomi Auto, launched in September 2026 as the entry model of the SkyNomad series.

Xiaomi SkyNomad N90

The Xiaomi SkyNomad N90 is a full-size, seven-seat extended-range electric SUV from Xiaomi Auto, launched in China in September 2026 and priced from RMB 269,900.

Xiaomi SU7 (小米SU7)

The Xiaomi SU7 (小米SU7) is a battery-electric sedan from Xiaomi, launched in China in March 2024; within a year it outsold the Tesla Model 3.

Xiaomi YU7 (小米YU7)

The Xiaomi YU7 (小米YU7) is a battery electric mid-size SUV from Xiaomi EV, unveiled in May 2025 and launched in June 2025 to compete with the Tesla Model Y in China.

XPeng (小鹏汽车)

XPeng (小鹏汽车), also known as Xiaopeng Motors, is a Chinese electric vehicle maker founded in 2014 and headquartered in Guangzhou, known for in-house driver-assistance technology.

XPeng G7 (小鹏G7)

The XPeng G7 (小鹏G7) is a mid-size electric SUV from Chinese automaker XPeng, launched in China on July 3, 2025, as a Tesla Model Y rival.

XPeng G9L (小鹏G9L)

The XPeng G9L (小鹏G9L) is a large five-seat flagship SUV from the Chinese electric-vehicle maker XPeng, offered with battery-electric and extended-range powertrains and launched in China in September 2026.

XPeng GX (小鹏GX)

The XPeng GX (小鹏GX) is a full-size, six-seat flagship sport utility vehicle from the Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng, launched in China in 2026 in battery-electric and extended-range versions.

XPeng L03

The XPeng L03, sold in China as the XPeng MONA L03, is a compact electric coupé-SUV by XPeng, unveiled in Munich on 16 July 2026.

XPeng Mona M03 (小鹏MONA M03)

The XPeng Mona M03, also known as 小鹏MONA, is a battery-electric compact liftback produced by Chinese automaker XPeng and launched in August 2024, becoming its best-selling model.

XPeng P7+

The XPeng P7+ (小鹏P7+) is a battery-electric fastback sedan produced by Chinese automaker XPeng, launched in China in November 2024 and marketed as the world's first "AI-defined vehicle".