List of car brands explained
This is an incomplete list of every brand (also known as make or marque) of car ever produced, by country of origin, which has an article on Wikipedia. Names should not be added unless they already have an article. Some are from manufacturing companies that also use their company name as a brand name; others are from subsidiary companies or divisions, or are products of badge engineering.
See main article: Timeline of motor vehicle brands.
Argentina
See main article: Automotive industry in Argentina.
Active brands
Former brands
Armenia
Former brands
Australia
See main article: Automotive industry in Australia.
Active brands
Former brands
Austria
Active brands
Former brands
Azerbaijan
Active brands
- GA (1986–present)
- NAZ (2010–present)
Former brands
Bangladesh
Former brands
Belarus
Active brands
Former brands
Belgium
Active brands
Former brands
Brazil
See main article: Automotive industry in Brazil.
Active brands
Former brands
Bulgaria
See main article: Automotive industry in Bulgaria.
Active brands
Former brands
Canada
See main article: Automotive industry in Canada.
Active brands
Former brands
China
See main article: article and List of automobile manufacturers of China.
Active brands
Former brands
Croatia
See main article: Automotive industry in Croatia.
Active brands
Former brands
Czech Republic
See main article: article and List of Czech automobiles.
Active brands
Former brands
Denmark
Active brands
Former brands
Egypt
Active brands
Former brands
Estonia
Ethiopia
Former Brands
Finland
France
See main article: article and List of automobile manufacturers of France.
Active brands
Former brands
Germany
See main article: article and List of automobile manufacturers of Germany.
Active brands
Former brands
Ghana
Greece
Active brands
Former brands
Hungary
Active brands
Former brands
India
See main article: article and Automotive industry in India.
Active brands
Former brands
Indonesia
See main article: Automotive industry in Indonesia.
Current
Defunct
Iran
See main article: article and Automotive industry in Iran.
Ireland
See main article: article and Automotive industry in Ireland.
Israel
Active brands
Former brands
Italy
See main article: article and List of automobile manufacturers of Italy.
Active brands
Former brands
Ivory Coast
Japan
See main article: article and List of automobile manufacturers of Japan.
Active brands
Former brands
Kenya
Liechtenstein
Madagascar
Malaysia
Mexico
See main article: Automotive industry in Mexico.
Monaco
Morocco
Namibia
- Uri-Automobile (1995–2008 moved to South Africa)
Nepal
Netherlands
Active brands
Former brands
New Zealand
See also: Automotive industry in New Zealand.
Active brands in NZ
Former brands in NZ
Nigeria
North Korea
See main article: Automotive industry in North Korea.
Norway
Former brands
Pakistan
See main article: Automotive industry in Pakistan.
Active brands
Former brands
Poland
See main article: Automotive industry in Poland.
Portugal
Former brands
Romania
See main article: Automotive industry in Romania.
Active brands
Former brands
Russia
See main article: article and Automotive industry in Russia.
Active brands
Former brands
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
See main article: Automotive industry in Serbia.
Active brands
Former brands
Slovakia
Active brands
Former brands
Slovenia
Active brands
Former brands
South Africa
See main article: Automotive industry in South Africa.
Active brands
- Birkin (1982–present)
- Perana (2007–present)
- Puma (1973–1974, 1989–1991, 2006–present)
- Shaka (1995–present)
- Superformance (1996–present)
- Uri International Vehicle & Equipment Marketing (2008–present)
Former brands
South Korea
See main article: Automotive industry in South Korea.
Active brands
Former brands
Spain
See main article: article and Automotive industry in Spain.
Active brands
Former brands
Sweden
See main article: article and Automotive industry in Sweden.
Active brands
Former brands
Switzerland
Former brands
Taiwan
Thailand
See main article: Automotive industry in Thailand.
Tunisia
Active brands
Turkey
See also: Automotive industry in Turkey.
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
See main article: article and List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom.
Former brands
United States
See main article: article and List of automobile manufacturers of the United States.
Former brands
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
See main article: Automotive industry in Vietnam.
Active brands
Former brands
See also
References
Bibliography
- Book: Georgano . G. N. . The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . 2000 . Fitzroy Dearborn . 1-57958-293-1.
- Mazur, Eligiusz (Ed.). World of Cars 2006/2007: Worldwide Car Catalogue. Warsaw: Media Connection, 2006. ISSN 1734-2945
- Book: Rees, Chris . Badsey Bullet . 2013 . Three-Wheelers A–Z: The Definitive Encyclopaedia of Three-Wheeled Vehicles from 1940 to Date . Quiller Print . 978-0-9926651-0-4 .
Notes and References
- Web site: Mobius Motors.
- Paris motor show 2012: the weird and the wonderful . Autocar . 8 August 2013 . 1 October 2012.