Car brands: A complete and updated list

Car brands can be confusing so here is a complete list of current manufacturers in alphabetical
order. We have included links to each manufacturers website and essential information about
each one.

We continually update this list as firms go in and out of business. Defunct car brands can be
found at the bottom. We last updated this list on August 20, 2015.

Please let us know if there are any car companies missing or if we have got anything wrong. We
hope you find this useful whether you are thinking of buying a car or just doing some research.

Abarth
Headquarters: Italy
Parent company: Fiat S.p.A
Website: abarth.it

Acura
Headquarters: Japan
Parent company: Honda
Website: acura.com

Arash
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Parent company: Arash Motor
Company Website: arashcars.com

Alfa Romeo
Headquarters: Italy
 Parent company: Fiat S.p.A
Website: alfaromeo.com

Ariel Motor Company

Headquarters: England
Parent company: Ariel Motor Company
Website: arielmotor.co.uk

Ascari
Headquarters: England
Parent company: Ascari
Website: ascari.net

Aston Martin
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Parent company: Ford, Prodrive boss David Richards, Adeem Investment, Investindustrial
Website: astonmartin.com

Audi
Headquarters: Germany
Parent company: Volkswagen Group
Website: audi.com

Bentley
Headquarters: United Kingdom
 Parent company: Volkswagen Group
Website: bentleymotors.com

Bowler
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Parent company: Bowler Offroad (cars based on Land Rovers and Range Rovers)
Website: bowlermotorsport.com

BMW
Headquarters: Germany
Parent company: BMW Group
Website: bmw.com

Briggs Automotive Company (BAC)

Headquarters: United Kingdom
Parent company: Briggs Automotive Company
Website: bac-mono.com

Bristol Cars
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Parent company: Kamkorp
Website: bristolcars.co.uk

Brooke Cars
Headquarters: United Kingdom
 Parent company: Brooke Cars Ltd
Website: brookecars.co.uk

Bugatti
Headquarters: France
Parent company: Volkswagen Group
Website: bugatti.com

Buick
Headquarters: USA
Parent company: General Motors
Website: buick.com

Cadillac
Headquarters: USA
Parent company: General Motors
Website: cadillac.com

Caparo Vehicle Technologies

Headquarters: England
Parent company: Caparo Vehicle Technologies
Website: caparo-t1.com

Caterham
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Parent company: Caterham Group
Website: caterham.co.uk
 Chery
Headquarters: China
Parent Company: State-owned
Website: cheryinternational.com

Chevrolet
Headquarters: USA
Parent company: General Motors
Website: chevrolet.com

Chevron Cars Ltd/Chevron Racing Cars Ltd

Headquarters: United Kingdom
Parent company: Roger Andreason/Vin Malkie
ebsite: chevrongtcars.com

Chrysler
Headquarters: USA
Parent company: Fiat S.p.A
Website: chrysler.com

Citroen
Headquarters: France
Parent company: PSA Peugeot Citroen
Website: citroen.com
 Corvette
Headquarters: USA (Chevrolet)
Parent company: Chevrolet, General Motors
Website: chevrolet.com/corvette-sports-cars

Dacia
Headquarters: Romania
Parent company: Renault
Website: daciagroup.com

Daihatsu
Headquarters: Japan
Parent company: Toyota Group
Website: daihatsu.com

Datsun
Headquarters: Japan
Parent company: Nissan Motor Company
Website: datsun.com

Dodge
Headquarters: USA
Parent company: Chrysler Group LLC
Website: dodge.com
 Donkervoort
Headquarters: Netherlands
Parent company: Donkervoort
Website: donkervoort.com

Ferrari
Headquarters: Italy
Parent company: Fiat S.p.A, Piero Ferrari
Website: ferrari.com

Fiat
Headquarters: Italy
Parent company: Fiat S.p.A
Website: fiat.com

Fisker
Headquarters: USA
Parent company: Fisker Automotive, Inc
Website: fiskerautomotive.com

Ford Headquarters: USA

Parent company: Ford Motor Company
Website: ford.com

FPV (Ford Performance Vehicles)

Headquarters: Australia
 Parent company: Ford Motor Company
Website: fpv.com.au

Ginetta
Headquarters: Leeds, United Kingdom
Parent company: LNT Group
Website: ginetta.com

GMC
Headquarters: USA
Parent company: General Motors
Website: gmc.com

Hennessey (car modifying firm)

Headquarters: USA
Parent company: Hennessey Performance Engineering
Website: hennesseyperformance.com

Holden
Headquarters: Australia
Parent company: General Motors
Website: www.holden.com.au

Honda
Headquarters: Japan
Parent company: Honda Motor Company
Website: honda.com

Hyundai
 Headquarters: South Korea
Parent company: Hyundai Motor Company
Website: worldwide.hyundai.com

Infiniti Headquarters: Hong Kong

Parent company: Nissan Motor Company
Website: infiniti.com

Isuzu
Headquarters: Japan
Parent company: Isuzu Motors Limited
Website: isuzu.co.jp/world

Jaguar
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Parent company: Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, subsidiary of Tata Motors
Website: jaguar.com

Jeep
Headquarters: USA
Parent company: Chrysler Group LLC
Website: jeep.com

Joss
Headquarters: Australia
Parent company: JOSS Developments Limited
Website: joss.com.au
 Kamaz
Headquarters: Russia
Parent company: Russian Technologies State Corporation (49.9%), Troika Dialog (27.3%),
Daimler AG (11%), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (4%)
Website: kamaz.ru

Kia
Headquarters: South Korea
Parent company: Hyundai Motor Company
Website: kia.com

Koenigsegg
Headquarters: Sweden
Parent company: Koenigsegg
Website: koenigsegg.com

KTM (X-Bow)
Headquarters: Austria
Parent company: KTM AG
Website: www.ktm.com

Lamborghini
Headquarters: Italy
Parent company: Audi AG
Website: lamborghini.com
 Lancia
Headquarters: Italy
Parent company: Fiat S.p.A
Website: lancia.com

Land Rover
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Parent company: Jaguar Land Rover, subsidiary of Tata Motors
Website: landrover.com

Lexus
Headquarters: Japan
Parent company: Toyota Motor Corporation
Website: lexus.com

Lister
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Parent company: Warrantywise
Website: listercars.com

Lincoln Motor Company

Headquarters: USA
Parent company: Ford Motor Company
Website: lincoln.com
 Lotus
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Parent company: Proton, subsidiary of DRB Hicom
Website: lotuscars.com

Mahindra & Mahindra

Headquarters: India
Parent Company: Mahindra Group
Website: mahindra.com

MarutiSuzuki
Headquarters: India
Parent company: Suzuki
Website: marutisuzuki.com

Maserati
Headquarters: Italy
Parent company: Fiat S.p.A
Website: maserati.com

Mastretta
Headquarters: Mexico
Parent company: Mastretta Cars
Website: mastrettacars.com

Mazda
Headquarters: Japan
Parent company: Ford Motor Company
Website: mazda.com

McLaren Automotive
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Parent company: McLaren Group
Website: mclarenautomotive.com

Mercedes-Benz
Headquarters: Germany
Parent company: Daimler AG
Website: mercedes-benz.com

MG Motor
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Parent company: SAIC Motor
Website: mg.co.uk

Mini
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Parent company: BMW AG
Website: mini.com

Mitsubishi
Headquarters: Japan
Parent company: Mitsubishi Group
Website: mitsubishi-motors.com
 Morgan
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Parent company: Morgan Motor Company
Website: morgan-motor.co.uk

Nissan
Headquarters: Japan
Parent company: Renault S.A., Nissan
Website: nissan-global.com

Noble
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Parent company: Noble Automotive Ltd
Website: noblecars.com

Opel
Headquarters: Germany
Parent company: General Motors
Website: opel.com

Pagani
Headquarters: Italy
Parent company: Pagani Automobili S.p.A.
Website: pagani.com
 Perodua
Headquarters: Malaysia Parent company: UMW Corporation, Daihatsu, MBM Resources, Equity
Resources, Mitsu & Co. Ltd
Website: perodua.com.my

Peugeot
Headquarters: France
Parent company: PSA Peugeot Citroen
Website: peugeot.com

Porsche
Headquarters: Germany
Parent company: Volkswagen AG
Website: porsche.com

Proton
Headquarters: Malaysia
Parent company: DRB Hicom Website: proton.com

Radical Sportscars
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Parent company: Radical Sportscars
Website: radicalsportscars.com
 Ram
Headquarters: USA, Mexico
Parent company: Chrysler Group LLC
Website: ramtrucks.com

Renault
Headquarters: France
Parent company: Nissan, Renault S.A.
Website: renault.com

Roewe
Headquarters: China Parent company: SAIC Motor
Website: roewe.com.cn

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

Headquarters: United Kingdom
Parent company: BMW AG Website: rolls-roycemotorcars.com

RUF
Headquarters: Germany
Parent company: RUF Automobile GmbH
Website: ruf-automobile.de
 Saleen
Headquarters: USA
Parent company: Steve Saleen
Website: saleen.com

Saab
Headquarters: Sweden
Parent company: National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB
Website: saabcars.com

Scion
Headquarters: USA
Parent company: Toyota Motor Corporation
Website: scion.com

Seat
Headquarters: Spain
Parent company: Volkswagen Group
Website: seat.com

Skoda
Headquarters: Czech Republic
Parent company: Volkswagen Group
Website: skoda-auto.com
 Smart Automobile
Headquarters: Germany
Parent company: Daimler AG
Website: smart.com

SRT (Street & Racing Technology)

Headquarters: USA
Parent company: FCA US LLC
Website: drivesrt.com

SsangYong Motor
Headquarters: South Korea
Parent company: Mahindra & Mahindra
Website: smotor.com

Subaru
Headquarters: Japan
Parent company: Fuji Heavy Industries
Website: subaru.com

Superformance
Headquarters: USA
Parent company: Hillbank Automotive Group
Website: superformance.com

Suzuki
Headquarters: Japan
 Parent company: Volkswagen Group
Website: globalsuzuki.com

Tata
Headquarters: India
Parent company: Tata Motors
Website: tatacars.com

Tesla
Headquarters: USA
Parent company: Tesla Motors
Website: www.teslamotors.com

Toyota
Headquarters: Japan
Parent company: Toyota Motor Corporation
Website: toyota.com

TVR
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Parent company: TVR Manufacturing Limited
Website: tvr.co.uk

Ultima Sports
Headquarters: England
Parent company: Ultima Sports
Website: ultimasports.co.uk
 Vauxhall Motors
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Parent company: General Motors
Website: vauxhall.co.uk

Venturi
Headquarters: Monaco
Parent company: Owned by businessman Gildo Pallanca Pastor
Website: en.venturi.fr

Volkswagen
Headquarters: Germany
Parent company: Volkswagen Group
Website: volkswagen.com

Volvo
Headquarters: Sweden
Parent company: Geely Automotive
Website: volvocars.com

Westfield
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Parent company: Westfield Sportscars
Website: westfield-sportscars.co.uk
 Wiesmann
Headquarters: Germany
Parent company: Wiesmann GmbH
Website: wiesmann.com

Zenvo
Headquarters: Denmark
Parent company: Zenvo
Website: zenvoautomotive.com

Defunct Car Brands

Alpine
What happened: Bought by Renault in 1973.

American Motors
What happened: Bought out by Chrysler in 1987 for $1.5billion.

Asia Motors
What happened: Discontinued in 1999 when it was purchased by Kia Motors.

Austin Motor Company Limited

What happened: Discontinued in 1987 as Austin Rover turned into Rover Group.
 Austin-Healey
What happened: Stopped making cars in 1972 after agreement between the two firms, Austin and
Healey, came to an end after 20 years.

Daewoo
What happened: Became defunct in 2001 after running into financial trouble, selling the majority
of its assets to General Motors.

De Tomaso
What happened: Filed for bankruptcy in 2012.

Devon Motorworks
What happened: Closed in 2013 after suffering in the economic downturn.

Gumpert
What happened: Went into liquidation in 2013.

Hummer
What happened: Became unviable for GM to continue during the economic downturn in 2008. A
sale to a Chinese firm never went through and the brand became defunct.
 Invicta
What happened: Wound up over unpaid debt in 2012, shortly after changing its name to the
Westpoint Car Company.

Marcos
What happened: Went into voluntary liquidation in 2007.

Maybach
What happened: Was closed by Daimler in 2012 because of poor sales.

Morris Motors
What happened: Discontinued in 1984 when British Leyland decided to focus on the more
popular Austin brand.

Oldsmobile
What happened: Phased out by General Motors in 2004, at the time Americas longest-standing
automobile marque.

Plymouth
What happened: Discontinued by Chrysler in 2001.
 Pontiac
What happened: Discontinued in 2010 during restructuring of parent company GM.

Rover
What happened: Was bought by Chinese firm Nanjing Automobile in 2005, but no cars are made
with its badge today so it is currently a dormant brand. Technology was later used in Roewe cars,
see above.

Saturn
What happened: Discontinued by GM in 2009 after an aquisition bid by Penske Automotive was
withdrawn.

Spyker Cars
What happened: The Dutch sports car maker went bankrupt in December 2014 in a bid to sort
out its finances and hopes to reform in the future.

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