Automobile Manufacturers and Marques
An alphabetical directory of the manufacturer and marque histories represented in the Automobile History library.
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This alphabetical directory lists the manufacturers and marques represented in the Automobile History library. A marque is an automotive brand.
Choose a manufacturer to explore its history, then follow the catalogue hierarchy: Manufacturer > Model > Generation > Variant > Engine > Years, where available. Coverage varies between manufacturers and models; not every branch has records at every level, and the current catalogue has no separate Years pages.
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Acura
Honda launched Acura in the United States in 1986 with the Legend and Integra. The marque subsequently expanded into supercars, luxury SUVs and North American vehicle development and manufacturing.
ManufacturerAlfa Romeo
An Italian marque rooted in Milan, whose competition cars, coachbuilt grand tourers and sporting family cars span distinct eras of engineering and industrial ownership.
ManufacturerAston Martin
A British luxury sports-car manufacturer whose history combines competition, distinctive grand tourers, specialist craftsmanship and repeated changes in ownership.
ManufacturerAudi
A German manufacturer whose history joins early Saxon luxury cars, Auto Union, front-wheel-drive saloons, quattro all-wheel drive and modern premium vehicles.
ManufacturerBentley
A British luxury marque founded in 1919, shaped by endurance racing, coachbuilding and successive engineering eras at Cricklewood, Derby and Crewe.
ManufacturerBMW
BMW's automobile history: its entry into car manufacturing in 1928, post-war recovery and the development of its numbered model series.
ManufacturerBugatti
A luxury and sporting marque founded by Ettore Bugatti in 1909, shaped by Molsheim craftsmanship, competition, an Italian revival and successive advances in supercar engineering.
ManufacturerCadillac
An American General Motors luxury marque shaped by precision manufacture, V-engine development, coachbuilt prestige cars, post-war design and changing definitions of luxury.
ManufacturerChevrolet
An American General Motors marque whose history spans affordable family cars, trucks, long-running utility vehicles, sports cars and regionally developed models.
ManufacturerCitroën
A French manufacturer whose mass-produced cars, front-wheel-drive engineering and distinctive approaches to comfort ranged from the utilitarian 2CV to the hydropneumatic DS.
ManufacturerDS Automobiles
Founded as a separate marque in 2014, DS Automobiles developed from Citroën’s DS line into a French premium brand combining distinctive design, comfort and electrified powertrains.
ManufacturerDuesenberg
An American luxury-car manufacturer whose Indianapolis-built chassis combined advanced engineering, racing heritage and individually commissioned coachwork.
ManufacturerFerrari
An Italian sports-car manufacturer whose road cars grew from Enzo Ferrari's racing operation and made competition, V12 engines and coachbuilt design central to the marque.
ManufacturerFiat
An Italian marque founded in Turin in 1899, whose small cars, industrial engineering and international production helped bring motoring to a mass audience.
ManufacturerFord
An American manufacturer whose history is closely tied to the growth of mass-market motoring.
ManufacturerGenesis
Established as a separate luxury marque in 2015, Genesis developed from Hyundai's premium saloon programme into a range of saloons, SUVs and electric vehicles.
ManufacturerHonda
Founded in 1948, Honda entered automobile production in 1963 with the T360 and S500. This overview follows its motorcycle origins, Civic and Accord expansion, sports cars and hybrids.
ManufacturerHongqi
FAW’s luxury marque, established in 1958 and associated with Chinese state transport before expanding into private ownership and export markets.
ManufacturerInfiniti
Nissan’s luxury marque, launched in the United States in 1989 with the Q45 sedan and M30 coupe, later expanded into sports sedans, convertibles, crossovers and SUVs.
ManufacturerJaguar
Jaguar's history from Swallow sidecars and the adoption of the Jaguar name to changing ownership, XK engines, the E-type and successive XJ generations.
ManufacturerLamborghini
Italian luxury sports-car manufacturer founded by Ferruccio Lamborghini in 1963, known for the Miura, Countach and successive generations of high-performance road cars.
ManufacturerLaSalle
Cadillac's companion marque of 1927–1940, combining a lower-priced luxury range with influential styling: initially V8-powered, then using straight-eight engines for 1934–1936, before returning to V8 power for the 1937 model year.
ManufacturerLexus
Toyota’s luxury marque, launched in 1989 with the LS 400 and ES 250, expanded into coupes, SUVs, hybrids and performance cars.
ManufacturerLincoln
Founded in 1917 and producing cars from 1920, Lincoln became Ford’s luxury marque in 1922. Its history spans coachbuilt automobiles, the Continental and luxury SUVs.
ManufacturerMaserati
Founded in Bologna in 1914, Maserati developed from a competition workshop into an Italian maker of luxury grand tourers, sports saloons and sports cars associated with Modena.
ManufacturerMaybach
A German luxury marque with roots in engine manufacturing, Maybach connects the coachbuilt cars of Friedrichshafen with the revived 57 and 62 and the later Mercedes-Maybach brand.
ManufacturerMazda
Founded in Hiroshima as Toyo Cork Kogyo in 1920, Mazda developed family and commercial vehicles alongside a sustained rotary-engine programme and a separate sports-car tradition centred on the MX-5 roadster.
ManufacturerMercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz brings together the histories of Benz & Cie. and Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft, which merged in 1926. Explore selected model histories from this manufacturer.
ManufacturerNissan
A Japanese manufacturer whose history spans Datsun small cars, global family vehicles, off-roaders, sports cars and mass-market electrification.
ManufacturerPackard
An American luxury marque originating in Warren, Ohio, in 1899, associated with Detroit engineering and prestige cars before its final Studebaker-based models of 1957–1958.
ManufacturerPeugeot
A French marque rooted in the Montbéliard region, shaped by industrial manufacturing, durable family cars, diesel engineering and successful small hatchbacks.
ManufacturerPorsche
Porsche's development from its 1931 engineering office to sports-car production in 1948, the 356 and 911 families, and a broader range of mid-engined sports cars, SUVs, four-door models and electric cars.
ManufacturerRenault
A French manufacturer rooted in Billancourt, whose history spans early voiturettes, post-war small cars, practical hatchbacks, people carriers and electric vehicles.
ManufacturerRolls-Royce
A British luxury marque originating in 1904, shaped by precision engineering, coachbuilding and successive manufacturing eras in Manchester, Derby, Crewe and Goodwood.
ManufacturerSaab
Saab is a historic Swedish automobile marque whose front-wheel-drive cars, hatchbacks, safety engineering and turbocharging grew from an aircraft company's post-war diversification. Its automotive history is distinct from the continuing aerospace and defence company Saab AB and includes a later NEVS chapter under a licensed name.
ManufacturerToyota
Toyota model histories covering the 2000GT, Corolla, Hilux, Land Cruiser, Prius and Supra, a selection spanning passenger cars, sports cars, pickups and off-road vehicles.
ManufacturerVolkswagen
An introduction to the Volkswagen Beetle, Golf, Karmann Ghia, Passat and Type 2, with links to their model histories.
ManufacturerVolvo
A Swedish manufacturer known for passenger cars, practical estates and a sustained focus on safety.
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