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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22 records
Alfa 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.
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.
ManufacturerBMW
BMW's automobile history: its entry into car manufacturing in 1928, post-war recovery and the development of its numbered model series.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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