The following automobile manufacturers produce or have produced automobiles. Note that these are automobile makers rather than individual types. Some of these have never been independent companies but are sub-brands established by a parent company. See also Automobile_Manufacturer_Logos List of automobile manufacturers - Argentina. Andino Lists of companies List of automobile manufacturers - Armenia.

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List of automobile manufacturers - A-E. Acadian Allard Canada Bricklin Brock Motors Chatham Motors Company Colonial Motors Chalmers Motor Car of Canada Chrysler Canada Ltd. Desoto Dodge Brothers of Canada Dominion Motors Ltd. Durant Motors E-M-F List of automobile manufacturers - F-I. Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd. Fargo Fisher Moto ...

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Cord was the brand name of a United States automobile, manufactured by the Auburn Automobile Company from 1929 through 1932 and again from 1936 to 1937. The Cord Corporation was founded and run by Errett Lobban Cord as a holding company for his many transportation interests, including the Auburn Automobile Company. Cord was noted for its innovative technology and streamlined design. Cord innovations that later became common include front wheel drive on the L-29 and hidden headlights on the 810. Cord Automobile - R ...

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Borgward was a German automobile manufacturer founded by Carl F. W. Borgward (November 10, 1890 - July 28, 1963). The first "automobile" Carl Borgward designed was the Blitzkarren (i.e lightning cart, a sort of tiny three-wheeled van with only two horsepower (1.5 kW), which was, in the gap in the market, it filled, an enormous success. Traders with a small budget bought it for delivery. The Reichspost ordered many of them for postal service. In 1929 Borgward became the director of Hansa Lloyd AG and lead the devel ...

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Wanderer was a German automobile manufacturer from 1911 to 1939. Wanderer car - History. The first two or three seater models used four cylinder 1145 cc and 1220 cc engines. The 1220 cc model lasted until 1925. The first six cylinder model appeared in 1928. The company formed part of Auto Union with Horch, Audi and DKW from 1932. The next Wanderer model (1692 cc four cylinder) was similar to a parallel DKW model. In 1933, an Audi model was equipped with a Wanderer-built 1963 cc six ...

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An automobile is a wheeled vehicle that carries its own motor. Different types of automobiles include cars, buses, trucks, vans, and motorcycles, with cars being the most popular. The term is derived from Greek 'autos' (self) and Latin 'movére' (move), referring to the fact that it 'moves by itself'. Earlier terms for automobile include 'horseless carriage' and 'motor car'. An automobile has seats for the driver and, almost without exception, one or more passengers. It is th ...

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Škoda Auto listen ▶ (help·info) is a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group (VAG) and used to be the leading automobile manufacturer in the Czech Republic. Škoda is a participant in the World Rally Championship, initially using the Octavia but now using the Fabia. Škoda Auto - History. Established in 1895 as Laurin & Klement, the company started manufacturing bicycles. In 1899 it added motorcycles and in 1905 cars. The fi ...

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Bentley Motors Limited is a British based manufacturer of luxury automobiles and Grand Tourers. Bentley Motors was founded in England on January 18, 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley, known as W.O. Bentley or just "W.O." (1888–1971). He was previously known for his successful range of rotary aero-engines in the First World War, the most famous being the Bentley BR1 as used in later versions of the Sopwith Camel. The company is currently owned by the Volkswagen Group. Bentley - Bentley as a separate company. A g ...

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Automakers or automobile manufacturers are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. Most of them are based in Germany, Japan, South Korea or the United States. They are often influential political groups, hence they often affect environmental issues. They also can be thought of as primarily financial services companies, as the majority of their profits come from the loans they give to people to buy their cars. ...

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XM can refer to any of the following: XM Satellite Radio The model XM of the French automobile manufacturer Citroën. XM is the IATA code for J-Air, and airline Category: Lists of two-letter combinations ...

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Riley began as the Bonnick Cycle Company of Coventry, England. In 1890, William Riley Jr. purchased the company and renamed it the Riley Cycle Company. With his teenaged son, Percey, William began to dabble in automobiles. By 1899, Percey Riley moved from producing motorcycles to his first prototype four-wheeled quadricycle. In 1900, Riley sold a single three-wheeled automobile, but the company could not yet be considered an automobile manufacturer. In 1903, Percey Riley began the Riley Engine Company, also in Coventry. At first, he s ...

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By 1937, Riley began to look to other manufacturers for partnerships. BMW of Munich, Germany, was interested in expanding its range into England. But the Rileys were more interested in a larger British concern, and looked to Triumph Motor Company, also of Coventry, as a natural fit. In February, 1938, all negotiations collapsed as Riley (Coventry) and Autovia went bankrupt. Both companies were purchased by Lord Nuffield for £143,000 and operated by Victor Riley as Riley (Coventry) Successors. It was quickly sold to Nuffield's Morris Motor Company for £1, with the ...

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In early 1913, Percey was joined by three of his brothers (Victor, Stanley, and Allan) in a new business focused on manufacturing entire automobiles. This Riley Motor Manufacturing Company was located near Percey's Riley Engine Company. The first new model, the 17/30, was introduced at the London Motor Show that year. Soon afterwards, Stanley Riley founded yet another company, the Nero Engine Company, to produce his own 4-cylinder 10 hp (7.5 kW) car. Riley also began manufacturing aeroplane engines a ...

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The confusion became critical in 1952 with the merger of Nuffield and Austin as the British Motor Corporation. Now, Riley was positioned between MG and Wolseley and most Riley models were like those little more than a badge-engineered version of the Austin/Morris designs. Other BMC Rileys included the Pathfinder with Riley's 2.5 L four which replaced the RM line. It was later also sold as the Wolseley 15/50 and 6/90. The Riley lost its distinct (though suble) differences in 1958 as the 6/90 was simply rebadged as the Riley Two-Po ...

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The first logo of the Mercury brand was its namesake, the Roman god Mercury. The side profile of his head, complete with the signature bowl hat with wings was used during the early years. During the late 1960s and up to the mid 1980s, the Mercury used the "Sign of the Cat" ad campaign based on its popular Cougar model. Many of the cars during this time carried cat related names such as the Lynx and Bobcat. During the late 1980s, the logo changed from the Cougar to a highly stylized letter M (nicknamed 'the Waterfall' by some). ...

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Mercury was its own division at Ford until 1945 when it was combined with Lincoln into the Lincoln-Mercury Division, with Ford hoping the brand would be known as a "junior Lincoln", rather than an upmarket Ford. In 1958, the Lincoln-Mercury Division and the ill-fated Edsel brand were joined into the Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln Division; with the demise of Edsel in 1960, it has been in the Lincoln-Mercury Division ever since. Mercury, like the defunct Edsel, was created from scratch, rather than being a takeover of an existing company like L ...

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The first logo of the Mercury brand was its namesake, the Roman god Mercury. The side profile of his head, complete with the signature bowl hat with wings was used during the early years. During the late 1960s and up to the mid-1980s, the Mercury used the "Sign of the Cat" ad campaign based on its popular Cougar model. Many of the cars during this time carried cat related names such as the Lynx and Bobcat. On some of the upper-tier models, such as the Marquis and Grand Marquis, Mercury also us ...

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Mercury was its own division at Ford until 1945 when it was combined with Lincoln into the Lincoln-Mercury Division, with Ford hoping the brand would be known as a "junior Lincoln", rather than an upmarket Ford. In 1949, Mercury introduced the first of its "new look", integrated bodies, at the same time that Ford and Lincoln also changed styling radically. Again in 1952, Mercury offered a further modernization in its look. In 1958, the Lincoln-Mercury Division and the ill-fated Edsel brand were joined into the Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln Division; wit ...

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