List of automobile manufacturers of the United States
Automobile manufacturers of the United States include:
Current manufacturers
Big Three
The currently active brands from the "Big Three" manufacturers (Ford, General Motors and Stellantis) are shown below.
Parent company | Brand | Notes |
---|---|---|
General Motors | Buick | Founded in 1899 as 'Buick Auto-Vim and Power Company'. Formed General Motors in 1908. |
Cadillac | Founded as Henry Ford Company in 1901. Renamed to Cadillac in 1902. Acquired by General Motors in 1909. | |
Chevrolet | Founded in 1911. Acquired by General Motors in 1918 | |
GMC | Formed as General Motors Truck Company (GMTC) in 1912 after merging Rapid Motor Vehicle co. and Reliance Motor Truck co. | |
Stellantis | Chrysler | Formed in 1925 as the founding brand of Chrysler Corporation (the predecessor to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles). Became a part of Stellantis in 2021. |
Dodge | Formed in 1914. Acquired by Chrysler in 1928. | |
Jeep | Formed by Willys-Overland in 1941. Merged with Kaiser Motors in 1953. Acquired by AMC in 1970. Acquired by Chrysler in 1987. | |
Ram Trucks | Formed in 2010 during a restructure of Chrysler's truck brands. | |
Ford Motor Company | Ford | Founded in 1903 as Ford. |
Lincoln | Founded in 1917. Acquired by Ford Motor Company in 1922. |
Major EV Companies
- Tesla (2003–present)
- Lucid Motors (2007–present)
- Rivian Automotive, Inc. (2009–present)
Other companies
- AC Propulsion (1992–present)
- AM General (1971–present)
- Anteros Coachworks (2005–present)
- Aptera Motors (2005–present)
- Arcimoto (2007–present)
- Aria Group (2017–present)
- Aurica Motors(2010–present)
- Alpha Motor Corporation (2020–present)
- AlloyCars Aluminum Automobiles (1996–present)
- Bauer Limited Production (2012–present)
- Berrien Buggy (1968–present)
- Brammo (2002–present)
- Bollinger Motors (2014–present)
- Bremach (2009–present)
- BXR Motors (2008–present)
- Callaway Cars (1977–present)
- Canoo (2017–present)
- Cizeta Automobili (1988–present)
- Commuter Cars (2004–present)
- Cord (1929–1937, 2017–present)
- Czinger (2019–present)
- Cruise Automation (2013–present)
- DDR Motorsport (2001–present)
- Deco Rides (2000–present)
- DF Kit Cars (1993–present)
- Dio Cars (1991–present)
- Dove Racing (2008–present)
- Dragon Motor Cars (2002–present)
- Drako Motors (2013–present)
- Drakan Motor Cars (2015–present)
- DeLorean Motor Company (Texas) (1995–present)
- Detroit Electric (1907–1939, 2008–present)
- Elation Motors (2014–present)
- Elio Motors (2009–present)
- Equus Automotive (2013–present)
- Everett-Morrison Motorcars (1983–present)
- Exotic Rides (2014–present)
- Exomotive (2011–present)
- Falcon Motorsports (2009–present)
- Faraday Future(2014–present)
- Factory Five Racing (1995–present)
- Fisker Inc (2015–present)
- Gagliardi Design (2003–present)
- Global Electric Motorcars (1998–present)
- Hennessey Special Vehicles (2017–present)
- Hyperion Motors (2011–present)
- Karma Automotive (2016–present)
- Kepler Motors (2009–present)
- Laffite Supercars (2015–present)
- Local Motors (2007–present)
- Lordstown Motors (2019–present)
- Lucra Cars (2006–present)
- Lyons Motor Car (2011–present)
- Meyers Manx (1964–present)
- Mullen Technologies (2014–present)
- Next Autoworks (2006–present)
- Myers Motors (2004–present)
- N2A Motors (2004–present)
- Niama-Reisser (2005–present)
- Nikola Corporation (2014–present)
- Palatov Motorsport (2008–present)
- Panoz (1989–present)
- Polaris Inc (1954–present)
- RAESR (2014–present)
- Ronn Motor Group (2007–present)
- Rossion-Mosler Automotive (1985–present)
- Rezvani Automotive Designs (2014–present)
- Rush Auto Works (2017–present)
- Saleen Automotive (1983–present)
- Scarab-Motorsports LLC (2006–present)
- Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (2010–present)
- Shelby American (1992–present)
- Simpson Design (1978–present)
- SSC North America (1999–present)
- Superformance (1996–present)
- Superlite Cars (2007–present)
- Tanom Motors (2010–present)
- Transtar Racing (2010–present)
- Trion Supercars (2012–present)
- United Motorcar Company (2009–present)
- Valarra (2019–present)
- Vanderhall Motor Works (2010–present)
- Vaydor (2013–present)
- Vector Motors (1971–present)
- Vetter Vehicles (unknown–present)
- VIA Motors (2010–present)
- Visionary Vehicles (2002–present)
- VLF Automotive (2012–present)
- Waymo (2009–present)
- Wheego Technologies (2009–present)
- Workhorse Group (1998–present)
- Zimmer Motorcars (1978-1988, 1997–present)
Defunct manufacturers
See also
Bibliography
- Georgano, Nick, ed. (2000). Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 9781579582937.
- Kimes, Beverly; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805–1942 (Third ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.
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