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' and acquired by General Motors in 1908. |
| Cadillac | Founded as Henry Ford Company in 1901, renamed to Cadillac following Henry Ford's departure in 1902. Acquired by General Motors in 1909. | |
| Chevrolet | Founded in 1911 and acquired by General Motors in 1918. | |
| GMC | Founded in 1900 as the Reliance Motor Car Company in 1911 to form the General Motors Truck Company (GMTC). In 1912 the two brands were replaced with the GMC brand. | |
| Stellantis | Chrysler | Founded in 1925 from the remnants of the Daimler-Benz in 1998, forming DaimlerChrysler. .
Divested in 2007 and acquired by Fiat S.p.A. in 2014, forming Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). FCA and PSA Group merged in 2021 to form Stellantis |
| Dodge | Founded in 1914 and acquired by Chrysler in 1928. | |
| Jeep | Founded in 1941 by Willys-Overland, which merged with Kaiser Motors in 1953. in 1970, itself acquired by Chrysler in 1987.
Kaiser Industries divested its automotive business to AMC | |
| 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 and acquired by Ford Motor Company in 1922. |
Major EV Companies
- Tesla[1] (2003–present)
- Lucid Motors[2] (2007–present)
- Rivian Automotive, Inc.[3] (2009–present)
Other companies
- AC Propulsion[4] (1992–present)
- AM General[5] (1971–present)
- Anteros Coachworks[6] (2005–present)
- Aptera Motors[7] (2005–present)
- Arcimoto[8] (2007–present)
- Aria Group[9] (2017–present)
- Aurica Motors[10](2010–present)
- Alpha Motor Corporation[11] (2020–present)
- AlloyCars Aluminum Automobiles[12] (1996–present)
- Bauer Limited Production[13] (2012–present)
- Berrien Buggy[14] (1968–present)
- Brammo[15] (2002–present)
- Bollinger Motors[16] (2014–present)
- Bremach[17] (2009–present)
- BXR Motors[18] (2008–present)
- Callaway Cars[19] (1977–present)
- Canoo[20] (2017–present)
- Cizeta Automobili[21] (1988–present)
- Commuter Cars[22] (2004–present)
- Cord[23] (1929–1937, 2017–present)
- Czinger[24] (2019–present)
- Cruise Automation[25] (2013–present)
- DDR Motorsport[26] (2001–present)
- Deco Rides[27] (2000–present)
- DF Kit Cars[28] (1993–present)
- Dio Cars[29] (1991–present)
- Dove Racing[30] (2008–present)
- Drako Motors[31] (2013–present)
- Drakan Motor Cars[32] (2015–present)
- DeLorean Motor Company (Texas)[33] (1995–present)
- Detroit Electric[34] (1907–1939, 2008–present)
- Elation Motors[35] (2014–present)
- Elio Motors[36] (2009–present)
- Equus Automotive[37](2013–present)
- Everett-Morrison Motorcars[38] (1983–present)
- Exotic Rides[39] (2014–present)
- Exomotive[40] (2011–present)
- Falcon Motorsports[41] (2009–present)
- Faraday Future[42](2014–present)
- Factory Five Racing[43] (1995–present)
- Fisker Inc[44](2015–present)
- Gagliardi Design[45] (2003–present)
- Global Electric Motorcars[46] (1998–present)
- Hennessey Special Vehicles[47](2017–present)
- Hyperion Motors[48] (2011–present)
- Karma Automotive[49] (2016–present)
- Kepler Motors[50] (2009–present)
- Laffite Supercars[51] (2015–present)
- Lucra Cars[52] (2006–present)
- Lyons Motor Car[53] (2011–present)
- Meyers Manx[54] (1964–present)
- Mullen Technologies[55](2014–present)
- Next Autoworks[56] (2006–present)
- Myers Motors[57](2004–present)
- N2A Motors[58] (2004–present)
- Niama-Reisser[59] (2005–present)
- Nikola Corporation[60] (2014–present)
- Palatov Motorsport[61] (2008–present)
- Panoz[62](1989–present)
- Polaris Inc[63](1954–present)
- RAESR[64] (2014–present)
- Ronn Motor Group[65] (2007–present)
- Rossion-Mosler Automotive[66] (1985–present)
- Rezvani Automotive Designs[67](2014–present)
- Rush Auto Works[68] (2017–present)
- Saleen Automotive[69] (1983–present)
- Scarab-Motorsports LLC[70] (2006–present)
- Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus[71] (2010–present)
- Shelby American[72] (1992–present)
- Simpson Design[73] (1978–present)
- SSC North America[74] (1999–present)
- Superformance[75] (1996–present)
- Superlite Cars[76] (2007–present)
- Tanom Motors[77] (2010–present)
- Transtar Racing[78] (2010–present)
- Trion Supercars[79] (2012–present)
- United Motorcar Company[80] (2009–present)
- Valarra[81] (2019–present)
- Vanderhall Motor Works[82] (2010–present)
- Vaydor[83][84] (2013–present)
- Vector Motors[85] (1971–present)
- VIA Motors[86] (2010–present)
- Visionary Vehicles[87] (2002–present)
- VLF Automotive[88] (2012–present)
- Waymo[89] (2009–present)
- Wheego Technologies[90] (2009–present)
- Workhorse Group[91] (1998–present)
- Zimmer Motorcars (1978–1988, 1997–present)
Defunct manufacturers
See also
Bibliography
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