The marque register
United Kingdom
A
AC
Cobra continuation
Germany
A
AFM
Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau; post-war German racing cars 1948-1952; BMW-based engines
United States
A
AMC
Germany
A
AMG
Mercedes performance
Italy
A
Abarth
Germany
A
Adler
Frankfurt; typewriters, bicycles, motorcycles and cars 1900-1945; factory destroyed in WWII
Italy
A
Alfa Romeo
United Kingdom
A
Allard
Germany
A
Alpina
BMW-based, now BMW-owned
France
A
Alpine
United Kingdom
A
Alta
Geoffrey Taylor; Tolworth; racing and sports cars 1928-1956; supplied engines to other constructors
United Kingdom
A
Alvis
continuation cars
United States
A
American Underslung
1905-1914; American Motor Car Company; underslung chassis pioneer
France
A
Amilcar
Light sports and racing cars 1921-1940; acquired by Hotchkiss; noted for 1920s cyclecars
United States
A
Apperson
1901-1926; Apperson Brothers; early US brand; Jack Rabbit model iconic
United Kingdom
A
Ariel
Atom, Nomad
United Kingdom
A
Armstrong Siddeley
United Kingdom
A
Ascari Cars
A10, KZ1 supercars; Banbury, Oxfordshire
United Kingdom
A
Aston Martin
United States
A
Auburn
1900-1937; Auburn Automobile Company; part of E.L. Cord empire
Germany
A
Audi
United Kingdom
A
Austin
United Kingdom
A
Austin Metro
Supermini 1980-1998; later rebadged as Rover Metro and Rover 100
United Kingdom
A
Austin-Healey
Germany
A
Austro-Daimler
Austrian arm of Daimler; Ferdinand Porsche early career; innovative pre-war cars; merged 1934
Germany
A
Auto Union
Italy
A
Autobianchi
United Kingdom
B
BAC (Briggs Automotive Company)
BAC Mono single-seat road-legal track car; Liverpool-based
Germany
B
BMW
United Kingdom
B
BRM (British Racing Motors)
Historic British F1 constructor; road car attempted
France
B
Ballot
Ernest Ballot; aero and marine engines then cars 1919-1931; absorbed by Hispano-Suiza
United Kingdom
B
Bentley
United Kingdom
B
Berkeley
Berkeley Cars, Biggleswade; fibreglass microcars 1956-1960; two- and three-wheeler variants
France
B
Berliet
Lyon-based; early cars then heavy trucks; absorbed into Citroen group 1967; truck brand survived under Renault Trucks
Italy
B
Bizzarrini
Giotto Bizzarrini's GT marque revived 2022; 5300 GT Corsa continuation/EV
United Kingdom
B
Bond
Bond Cars Ltd, Preston; microcars and Bug three-wheeler; acquired by Reliant 1969; closed 1974
Germany
B
Borgward
France
B
Brasier
Successor to Clement-Bayard and Georges Richard; Gordon Bennett Cup winner; ceased 1930
Germany
B
Brennabor
Brandenburg; largest German car maker briefly in 1920s; ceased cars 1934
United States
B
Brewster
American coachbuilder and car maker 1915-1937; built bodies for Rolls-Royce
United Kingdom
B
Bristol
United Kingdom
B
Brough Superior
Pre-war speed cars; revived for Project Centurion hypercar 2020s
United Kingdom
B
Buckler
Derek Buckler; pioneer of British kit car movement; Mk6 from late 1940s
France
B
Bugatti
United States
B
Buick
United States
C
Cadillac
United Kingdom
C
Caterham
United States
C
Chadwick
1904-1916; Lee Sherman Chadwick; supercharger pioneer
United States
C
Chalmers
1908-1923; Chalmers Motor Company; merged into Maxwell
France
C
Chenard et Walcker
Won first Le Mans 24h in 1923; absorbed into Chausson then Peugeot; car production ceased 1946
United States
C
Chevrolet
United Kingdom
C
Chevron Cars
B19, B8 sports racers; revival production
United States
C
Chrysler
Italy
C
Cisitalia
Post-war Italian luxury-sport marque; Pininfarina 202 is a design icon
France
C
Citroen
United Kingdom
C
Clan
Clan Motor Co, Washington, Co. Durham; fibreglass Crusader sports car 1971-1974; Hillman Imp engine
France
C
Clement-Bayard
Adolphe Clement; early racing cars and airships; folded into Brasier circa 1922
United States
C
Cole
1909-1925; Cole Motor Car Company; Indianapolis luxury marque
United Kingdom
C
Connaught Engineering
1950s British racing cars; ALCO supercar revival 2000s
United Kingdom
C
Cooper Car Company
Cooper sports and F1 cars; defined mid-engine layout
United States
C
Cord
1929-1937; Auburn Cord Duesenberg; front-wheel-drive pioneer; 810/812 iconic
United States
C
Crosley
1939-1952; micro-car pioneer; early disc brakes; popular with US collectors
United Kingdom
C
Crossley
Manchester-based British luxury marque 1904-1937; coachbuilt tourers
United States
C
Cunningham (racing)
1951-1955; Briggs Cunningham Le Mans racing cars; significant in UK motorsport history
Germany
D
DKW
Other
D
Dacia
Romanian, Renault group
South Korea
D
Daewoo
Budget Korean brand sold in UK 1995-2004; Nexia, Espero, Matiz, Lanos
Japan
D
Daihatsu
withdrawn from UK
United Kingdom
D
Daimler
France
D
Darracq
Alexandre Darracq; speed record cars; merged into STD Motors with Talbot and Sunbeam; became Talbot in France
Japan
D
Datsun
France
D
De Dion-Bouton
Pioneer steam then petrol car maker from 1883; De Dion axle widely copied; car production ended 1932
Italy
D
De Tomaso
United States
D
DeLorean
1975-1982; DMC-12 built in Belfast; stainless steel gull-wing icon; Back to the Future fame
United States
D
DeSoto
France
D
Delage
Louis Delage; grands prix winner; luxury cars; financial difficulties led to absorption by Delahaye 1935
France
D
Delahaye
Elegant pre-war and post-war tourers; Type 135 a classic; merged with Hotchkiss 1954; car production ceased
Germany
D
Denzel
Wolfgang Denzel; Vienna; VW-based sports cars 1948-1960; predecessor of sorts to early Porsche
United States
D
Detroit Electric
1907-1939; Anderson Electric Car Company; popular with early female motorists
Germany
D
Dixi
Eisenach; built Austin Seven under licence; acquired by BMW 1928; became first BMW car
United States
D
Dodge
Japan
D
Dome
Japanese motorsport and road car constructor; Dome Zero concept 1978; Le Mans racing
United States
D
Duesenberg
1913-1937; ultimate 1930s American luxury; Model J and SJ supercharged
United States
D
Durant
1921-1932; William C. Durant brand after leaving GM; Star, Flint companion marques
United States
D
Duryea
1893-1917; Charles and Frank Duryea; first production US gasoline automobile
Germany
E
EMW
Eisenach Motoren Werk; produced BMW-derived cars in East Germany 1945-1955 before BMW objected to badge
United Kingdom
E
ERA (English Racing Automobiles)
Pre-war British racing car maker; voiturettes
United States
E
Edsel
1957-1960; infamous Ford failure intended to sit above Mercury
United Kingdom
E
Elva
Frank Nichols; Bexhill-on-Sea; sports and racing cars 1955-1969; Courier road car, racing Mk series
France
F
Facel Vega
Italy
F
Ferrari
Italy
F
Fiat
United States
F
Ford
United Kingdom
F
Frazer Nash
United Kingdom
G
Gilbern
Welsh
United Kingdom
G
Ginetta
Germany
G
Glas
United Kingdom
G
Gordon Murray Automotive
United Kingdom
H
HRG
HRG Engineering Co, Tolworth; sports cars 1936-1956; Halford, Robins and Godfrey founders
United Kingdom
H
Hillman
Spain
H
Hispano-Suiza
Historic Spanish luxury marque revived 2019 with Carmen EV hypercar
Japan
H
Honda
Germany
H
Horch
Founded by August Horch 1904; luxury marque; one of the four Auto Union rings from 1932
United States
H
Hudson
United Kingdom
H
Humber
Italy
I
Innocenti
Italy
I
Iso
Italy
I
Isotta Fraschini
Pre-war Italian luxury marque 1900-1949; revived 2020s with Tipo 6 EV
Japan
I
Isuzu
United Kingdom
J
Jaguar
United States
J
Jeep
United Kingdom
J
Jensen
Interceptor; revival attempts
United Kingdom
J
Jowett
Sweden
K
Koenigsegg
Other
L
Lada
Soviet/Russian budget brand sold in UK 1974-1997; Riva, Niva, Samara
United Kingdom
L
Lagonda
Italy
L
Lamborghini
Italy
L
Lancia
Italy-only, reviving
United Kingdom
L
Land Rover
United Kingdom
L
Lea-Francis
Japan
L
Lexus
United Kingdom
L
Leyland
Leyland Motors; Lancashire trucks and buses; acquired Standard-Triumph 1961; merged into BLMC 1968
United States
L
Lincoln
Ford's luxury division; founded 1917 by Henry Leland
United Kingdom
L
Lister Motor Company
Storm 1990s supercar; LFP Jaguar F-Pace restomod revival
United Kingdom
L
Lotus
United Kingdom
M
MG
EV-era revival, SAIC
United Kingdom
M
Marcos
Italy
M
Maserati
France
M
Matra
Germany
M
Maybach
Ultra-luxury brand revived 2015 as Mercedes-Maybach sub-brand after 2012 discontinuation
Japan
M
Mazda
United Kingdom
M
McLaren
Germany
M
Mercedes-Benz
United Kingdom
M
Mini
BMW; classic Mini defunct under Rover
Japan
M
Mitsubishi
United Kingdom
M
Morgan Motor Company
Traditional British sports cars; Plus Six, Super 3
United Kingdom
M
Morris
United Kingdom
M
Morris Minor
First British car to reach 1 million production 1961; 1948-1971
Germany
N
NSU
United States
N
Nash
Japan
N
Nissan
United Kingdom
N
Noble
United Kingdom
O
Ogle Design
SX1000 sports car; designer Reliant Scimitar and others
United States
O
Oldsmobile
GM, ended 2004
Germany
O
Opel
Badge twin of Vauxhall; not directly sold in UK but historically relevant as parent
United States
P
Packard
Italy
P
Pagani
France
P
Panhard
United Kingdom
P
Panther Westwinds
De Ville, Lima, Kallista; bespoke sports and retro cars
France
P
Peugeot
United States
P
Plymouth
Chrysler, ended 2001
United States
P
Pontiac
GM, ended 2010
Germany
P
Porsche
Germany
R
RUF
Porsche-based manufacturer
United Kingdom
R
Range Rover
Sub-brand of Land Rover used as standalone luxury marque designation
United Kingdom
R
Reliant
Robin, Scimitar
France
R
Renault
United Kingdom
R
Riley
Other
R
Rimac
Croatian
United Kingdom
R
Rolls-Royce
United Kingdom
R
Rootes
Rootes Group holding company; parent of Humber, Hillman, Singer, Sunbeam, Talbot; acquired by Chrysler 1967
United Kingdom
R
Rover
MG Rover collapse 2005
Spain
S
SEAT
Sweden
S
Saab
France
S
Simca
United Kingdom
S
Singer
Czechia
S
Skoda
Germany
S
Smart
Fortwo city car sold in UK since late 1990s; now EV-focused joint venture
United Kingdom
S
Standard
United States
S
Studebaker
United States
S
Stutz
1911-1935; Stutz Motor Company; Bearcat sports car icon; Le Mans competitor
Japan
S
Subaru
United Kingdom
S
Sunbeam
Japan
S
Suzuki
United Kingdom
T
TVR
relaunch in progress
France
T
Talbot
France
T
Talbot-Lago
Anthony Lago ran Paris Talbot works 1935-1959; T26 GP cars and luxury tourers; absorbed by Simca 1958-59
Czechia
T
Tatra
cars defunct, trucks live
United States
T
Tesla
Japan
T
Toyota
Germany
T
Trabant
United Kingdom
T
Trident Cars
Venturer and Clipper GT cars, late 1960s
United Kingdom
T
Triumph
car marque ended 1984
United States
T
Tucker
United Kingdom
U
Ultima
United Kingdom
V
Vauxhall
France
V
Voisin
Gabriel Voisin; avant-garde sleeve-valve engined cars 1919-1939; aviation-influenced styling
Germany
V
Volkswagen
Sweden
V
Volvo
Germany
W
Wanderer
Chemnitz-based; made bicycles, motorcycles, cars; one of the four Auto Union rings from 1932
Germany
W
Wartburg
United Kingdom
W
Westfield
United Kingdom
W
Wolseley
United States
S
Shelby
Carroll Shelby; Cobra and Mustang GT350/GT500
Italy
Z
Zagato
Milanese coachbuilder; Aston, Alfa and Ferrari specials
Italy
B
Bertone
Historic Turin coachbuilder, relaunched
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