Current major manufacturers

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Current minor manufacturers

9FF 9ff is a German car tuning company based in Dortmund. It was founded by Jan Fatthauer in 2001. It specializes in converting stock Porsches into street legal racing vehicles, either as fully tuned cars, or by selling individual parts or kits. The ...

(2001–present) * Aaglander (2003–present) * AC Schnitzer (1987–present) * Alpina (1965–present) * Apollo Automobil (2016-present) *

Arden Arden may refer to: Places ;Australia *Arden, an area in North Melbourne, Victoria near the Arden Street Oval ;Canada * Arden, Ontario ;Denmark * Arden, Denmark, a town **Arden Municipality, a former municipality, including the town of Arden ; ...

* Artega (2016-present) * Artemis (2021–present) * BAT * Binz * Bitter (1971–present) *

Borgward The former Borgward car manufacturing company, based in Bremen, Germany, was founded by Carl F. W. Borgward (1890–1963). It produced cars of four brands, which were sold to a diversified international customer base: Borgward, Hansa, Go ...

(1924–1963; 2008–present) * Brabus (1977–present) * Carbodies * Carlsson *

CityEl The CityEl is a 3-wheel lightweight electric car originally designed and manufactured in Denmark, but currently made in Germany by Citycom GmbH. History The CityEl was originally developed as the Mini-El by Danish company El Trans A/S in Randers ...

(1987–present) * Citysax * e.Go * Elia *

Gumpert Gumpert is a surname and may refer to: * Ben Gumpert (born 1963), English barrister * Dave Gumpert (born 1958), American baseball player * Friedrich Gumpert (1841–1906), German horn player and teacher * Martin Gumpert (1897–1955), Jewish Germ ...

(2004–present) * Isdera (1983–present) * Jetcar (2000–present) *

Keinath Keinath Automobilbau was a car manufacturer based in Reutlingen, Germany owned and operated by Horst Keinath. The company began by producing a convertible variant of the Opel Monza, and the Vauxhall Cavalier Mark 2. Along with Hammond & Thiede and ...

(1996–present) *

Lotec Lotec is a German sports car manufacturer. The company was founded in 1962 by Kurt Lotterschmid. By 1969, the firm began building race cars, and would turn their attention to modifications for Porsches in 1975. In 1983, they began to create after ...

(1981–present) * Mansory (1989–present) *

Pegasus Pegasus ( grc-gre, Πήγασος, Pḗgasos; la, Pegasus, Pegasos) is one of the best known creatures in Greek mythology. He is a winged divine stallion usually depicted as pure white in color. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as hor ...

(1995–present) * RG - Roland Gumpert (2017–present) * Ruf Automobile (1982–present) * Weineck Engineering * Wiesmann (1988–present) * Yes! (1999–present)

Former manufacturers

A–C

* AAA (1919) * Aachener (1902) * AAG (1900–1901) *

Adler Adler may refer to: Places *Adler, Alabama, an unincorporated community in Perry County *Adler Planetarium, Chicago, Illinois, USA *Adler Township, Nelson County, North Dakota, USA *Adler University, formerly Adler School of Professional Psycholo ...

(1900–1939) *

Alan Alan may refer to: People *Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname * Alan (given name), an English given name **List of people with given name Alan ''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.'' *A ...

(1923–1925) * AFM (1949–1953) * AGA (1919–1929) * Alfi (1921–1924) * Alliance (1904–1905) * Allright (1908–1913) * Altmann (1905–1907) *

Amor Amor ("love" in Latin, Spanish and Portuguese) may refer to: Music Albums * ''Amor'' (Julio Iglesias album), 1982 * ''Amor'' (Andrea Bocelli album), 2006 Songs * "Amor" (Los Auténticos Decadentes song), 2000 * "Amor" (Cristian Castro song), 199 ...

(1924–1925) * Amphicar (1961–1968) * Ansbach (1910–1913) *

Anker Anker may refer to: People *Anker (name), people with the given name or surname *Anker (noble family) Places *River Anker, in Warwickshire, England *Anker Site, an archaeological site in Illinois, US Companies and brands *Anker (automobile), ...

(1919–1920) * Apollo (1910–1927) *

Argus Argus is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek word ''Argos''. It may refer to: Greek mythology * See Argus (Greek myth) for mythological characters named Argus **Argus (king of Argos), son of Zeus (or Phoroneus) and Niobe **Argus (son of Ar ...

(1902–1910) *

Arimofa The Arimofa was a German automobile manufactured between 1921 and 1922 by GmbH of Plauen, Vogtland. The name is an acronym from the company's name. The company began by producing cyclecars with a 12Horsepower, hp flat-twin engine; these were bui ...

(1921–1922) * Artega (2006–2012) (2015– ) * Atlantic (1921–1923) * Auto Union (1932–1962) *

AWS Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered pay-as-you-go basis. These cloud computing web services provide di ...

(1971–1974) * Baer (1921–1924) *

Beaufort Beaufort may refer to: People and titles * Beaufort (surname) * House of Beaufort, English nobility * Duke of Beaufort (England), a title in the peerage of England * Duke of Beaufort (France), a title in the French nobility Places Polar regions ...

(1901–1906) *

Beckmann Beckmann is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Astrid Beckmann (born 1957), German physicist *Ernst Otto Beckmann (1853–1923), German chemist and discoverer of the Beckmann rearrangement *Johann Beckmann (1739&ndash ...

(1900–1926) * BEF (1907–1913) *

Benz Benz, an old Germanic clan name dating to the fifth century (related to "bear", "war banner", "gau", or a "land by a waterway") also used in German () as an alternative for names such as Berthold, Bernhard, or Benedict, may refer to: People Sur ...

(1883–1926) * Benz Söhne (1906–1926) * Bitter (1973–c.1992) *

Boes Boes ("Ox Tales") is a Dutch newspaper gag-a-day comic strip created by Wil Raymakers and Thijs Wilms. It was created in 1980 and spawned a popular anime television series between 1988 and 1991 called ''Ox Tales'' in the English-speaking world. ...

(1903–1906) *

(1939–1961) * Brennabor (1908–1934) *

Brütsch Egon Brütsch Fahrzeugbau, usually shortened to Brütsch, was a German automotive design and automaker based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. Brütsch were best known for producing many microcar designs, but only produced small numbers of each d ...

(1952–1958) *

Butz Butz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Albert Butz (1849–1905) was a Swiss-born American inventor and businessman *Arthur Butz (born 1933), American professor and Holocaust denier *Caspar Butz (1825–1885), German American ...

(1934) * Certus (1928–1929) * Champion (1948–1954) *

Cito Cito may refer to: * Cito Culver (born 1992), American professional baseball shortstop in the New York Yankees organization * Cito Gaston (born 1944), former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager * Claus Cito (1882 – 1965), Luxembourgian s ...

(1905–1909) * Club (1922–1924) * Colibri (1908–1911) * Cudell (1899–1908) *

Cyklon Cyklon was a German make of car produced from 1902 to 1931. It was primarily noted for its unique three-wheeled design. Three-wheelers The three-wheeled Cyklon Cyklonette was made for 1902. It was a three-wheeler with a single wheel in the ...

(1902–1929)

D–F

Daimler Daimler is a German surname. It may refer to: People * Gottlieb Daimler (1834–1900), German inventor, industrialist and namesake of a series of automobile companies * Adolf Daimler (1871–1913), engineer and son of Gottlieb Daimler * Paul Da ...

(1885–1889) *

Deutz Deutz may refer to: People * Emmanuel Deutz (1763–1842), German-born French rabbi * Rupert of Deutz, (–), Benedictine theologian and writer * Simon Deutz (1802–1852), German-born French courtier Places * Deutz, Cologne, a former town, si ...

(1907–1911) * Diabolo (1922–1927) *

Diana Diana most commonly refers to: * Diana (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon * Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997) ...

(1922–1923) * Dixi (1904–1928) *

DKW DKW (''Dampf-Kraft-Wagen'', en, "steam-powered car", also ''Deutsche Kinder-Wagen'' en, "German children's car". ''Das-Kleine-Wunder'', en, "the little wonder" or ''Des-Knaben-Wunsch'', en, "the boy's wish"- from when the company built to ...

(1928–1966) *

DMG DMG may refer to: Organizations Entertainment * Dames Making Games, a Canadian non-profit organization that encourages the participation of women, non-binary, femme and queer people in the creation of video games * Davidson Media Group, an American ...

(1890–1902) * Dehn (1924) * Dinos (1920–1924) * Dürkopp (1898–1927) * Dux (1905–1926) * EAM (1990) *

Ego Ego or EGO may refer to: Social sciences * Ego (Freudian), one of the three constructs in Sigmund Freud's structural model of the psyche * Egoism, an ethical theory that treats self-interest as the foundation of morality * Egotism, the drive to ...

(1921–1926) * Ehrhardt (1905–1924) *

Ehrhardt-Szawe The Ehrhardt-Szawe was a German automobile manufactured between 1924 and 1925. It was formed when Ehrhardt took over operations for the Szawe company of Berlin-Reinickendorf. The resulting car, a 2570cc 10/50 hp ohc six-cylinder, was desi ...

(1924–1925) * Eisenach (1898–1903) * EMW (1945–1956) *

Erdmann Erdmann is a first name and surname, and may refer to: Surname *Carl Erdmann (1898—1945), German historian *Eduard Erdmann (1896—1958), Baltic German pianist and composer *Hans Otto Erdmann (1896–1944), member of the German resistance *Hugo E ...

(1904–1908) * Excelsior-Mascot (1911–1922) *

Exor Exor N.V. is a Dutch holding company incorporated in Netherlands and controlled by the Agnelli family through privately held company ''Giovanni Agnelli B.V.'' In 2021 it recorded revenues of more than $136 billion, with a Net Asset Value (NAV) of ...

(1923) *

Express Express or EXPRESS may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * '' Express: Aisle to Glory'', a 1998 comedy short film featuring Kal Penn * '' The Express: The Ernie Davis Story'', a 2008 film starring Dennis Quaid Music * ''Express'' ...

(1901–1910) * Fadag (1921–1925) * Fafag (1921–1923) * Fafnir (1908–1926) * Falcon (1921–1926) * Falke (1899–1908) * Faun (1921–1928) * Favorit (1908–19 *

Feldmann Feldmann is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anja Feldmann (born 1966), German computer scientist * Else Feldmann (1884-1942), Austrian writer and journalist *Gyula Feldmann (1880-1955), Jewish Hungarian football player an ...

(1905–1912) *

Flitzer Flitzer was a steel roller coaster on the Surfside Pier in the amusement park Morey's Piers. The Flitzer was 1 of the 3 small coasters at Morey's Piers. It opened in 1983 and was manufactured by Zierer in 1969. In 2018, it was announced tha ...

(1948–1953) * Ferbedo (1923–1925) *

Fiat Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. (, , ; originally FIAT, it, Fabbrica Italiana Automobili di Torino, lit=Italian Automobiles Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer, formerly part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and since 2021 a subsidiary ...

Neckar The Neckar () is a river in Germany, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, with a short section through Hesse. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the Rhine. Rising in the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis near Schwenn ...

(1957–1971) * Framo (1932–1937) * Freia (1922–1927) * Fuldamobil (1950–1960) * Fulmina (1913–1926)

G–K

* Gaggenau (1905–1911) *

Gasi Gasi is a small settlement in the east of Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates ...

(1921) *

Geha GEHA (Government Employees Health Association) is a self-insured, not-for-profit association providing medical and dental plans to federal employees and retirees and their families through the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program and ...

(1910–1923) *

Glas Glas may refer to: * Hans Glas GmbH, a former German automotive company * ''Glas'' (film), a 1958 Dutch documentary film * ''Glas'' (book), a 1974 book by Jacques Derrida * ''Glas'' (publisher), a Russian publishing house * Glas (surname) * Eo ...

(1955–1969) * Goggomobil (1955–1969) *

Goliath Goliath ( ) ''Goləyāṯ''; ar, جُليات ''Ǧulyāt'' (Christian term) or (Quranic term). is a character in the Book of Samuel, described as a Philistine giant In folklore, giants (from Ancient Greek: ''gigas'', cognate giga-) a ...

(1931–1963) * Grade (1921–1926) * Gridi (1923–1924) * Gutbrod (1904–2005) * HAG (1922–1925) * HAG-Gastell (1925–1927) * Hanomag (1925–1952) *

Hansa Hansa may refer to: Places *Hanseatic League, a 13th–17th century alliance of European trading cities *Hansa (shopping centre), in Turku, Finland *Hansa-Park, a German attraction park *480 Hansa, a main-belt asteroid, a minor planet orbiting th ...

(1906–1939) * Hataz (1921–1925) * Hartge (1985–2019) * Hawa (1923–1925) *

Heim Heim is the German, Norwegian, Icelandic and Faroese equivalent of the English word ''home''. It is a common German and Norwegian suffix in place names such as Mannheim and Trondheim. In Norwegian place names, the suffix is often weakened to just ...

(1921–1926) *

Heinkel Heinkel Flugzeugwerke () was a German aircraft manufacturing company founded by and named after Ernst Heinkel. It is noted for producing bomber aircraft for the Luftwaffe in World War II and for important contributions to high-speed flight, with ...

(1955–1958) * Henschel (1899–1906) * Hexe (1905–1907) * Hildebrand (1922–1924) * Hoffmann (1954–1955) * Horch (1900–1939) * IFA (1948–1956) * Induhag (1922) * Joswin (1920–1924) *

Juho The Juho was a German automobile manufactured only in 1922; the small 400 cc two-stroke was the unsuccessful product of a motorcycle A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle ...

(1922) *

Kenter The Kenter was a German automobile manufactured from 1923 until 1925. Successor to the Komet, it was available in either an sv four with 1060 cc Steudel engine An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy ...

(1923–1925) *

Kleinschnittger Kleinschnittger was a German company that between 1950 and 1957 produced microcars. They were powered by a 125 cc single cylinder two-stroke engine that produced and a top speed of . It was very fuel efficient and consumed less than 3&nb ...

(1950–1957) * Koco (1921–1926) * Komet (1922–1924) * Komnick (1907–1927) * Kondor (1902–1904) * Körting (1922–1924) * Kroboth (1954–1955) *

Kühlstein The Kühlstein Wagenbau in Berlin-Charlottenburg was a coachbuilding company that produced electric cars from 1898 to 1902. Some were vehicles of in-house design, others were Jeantaud cabs built under licence. The firm also built tractor units to ...

(1898–1902)

L–O

* Leichtauto (1924) * Lindcar (1922–1925) * Lipsia (1922–1924) *

Lloyd Lloyd, Lloyd's, or Lloyds may refer to: People * Lloyd (name), a variation of the Welsh word ' or ', which means "grey" or "brown" ** List of people with given name Lloyd ** List of people with surname Lloyd * Lloyd (singer) (born 1986), American ...

(1906–1914; 1950–1963) * Loreley (1906–1928) *

Lux The lux (symbol: lx) is the unit of illuminance, or luminous flux per unit area, in the International System of Units (SI). It is equal to one lumen per square metre. In photometry, this is used as a measure of the intensity, as perceived by the ...

(1897–1902) * Mada (1947–1949) * MAF (1908–1921) * Maico (1955–1958) * Maja (1923–1924) * Mannesmann (1923–1929) * Mars (1906–1908) * Maurer-Union (1900–1910) *

Mauser Mauser, originally Königlich Württembergische Gewehrfabrik ("Royal Württemberg Rifle Factory"), was a German arms manufacturer. Their line of bolt-action rifles and semi-automatic pistols has been produced since the 1870s for the German arme ...

(1923–1929) * Maybach (1921–1940; 2002–2013) *

MCA MCA may refer to: Astronomy * Mars-crossing asteroid, an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Mars Aviation * Minimum crossing altitude, a minimum obstacle crossing altitude for fixes on published airways * Medium Combat Aircraft, a 5th gene ...

(1962–1964) * Melkus (1969–1980; 2006–2012) *

Mercedes Mercedes may refer to: People * Mercedes (name), a Spanish feminine name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or last name Automobile-related * Mercedes (marque), the pre-1926 brand name of German automobile m ...

(1901–1926) * Merkur (1985–1989) * Meyra (1948–1956) *

Minimus The Minimus books are a series of school textbooks, written by Barbara Bell, illustrated by Dr. Helen Forte, and published by the Cambridge University Press, designed to help children of primary school age to learn Latin. The books espouse some of ...

(1921–1924) * Mock (1924) * Mölkamp (1923–1926) *

Morgan Morgan may refer to: People and fictional characters * Morgan (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Morgan le Fay, a powerful witch in Arthurian legend * Morgan (surname), a surname of Welsh origin * Morgan (singer), ...

(1924–1925) * MWD (1911–1912) * Nacke (1901–1913) * NAG (1901–1934) *

(1957–1971) * NSU (1905–1929; 1958–1977) * NSU-Fiat (1929–1957) * Nug (1921–1925) * Omikron (1922–1925) * Orient Express (1895–1903) * Oryx (1907–1922)

P–S

* Pawi (1921) * Peter & Moritz AG (1919–1925) *

Phänomen Robur was a marque of the Volkseigener Betrieb ''VEB Robur-Werke Zittau'' of East Germany (GDR). It mainly produced 3-ton trucks. The vehicles were produced in the town of Zittau in what now is South-East Saxony. Until 1946, company produced un ...

(1907–1927) *

Piccolo The piccolo ( ; Italian for 'small') is a half-size flute and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. Sometimes referred to as a "baby flute" the modern piccolo has similar fingerings as the standard transverse flute, but the so ...

(1904–1912) * Pilot (1923–1925) * Pinguin (1953–1955) * Pluto (1924–1927) *

Podeus The Podeus was a German automobile manufactured from 1911 to 1914; the works at Wismar Wismar (; Low German: ''Wismer''), officially the Hanseatic City of Wismar (''Hansestadt Wismar'') is, with around 43,000 inhabitants, the sixth-largest city ...

(1911–1914) *

Presto Presto may refer to: Computing * Presto (browser engine), an engine previously used in the Opera web browser * Presto (operating system), a Linux-based OS by Xandros * Presto (SQL query engine), a distributed query engine * Presto (animation s ...

(1901–1927) * Priamus (1901–1923) * Primus (1899–1903) *

Protos Protos means "first," derived from the ancient Greek . Protos may also refer to: * Protos (monastic office), a monastic office at the Eastern Orthodox monastic state of Mount Athos * Protos (constructor), a former racing car constructor * Protos ...

(1899–1926) * Rabag / Rabag-Bugatti (1922–1926) * Röhr (1927–1935) * Rollfix (1933–1936) * Rumpler (1921–1926) * Sablatnig-Beuchelt (1925–1926) * Sachsenring (1956–1959) * SB / Slaby-Beringer (1920–1924) * Scheibler (1900–1907) * Securus (1906) * Seidel-Arop (1925–1926) * Selve (1919–1929) * S.H.W. (1924–1925) * Simson / Simson Supra (1911–1933) * Smart (1994–2019) *

Solidor ''For the tower near Saint-Malo, see Solidor Tower'' The Solidor was a German automobile manufactured in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the Euro ...

(1905–1907) * Solomobil (1921–1923) * Sperber (1911–1919) * Sphinx (1920–1925) * Staiger (1923–1924) * Standard Superior (1933–1935) * Staunau (1950–1951) * Steiger (1914–1926) * (1904–1911) *

Stoewer Stoewer was a German automobile manufacturer before World War II whose headquarters were in Stettin (Now Szczecin, Poland). History The first company was founded by the Stoewer brothers, Emil (lived 1873 - 1942) and Bernhard (1875 - 1937) in 1 ...

(1899–1940) *

Stolle Stolle is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Bruno Stolle (1915–2004), German pilot *Chris Stolle (born 1958), American politician *Fred Stolle (born 1938), Australian tennis player *Gerhard Stolle (born 1952), German athlete *K ...

(1924–1927) * Szawe (1920–1924)

T–Z

* Taunus (1907–1909) * Tempo (1933–1956) * Thurner (1970–1973) *

Titan Titan most often refers to: * Titan (moon), the largest moon of Saturn * Titans, a race of deities in Greek mythology Titan or Titans may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities Fictional locations * Titan in fiction, fictiona ...

* Tornax (1934–1937) * Tourist (1907–1920) * Trabant (1957–1991) * Trippel (1934–1944) * Turbo (1923–1924) *

Utilitas ''Utilitas'' is a quarterly Peer review, peer-reviewed academic journal covering political philosophy and jurisprudence published by Cambridge University Press. It was established in 1989 and the editor-in-chief is Dale E. Miller (Old Dominion U ...

(1920–1921) * Victoria (1900–1909; 1957–1958) * Voran (1926–1928) * Veritas (1947–1953) * Vogtland (1910–1912) * Wanderer (1911–1942) * Wartburg (1898–1904, 1956–1990) * Wendax (1950–1951) * Wenkelmobil (1904–1907) * Wesnigk (1920–1925) * Westfalia (1906–1914) * Windhoff (1908–1914) *

Wittekind Widukind, also known as Wittekind, was a leader of the Saxons and the chief opponent of the Frankish king Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars from 777 to 785. Charlemagne ultimately prevailed, organized Saxony as a Frankish province, massacred tho ...

(1922–1925) * Zender (1985-c.1990) * Zündapp (1956–1958) * Zwickau (1956–1959)

References

Sources

* Georgano, Nick (Ed.). ''The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile''. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000. * Mazur, Eligiusz (Ed.). ''World of Cars 2006 / 2007: Worldwide Car Catalogue''. Warsaw: Media Connection, 2006. ISSN 1734-2945 {{DEFAULTSORT:German cars Germany Automobile manufacturers

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