This is a list of defunct automobile manufacturers of the United States. They were discontinued for various reasons, such as bankruptcy of the parent company, mergers, or being phased out.

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A Automobile Company A Automobile Company was a brass era American automobile manufacturer located in Sacramento, California from 1910 to 1913. It sold a car known as the ''Blue & Gold''. History Tha A Automobile Company was founded in Sacramento, California, in ...

(1910–1913)
'Blue & Gold' model *

Abbott-Detroit The Abbott-Detroit was an American luxury automobile manufactured between 1909 and 1919. It was designed by John G. Utz, designer of the Chalmers, who had previously worked for Olds Motor Works and the Autocar Company. Considered powerful and ...

(1909–1918)
Moved to Cleveland and renamed to 'Abbott' in 1917.Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877–1925'' (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p. 190. * Abeln-Zehr (1911–1912)
Renamed to 'Zehr' after departure of S. Abeln in 1912.Clymer, p. 210. *

AC Propulsion AC Propulsion is a San Dimas, California, USA company founded in 1992 by Alan Cocconi, Wally Rippel, and Paul Carosa, that specializes in alternating current-based drivetrain systems for electric vehicles. It offers AC-induction traction motors ...

(1997–2003)

tzero The tzero is a handmade battery electric vehicle, electric sports car designed and built in very limited numbers by the U.S. company AC Propulsion in the early 2000s. It was the direct predecessor of the Tesla, Inc., Tesla line of electric cars. Th ...

model * Apex Motor Car Company (1920–1922)

Ace An ace is a playing card, die or domino with a single pip. In the standard French deck, an ace has a single suit symbol (a heart, diamond, spade, or club) located in the middle of the card, sometimes large and decorated, especially in the c ...

model * Acme Motor Car Company (1903–1911) * Adams Company (1905–1912)
'Adams-Farwell' model * Anger Engineering Company (1913–1915) * Aerocar Company (1905–1908) *

Aerocar International Aerocar International was a roadable aircraft manufacturer, founded by Moulton Taylor in Longview, Washington. Work continued until the late 1960s, when changing legislation made Taylor's designs impractical. Aircraft * Aerocar I (1949) – S ...

(1946–1987) * Aircraft Products (1947)
Airscoot model *

Airway The respiratory tract is the subdivision of the respiratory system involved with the process of respiration in mammals. The respiratory tract is lined with respiratory epithelium as respiratory mucosa. Air is breathed in through the nose to th ...

(1949–1950)Flory, J. "Kelly", Jr. ''American Cars 1946–1959'' (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Coy, 2008), p. 1016. * Ajax Motors Co. (1914–1915)
Based in Seattle *

Ajax Motor Vehicle Company Ajax Motor Vehicle Company was a now-defunct American brass era electric car manufacturer established in New York City, which operated from 1901 until 1903. It produced the Ajax Electric car. Its factory was located at 220 West 36th Street, just n ...

(1901–1903)
Based in New York City * Aland Motor Car Company (1916–1917) * Albany Automobile Company (1907–1908) * Alden Sampson Company (1904)

Sampson Sampson may refer to: Military * , several Royal Navy ships * , several US Navy ships * Sampson-class destroyer, a World War I US Navy class * Sampson Air Force Base, near Seneca Lake, New York, closed in 1956 * SAMPSON, a multi-function radar ...

model * Albaugh-Dover Co. (1910–1911)
Also known as Aldo * All-Steel Motor Car Co. (1915–1916) * Allen Motor Company (1913–1922)
Based in Ohio * Allen Iron & Steel Company (1913–1914)
Based in Philadelphia * Alpena Motor Company (1910–1914) * Alter Motor Car Company (1914–1917) * Altham (1896–1899) *

Alcoa Alcoa Corporation (an acronym for Aluminum Company of America) is a Pittsburgh-based industrial corporation. It is the world's eighth-largest producer of aluminum. Alcoa conducts operations in 10 countries. Alcoa is a major producer of primary ...

(1920–1922)
'Aluminum' model * Amalgamated Machinery Corp (1917–1919) *

Ambassador An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...

(1921–1925)Clymer, p. 205. * American Automobile Manufacturing Company (1911–1912)
Jonz and

American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...

models. Based in Indiana. *

American Automobile and Power Company The American Automobile and Power Company was an American Brass Era car manufacturer, incorporated in Sanford, Maine, in 1903.Kimes, Beverly Rae. ''The Standard Catalog of American Cars, 1805–1942'' (Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 1989) ...

(1904–1905)
Populaire model * American Automobile Co. (1899–1901)
Based in New York * American Cyclecar Co. (1914) * American Austin (1929–1941)
Renamed to 'American Bantam' in 1935 * American Beauty (1918–1920)Clymer, p. 170. * American Electric (1913–1914)
Based in Michigan * American Electric Vehicle Co. (1896–1902)
Based in Chicago * American Locomotive Automobile Company (1908–1913)
Also known as Alco * American Metal Wheel & Auto Co (1907)
Juvenile model * American Mors (1906–1909) *

American Motor Car Company The American Motor Car Company was a short-lived company in the automotive industry founded in 1906, lasting until 1913. It was based in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The American Motor Car Company pioneered the "underslung" design. ...

(1906–1914) * American Motor Carriage Co. (1902–1904) * American Motor Vehicle Co. (1916–1920)

Junior Junior or Juniors may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * ''Junior'' (Junior Mance album), 1959 * ''Junior'' (Röyksopp album), 2009 * ''Junior'' (Kaki King album), 2010 * ''Junior'' (LaFontaines album), 2019 Films * ''Junior'' (1994 ...

model *

American Motors American Motors Corporation (AMC; commonly referred to as American Motors) was an American automobile manufacturing company formed by the merger of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson Motor Car Company on May 1, 1954. At the time, it was the ...

(1954–1987)
Also known as AMC * American Motors Co. (1906–1924)
Balanced Six model. Based in New Jersey * American Motors Incorporated (1917–1922)

Amco The Amco was an American automobile manufactured primarily for the export market, designed by D.M. Eller and built by American Motors, Inc. of New York City from 1917 to 1922. Between 1919 and 1920 the company produced cars that had left- or ...

model. Based in New York * American Power Carriage (1899–1900) *

American Simplex Billed as "a motor-car symphony", the American Simplex was an American automobile manufactured in Mishawaka, Indiana, United States, from 1906 to 1915 by the Simplex Motor Car Company; the company shortened its product's name to Amplex in 1910 t ...

(1906–1913)
Renamed to Amplex in 1910 * American Steam Automobile Co. (1924–1931)
Based in Massachusetts * American Steam Truck Co. (1922–1924)
Based in Illinois * American Voiturette (1913–1914)
Car-Nation models * American Waltham (1898–1899) * American Wheelock * Ames, F.A. Co. (1910–1922)
Renamed to 'Ames Body Corporation' in 1915 * Ams-Sterling (1917) * Anchor Buggy & Carriage Co. (1910–1911) * Anderson Automobile Co. (1916–1925) * Anderson Carriage Manufacturing Co. (1907–1910)Kimes, p. 47 * Anderson Machine Co. (1906) * Anger Engineering Company (1912–1915)
Also known as A.E.C. * Angus (1907–1910)
Fuller model * Anheuser-Busch (1905)Clymer, pp. 170-171.
Built in St. Louis by the beer company * Anhut (1909–1910) *

Ansted The Ansted was an American automobile; successor to the Lexington and the Ansted-Lexington, it was manufactured from 1926 to 1927. Following the sale of the Lexington plant in Connersville, Indiana Connersville is a city in Fayette Cou ...

(1926–1927) *

Ansted-Lexington The Ansted-Lexington, also known as the Ansted, was an American automobile manufactured in 1922. The Ansted-Lexington was a custom-designed Lexington Lexington may refer to: Places England * Laxton, Nottinghamshire, formerly Lexington Canad ...

(1922) * Anthony (1899–1900) *

Apperson The Apperson was a brand of American automobile manufactured from 1901 to 1926 in Kokomo, Indiana. Company history The company was founded by the brothers Edgar and Elmer Apperson shortly after they left Haynes-Apperson; for a time they con ...

(1902–1926) * Apple Automobile Company (1917–1918) * Arabian (1915–1917) * ArBenz (1911–1918) * Ardsley Motor Car Co. (1905–1906) * Argo Electric Vehicle Co. (1912–1916)
Based in Saginaw, Michigan. * Argo Motor Co. (1914–1916)
Based in Jackson, Michigan. * Ariel Company (1905–1907) * Aristos * Armstrong Electric (1885–1902) * Arnolt, S.H. Inc. (1953–1954) * Artzberger (1904) * Atlas Automobile Co. (1906–1907)
Based in Pittsburgh * Atlas Motor Car Co. (1907–1913)
Based in Massachusetts. Renamed to 'Atlas-Knight' in 1912. * Auburn Automobile Co. (1900–1936)
Based in Indiana * Auburn Motor Chassis (1912–1915)Kimes, p. 74 * Aultman (1901) * Aurora Automobile Co. (1905–1906)
Formerly 'Aurora Carriage Top Company' * Aurora Automatic Machinery Co. (1907–1909) * Austen *

Austin Automobile Company The Austin was a brass era American automobile manufactured in Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1901 to 1921. The company, founded by James E. Austin and his son Walter Austin, built large, expensive and powerful touring cars with an unusual double ...

(1901–1921) * Auto-Bug (1909–1910) * Auto Cub (1956) * Auto Cycle (1906–1907) * Auto Dynamic (1900–1902) * Autoette Electric Car Co. (1948–1970) * Automatic Transportation Co. (1921) * Automobile Fore Carriage (1900) * Automobile Voiturette * Automotor (1901–1904) * Autoparts Manufacturing Co. (1910)
King-Remick model * Auto Tricar (1914) * Auto Vehicle * Avanti Motor Co. (1963–2007) *

Avery Company The Avery Company, founded by Robert Hanneman Avery, was an American farm tractor manufacturer famed for its undermounted engine which resembled a railroad engine more than a conventional farm steam engine. Avery founded the farm implement busine ...

(1891-1928) Tractor, truck and car manufacturer

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* Babcock, H.H. Company (1909–1913) * Babcok Electric Carriage Co. (1906–1912) * Baby Moose (1914) * Bachelle Electric (1900–1903) * Bacon (1901, 1919–1920) *

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(1910–1911)
Based in Wisconsin * Bailey (1907–1910) *

Baker Electric Baker Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of Brass Era electric automobiles in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1899 to 1914. History The first Baker vehicle was a two seater with a selling price of US$850. One was sold to Thomas Edi ...

(1899–1916)Clymer, pp. 190, 205.
Based in Cleveland * Balboa (1924–1925) * Baldner (1900–1903) * Baldwin (1899–1901) * Ball Steam (1868, 1902) * Balzer (1894–1900) * Banker (1905) * Bantam (1914)
Distinct from

American Bantam The American Bantam Car Company was an American automobile manufacturing company incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania. American Bantam is credited with the invention of the Original Jeep in 1940. The company's founders, Roy Evans and Willia ...

* Barbarino (1923–1925) * Barley Motor Car Co. (1916–1929) * Barrows Electric (1895–1899) * Bates Automobile Company (1904–1905) * Bauer (1914–1916) * Bay State (1907–1908) * Bean-Chamberlain Manufacturing Co. (1901–1902)

Hudson Hudson may refer to: People * Hudson (given name) * Hudson (surname) * Henry Hudson, English explorer * Hudson (footballer, born 1986), Hudson Fernando Tobias de Carvalho, Brazilian football right-back * Hudson (footballer, born 1988), Hudso ...

model * Beardsley (1914–1917) *

Beechcraft Beechcraft is an American brand of civil aviation and military aircraft owned by Textron Aviation since 2014, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. Originally, it was a brand of Beech Aircraft Corporation, an American manufacturer of general avi ...

(1946) * Beggs (1919–1923) * Belden (1907–1911) *

Bell Motor Car Company Bell Motor Cars Company was an American automobile company, based in York, Pennsylvania, York, Pennsylvania. They were also built under license in Barrie, Ontario. Unrelated cars named Bell were built in England (1905-1914) and France (1923-1 ...

(1916–1922)
Based in Pennsylvania * Belmont Electric Auto Co. (1909–1910) * Belmont (1916) * Bendix (1908–1909) * Benham Manufacturing Co. (1914) * Ben Hur (1917–1918)
Based in Cleveland * Benner (1909) *

Berg Berg may refer to: People *Berg (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Berg Ng (born 1960), Hong Kong actor * Berg (footballer) (born 1989), Brazilian footballer Former states * Berg (state), county and duchy of the Hol ...

(1903–1905)
Based in Cleveland * Bergdoll (1910–1913) * Berwick Auto Car Co. (1904) * Berkshire (1905–1912) * Berliet * Bertolet (1908–1910) * Bethlehem * Beverly (1904) *

Bi-Autogo The Bi-Autogo was a prototype United States, American cyclecar, built from 1908 to 1912. Designed and built by Detroit artist & engineer James Scripps Booth,Clymer, p.115. it had the usual two wheels (wooden-spoked, ), plus two pairs of smaller, r ...

(1908–1912) * Biddle (1915–1922) * Beisel Motorette Company (1914) * Bimel (1916–1917) *

Binghamton Electric The Binghamton Electric was an American automobile manufactured only in 1920. An electric car from Binghamton, New York, the car was made probably as a prototype, by the Binghamton Electric Truck Co., located at 250, Main street. Not more than ...

(1920) * Binney & Burnham (1901–1902) * Birch Motor Cars (1916–1923) *

Birmingham Motors Birmingham Motors was a United States based automobile company. Organized in 1920, it was tentatively in business only from 1921 through 1923. The Birmingham offered a number of unusual features, including a type of swing axle suspension and exte ...

(1921–1923) *

Black Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white ...

(1893, 1896–1900) *

Black Motor Company The Black was a brass era United States automobile, built at 124 East Ohio Street, Chicago, Illinois, in 1906. It was a high wheeler buggy priced at a surprisingly low US$375-$450, when Gale's Model A was US$500, the high-volume Oldsmobile Ru ...

(1908–1910) Renamed to 'Black-Crow' in 1909 * Blackhawk (1903) *

Blackhawk Black Hawk and Blackhawk may refer to: Animals * Black Hawk (horse), a Morgan horse that lived from 1833 to 1856 * Common black hawk, ''Buteogallus anthracinus'' * Cuban black hawk, ''Buteogallus gundlachii'' * Great black hawk, ''Buteogallus uru ...

(1929–1930) *

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(1906) * B.L.M. (1906–1907) * Blomstrom (C.H.) Motor Co. (1902–1903) * Blomstrom Manufacturing Co. (1907–1908)

Gyroscope A gyroscope (from Ancient Greek γῦρος ''gŷros'', "round" and σκοπέω ''skopéō'', "to look") is a device used for measuring or maintaining orientation and angular velocity. It is a spinning wheel or disc in which the axis of rota ...

model, based in Michigan. * Blood Brothers Auto and Machine Company (1902–1906) * BMC (1952)
Distinct from the British brand * Boardman (1946) * Bobbi-Kar (1945–1947) * Boisselot (1901) * Borbein Electric (1900, 1904–1909) * Borland Electric (1910–1916) * Boss Steam Car (1897–1909)Clymer, p. 23. * Boston-Amesbury (1902–1903) * Boston High Wheel (1907) * Bour-Davis Co. (1915–1922) * Bournonville * Bowman Motor Car Company (1921–1922) * Bramwell (1904–1905) * Bramwell-Robinson (1899–1902) * Brasie (1914–1916) * Brazier (1902–1903) * Brecht (1901–1903) * Brennan (1902–1908) * Brew-Hatcher (1904–1905) * Brewster & Co. (1915–1925, 1934–1937) * Briggs and Stratton (1919–1923)

Smith Flyer The Smith Flyer was an American automobile manufactured by the A.O. Smith Company in Milwaukee from 1915 until about 1919 when the manufacturing rights were sold to Briggs & Stratton and it was renamed to Briggs & Stratton Flyer. History T ...

model * Briggs-Detroiter Motor Car Co. (1912–1917) * Brightwood * Briscoe Motor Co. (1913–1923) * Bristol (1903–1904) * Broc Electric (1909–1916)
Based in Cleveland *

Brogan Brogan or O'Brogan, is a surname originating in Ireland, anglicized from the original Ó Brógáin. The form McBrogan, is also present sharing the meaning of O'Brogan, essentially "son of Brogan." The name can be traced back to ancient King Breo ...

(1946–1950) * Brook (1920–1921) * Brooks Steamer (1927) * Brown (1914) * Brownie (1916)Clymer, p. 206. * Browniekar (1908–1911) *

Brush Motor Car Company Brush Motor Car Company (1907-1909), later the Brush Runabout Company (1909-1913), was based in Highland Park, Michigan. History The company was founded by Alanson Partridge Brush (February 10, 1878, Michigan – March 6, 1952, Michigan). He ...

(1907–1912) * Bryan Steam Car (1918–1923) * Buckeye (1895)
Based in Indiana * Buckmobile (1903–1905) * Buffalo Automobile and Auto-Bi Company (1900–1902) * Buffalo Electric (1912–1915) * Buffum (1901–1907) * Buggy Car Company (1908–1909) * Bugmobile (1907–1909)Clymer, p. 178.
Based in Chicago * Burdick (1909) * Burg (1910–1913) * Burns (1908–1912) * Burrows (1914–1915) * Burtt Manufacturing Co. (1902–1906)

Cannon A cannon is a large- caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder ("black powder") was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder ...

model *

Bush Bush commonly refers to: * Shrub, a small or medium woody plant Bush, Bushes, or the bush may also refer to: People * Bush (surname), including any of several people with that name **Bush family, a prominent American family that includes: *** ...

(1916–1924)

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* C-A-C (1914–1915) * Cady Automobile Company (1899) *

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

(1900–1902, 1910) * Caloric (1903–1904) * Camelot Motors (1981) * Cameron (1903–1920)Clymer, pp. 23, 206. One of three companies by this name. *

Campbell Campbell may refer to: People Surname * Campbell (surname), includes a list of people with surname Campbell Given name * Campbell Brown (footballer), an Australian rules footballer * Campbell Brown (journalist) (born 1968), American television ne ...

(1918–1919) *

Canda Canda is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italy, Italian region Veneto, located about 80 km southwest of Venice and about west of Rovigo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 958 and an area of .All dem ...

(1900–1902) *

(1902–1906) * Cantono Electric (1904–1907) *

Car de Luxe The Car de Luxe was an American automobile manufactured from 1906 until 1910. A sister marque to the Queen, the Car de Luxe had overhead valves which were operated by one rocker per cylinder. The 40/50 hp, 6755 cc car was actuated by a ...

(1906–1910) *

Carbon Motors Corporation The Carbon Motors Corporation was an American automobile manufacturer headquartered in Connersville, Indiana, United States. Formed in 2003, Carbon Motors was notable for designing the Carbon Motors E7, a purpose-built police car. After a governm ...

(2003–2013) * Cardway (1923–1924) * Carhart (1871) * Carhartt Automobile Company (1910–1912) * Carlson (1904) * Carrol * Carroll (1908)
Distinct from ''Carrol'' * Carroll Six (1921–1922) * Carter Twin-Engine (1907–1908) *

Cartercar The Cartercar was an American automobile manufactured in 1905 in Jackson, Michigan, in 1906 in Detroit, and from 1907 to 1915 in Pontiac, Michigan. History After leaving the Jackson Automobile Company due to a disagreement with his busin ...

(1905–1916) * Carthage (1914–1915) * Case (1911–1927)Clymer, p. 153.
Based in Wisconsin * C.B (1917–1918) * Ceco (1914–1915)
Based in Chicago * Centaur (1902–1903) * Central (1905–1906) *

Century A century is a period of 100 years. Centuries are numbered ordinally in English and many other languages. The word ''century'' comes from the Latin ''centum'', meaning ''one hundred''. ''Century'' is sometimes abbreviated as c. A centennial or ...

(1900–1903)
'Tourist' model * Century Motor Company (1911–1915)
Renamed to 'Century Electric Car Company' in 1915 * Century Steamer (1906) * Cornish-Friedberg Motor Car Co (1907–1909) * Chadwick Engineering Works (1904–1916, 1960) * Chalfant (1905–1912) * Chalmers-Detroit (1908–1914)
Renamed to Chalmers in 1911 * Champion (1916) * Chandler (1913–1929) * Chapman Electric (1899–1901) *

Charles Abresch Company The Charles Abresch Company was a carriage and wagon factory and an automotive, commercial vehicle and body manufacturer based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Brand names were Abresch and, for trucks, the Abresch-Cramer Auto Truck Company. The company ...

(1899–circa 1965) *

Chase Chase or CHASE may refer to: Businesses * Chase Bank, a national bank based in New York City, New York * Chase Aircraft (1943–1954), a defunct American aircraft manufacturing company * Chase Coaches, a defunct bus operator in England * Chase Co ...

(1907–1912) *

Checker Motors Corporation Checker Motors Corporation was a Kalamazoo, Michigan, vehicle manufacturer and tier-one subcontractor that manufactured taxicabs used by Checker Taxi. Morris Markin established the company in 1922, initially named the Checker Cab Manufacturing ...

(1922–1982) * Chelsea (1914) * Chicago (1902) * Chicago Electric (1899–1901) *

Chicago Motor Buggy The Black was an American brass era automobile, built at 124 East Ohio Street, Chicago, Illinois, in 1906. It was a high wheeler buggy priced at a US$375-$450, when Gale's Model A was $500, the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout went for $650, an ...

(1908) * Chicago Recording Scale Co (1906–1907)

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model * Chicago Steam Car (1905–1907) * Chief (1908) * Christie (1904–1910) * Christman (1901–1905, 1907) * Church-Field (1912–1913) * Church Manufacturing Co (1903–1904)
Lenawee model * Cincinnati Steamer (1903–1904) * CinO (1910–1913) *

Citicar The CitiCar is an electric car produced from 1974 to 1977 by Sebring, Florida–based Sebring-Vanguard, Inc. After being bought out by Commuter Vehicles, Inc, Sebring-Vanguard produced the similar Comuta-Car and Comuta-Van from 1979 to 1982. Si ...

(1974–1976) * Clark (1901) * Clark Electric (1903–1905) * Clark & Company (1903–1904)

Clarkmobile Clarkmobile was an automobile first built in 1902 by Frank Clark of Clark & Company in Lansing, Michigan. The first model became available in 1903. A newspaper article referred to the automobile as the 'Unbreakable Clarkmobile' and showed it sur ...

model * Classic (1916–1917, 1920) * Cleburne *

Clénet Coachworks Clénet was a manufacturer of Neoclassic automobiles with old retro styling, mixed with modern technology. Each limited-production model was conceived, designed, and produced by a small team in Santa Barbara County, California, in the 1970s an ...

(1975–1980) * Clermont * Cleveland (1902–1904)
Built in Cleveland *

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

(1905–1909) * Cleveland (1914) * Cleveland (1919–1926) * Climber (1919–1924) * Clinton E. Woods Electric (1897–1901) *

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(1956) * Clough Steamer (1869) * Cloughley (1896–1903) * Club Car (1910–1911) * Clyde Special * Clymer (1908)
Based in Missouri * Coates-Goshen (1908–1910) *

Coats Steam Car The Coats Steamer was an American steam automobile promotion by George A. Coats. Models A corporation was formed and perhaps two prototypes were assembled. Five incrementally different designs were described. The first was by a "Norwegian engin ...

(1921–1923) * Coda (2009–2013) * Coey-Mitchell Automobile Company (1913–1917) * Coggswell (1910–1911) * Colburn (1906–1911)
Based in Denver * ColbyDenver (1911–1914) *

Cole Motor Car Company The Cole Motor Car Company was an early automobile maker based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Cole automobiles were built from 1908 until 1925. They were quality-built luxury cars. The make is a pioneer of the V-8 engine. Early years Joseph J. ...

(1909–1925)
Based in Indianapolis * Colonial Motors Corporation (1921–1922) * Colonial Electric Car Company (1912) *

Colt Colt(s) or COLT may refer to: *Colt (horse), an intact (uncastrated) male horse under four years of age People * Colt (given name) *Colt (surname) Places *Colt, Arkansas, United States *Colt, Louisiana, an unincorporated community, United States ...

(1907)Clymer, p. 63.
Based in New York * Columbia (1897–1913) * Columbian Electric *

Columbia Motors Columbia Motors was a Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, United States based automobile manufacturer that produced automobiles from 1916 to 1924. Columbia Motors was incorporated in 1916, with John George Bayerline as company president and William ...

(1916–1924) * Columbian Electric (1914–1917)
Distinct from 'Columbia Electric' * Columbus Buggy Company (1907–1908) * Columbus Electric (1903–1915)
Based in Ohio * Comet (1917–1922)
Based in Illinois * Comet (1946–1951) * Commerce (1907–1908) * Commercial Motor Truck Company
Based in Ohio * Commodore Motors Corporation (1921–1922) * Commonwealth (1917–1922) * Commuter Cars (1998) * Comuta-Car (1979–1982) * Conrad (1900–1903) *

Continental Continental may refer to: Places * Continent, the major landmasses of Earth * Continental, Arizona, a small community in Pima County, Arizona, US * Continental, Ohio, a small town in Putnam County, US Arts and entertainment * ''Continental'' ( ...

(1907–1908) * Continental (1914)
Based in Minneapolis and Chicago *

(1933–1934) *

(1956–1957) *

Corbin Corbin may refer to: People * Corbin (given name) * Corbin (surname) * Corbin (musician), American singer Buildings * Corbin Building, a historic building located at 192 Broadway in New York, US * Corbin Cabin, a log structure in Shenandoah ...

(1904–1912) *

(1999–2003) *

Corbitt Corbitt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Claude Corbitt (1915–1978), American baseball player * Don Corbitt (1924–1993), American football player * Gregory Corbitt (born 1971), Australian field hockey player * Helen Corb ...

(1907–1914) *

Cord Cord or CORD may refer to: People * Alex Cord (1933–2021), American actor and writer * Chris Cord (born 1940), American racing driver * Errett Lobban Cord (1894–1974) American industrialist * Ronnie Cord (1943–1986), Brazilian singer * Co ...

(1929–1932,1936–1937) * Corinthian (1922–1923) * Cornelian (1914–1915) * Cornish-Friedberg * Correja (1909–1914) * Corwin (1905–1906)

Gas-au-lec The Gas-au-lec was an American automobile manufactured by Corwin Manufacturing Company of Peabody, Massachusetts. During 1905 and 1906, Corwin produced this five-place side-entrance tourer with a copper-jacketed four-cylinder four-cycle gasolin ...

model * Cosmopolitan (1907–1910)
Distinct from the Nash Cosmopolitan * Cotta Steam (1901–1903) * Country Club (1903–1904) *

Courier A courier is a person or organisation that delivers a message, package or letter from one place or person to another place or person. Typically, a courier provides their courier service on a commercial contract basis; however, some couriers are ...

(1904–1905) *

(1909–1911) *

Courier Car Co The Courier Car Co. was an automobile manufacturer formed in 1909 by the Stoddard-Dayton Company in Dayton, Ohio, to produce smaller, lighter and lower-priced models than the luxury automobiles produced by Stoddard Dayton. Its advertisements wer ...

(1912)
'Clermont' model *

Covert Secrecy is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret. Secrecy is often controvers ...

(1902–1907) * Coyote Special (1909–1910) * C.R. Patterson and Sons (1915–1939), maker of the Patterson-Greenfield automobile and later buses and trucks.Clymer, p. 209. * Craig-Toledo (1907) * Crane (1912–1920)
Renamed to Crane-Simplex in 1915 * Crane & Breed (1912–1917) *

Crawford Crawford may refer to: Places Canada * Crawford Bay Airport, British Columbia * Crawford Lake Conservation Area, Ontario United Kingdom * Crawford, Lancashire, a small village near Rainford, Merseyside, England * Crawford, South Lanarkshire, a ...

(1904–1923) * Crescent (1913–1914) * Crestmobile (1901–1905) * Cricket Cyclecar Company (1913–1914) * Criterion * Crompton (1902–1905) *

Crosley Crosley was a small, independent American manufacturer of subcompact cars, bordering on microcars. At first called the Crosley Corporation and later Crosley Motors Incorporated, the Cincinnati, Ohio, firm was active from 1939 to 1952, inter ...

(1939–1952) * Crouch (1894–1900) * Crow-Elkhart (1911–1923) * Crowdus Electric (1899–1902) *

Crown A crown is a traditional form of head adornment, or hat, worn by monarchs as a symbol of their power and dignity. A crown is often, by extension, a symbol of the monarch's government or items endorsed by it. The word itself is used, partic ...

(1905–1907) * Crowther (1915–1917)
Renamed to 'Crowther-Duryea' in 1917 * Croxton-Keeton (1909–1914)
Renamed to 'Croxton' in 1911 * Cruiser (1917–1919) * Culver (1905) *

Cunningham Cunningham is a surname of Scottish origin, see Clan Cunningham. Notable people sharing this surname A–C * Aaron Cunningham (born 1986), American baseball player *Abe Cunningham, American drummer * Adrian Cunningham (born 1960), Australian ...

(1907–1936) * Cunningham Sports Cars (1951–1955) * Clark-Carter Automobile Co (1909–1912)
Renamed to Cutting Motor Car Company in 1911 * C.V.I. Motor Car Co (1907–1908)

D

* Detroit Air-Cooled Car Company (1922–1923) * Dagmar (1922–1927) * Dale (1974) * Daniels (1916–1924) * Dan Patch (1910–1911) * Darby Motor Car Company (1909–1910) * Darling (1901–1902)Clymer, pp. 5, 206. * Darrin (1946, 1955–1958) * Davenport (1902) *

Davis Davis may refer to: Places Antarctica * Mount Davis (Antarctica) * Davis Island (Palmer Archipelago) * Davis Valley, Queen Elizabeth Land Canada * Davis, Saskatchewan, an unincorporated community * Davis Strait, between Nunavut and Gre ...

(1908–1929) * Davis Cyclecar Company (1914) *

(1947–1949) * Davis Steam Car (1921) * Davis Totem (1921–1922) * Dawson (1904) * Dawson Auto-Mobile (1899–1901) * Day Automobile Company (1911–1914) *

Dayton Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Da ...

(1914) * Dayton Electric (1911–1915) *

Deal A deal, or deals may refer to: Places United States * Deal, New Jersey, a borough * Deal, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Deal Lake, New Jersey Elsewhere * Deal Island (Tasmania), Australia * Deal, Kent, a town in England * Deal, ...

(1905–1911) * Decatur (1910–1911) * Decatur (1914–1915) * Decker (1902–1903) * Deere-Clark (1906; Deere 1907) * Deering Magnetic (1918–1919) * De La Vergne (1895–1896) * Delling (1924–1927) * Delmore (1921–1923) *

DeLorean Motor Company The DeLorean Motor Company (DMC) was an American automobile manufacturer formed by automobile industry executive John DeLorean in 1975. It is remembered for the one model it produced—the stainless steel DeLorean sports car featuring gull- ...

(1975–1982) * De Luxe Motor Car Company (1906–1908) * De Mars Electric (1905–1906; Blakeslee Electric 1906; Williams Electric 1906–1907; Byrider Electric 1907–1910) * DeMot or DeMotCar (1910–1911) * De Motte (1904) * Denneed (1916) * Derain (1908–1911) * Desberon (1901–1904) *

De Schaum The De Schaum was an American automobile manufactured in Buffalo, New York from 1908 to 1909. The company offered a 7 hp High wheeler called the De Shaum and Seven Little Buffaloes. History William A. De Shaum was William A Shaum with a ...

(1908–1909) * Des Moines (1902) * De Soto Motor Car Company (1913–1914) * DeSoto (1928–1961) * De Tamble (1908–1913) *

Detroit Automobile Company The Detroit Automobile Company (DAC) was an early American automobile manufacturer founded on August 5, 1899, in Detroit, Michigan. It was the first venture of its kind in Detroit. Automotive mechanic Henry Ford attracted the financial backing ...

(1899–1901) * Detroit Automobile Manufacturing Company (1905) * Detroit Auto Vehicle Company (1904–1908) * Detroit Cyclecar Company (1913–1914) * Detroit-Dearborn Motor Car Company (1910–1911) *

Detroit Electric The Detroit Electric was an electric car produced by the Anderson Electric Car Company in Detroit, Michigan. The company built 13,000 electric cars from 1907 to 1939. The marque was revived in 2008 by Albert Lam, former Group CEO of the Lotus En ...

(1907–1939) * Detroiter (1912–1917) * Detroit-Oxford Motor Car Company (1905–1906) * Detroit-Speedster (1913–1914; Saginaw Speedster 1914) *

Detroit Steam Motors Corporation {{Short description, Automobile company The Detroit Steam Motors Corporation of Detroit, Michigan, U.S., is a defunct American steam car motor car manufacturer. The Detroit Steam Motors Corporation introduced its first steam cars, called Trask-Detr ...

(1922) * De Vaux-Hall Motors Company (1931–1932; Continental-De Vaux 1932) *

De Vaux Continental The Continental De Vaux was an automobile produced by the ''Continental-De Vaux Company'' in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In April 1931, De Vaux-Hall Motors started production of an automobile based on the defunct Durant (automobile). Norman de vaux ...

(1932–1934) * DeWitt (1909–1910) * Dewabout (1900–1901) * Dey Electric (1917–1919) * Dey Griswold (1895–1898) * Diamond (1914–1915) *

Diamond T The Diamond T Company was an American automobile and truck manufacturer. They produced commercial and military trucks. History The Diamond T Motor Car Company was founded in Chicago in 1905 by C. A. Tilt. Reportedly, the company name was creat ...

(1905–1967) * Diana (1925–1928) * Dile (1914–1917) * Dingfelder Motor Company (1903) * Disbrow (1917–1918) * Dispatch (1910) * Dixie (1908–1910) * Dixie (1916) * Dixie Flyer (1916–1923) *

Doble steam car The Doble steam car was an American steam car maker from 1909 to 1931. Its latter models of steam car, with fast-firing boiler and electric start, were considered the pinnacle of steam car development. The term "Doble steam car" comprises any o ...

(1914–1918, 1922–1931) * Dodge (A.M.) Company (1914–1915) * Dodgeson Motors (1926) *

DODO The dodo (''Raphus cucullatus'') is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius, which is east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The dodo's closest genetic relative was the also-extinct Rodrigues solitaire. The ...

(1912) * Dolson (J.L.) & Sons (1904–1907) *

Dorris Motors Corporation The Dorris Motor Car Company was founded by George Preston Dorris in 1906. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Dorris had built an experimental gasoline car circa 1896–1897 in his family's bicycle shop. He relocated to St. Louis, Missouri, where he ...

(1906–1926) *

Dort Motor Car Company The Dort Motor Car Company of Flint, Michigan, built automobiles from 1915 to 1924. In 1886, William Crapo "Billy" Durant and Josiah Dallas ("Dallas") Dort, as equal partners, established the Flint Road-Cart Company, later named the Durant ...

(1915–1924) * Douglas (1918–1919) * Downing Motor Company (1913–1915) * Dragon Automobile Company (1906–1908) * Drake (1921–1922) * Drexel (1916–1917) *

Driggs-Seabury Driggs-Seabury Ordnance Company was founded in 1897 by William H. Driggs and Samuel Seabury, both US Navy officers, in partnership with William's brother Louis Labadie "L. L." Driggs, originally to produce guns for the US Army and US Navy design ...

(1915; Driggs 1921–1923) * Drummond (1916–1917) *

Dual-Ghia Dual-Ghia is a rare, short-lived, automobile make, produced in the United States between 1956 and 1958. The idea for a sporty limited production car came from Eugene Casaroll, who controlled specialized vehicle builder Dual-Motors Corporation ba ...

(1956–1958) * Duck (

Jackson Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Qu ...

model)Clymer, p. 5. * Dudly Tool Company (1913–1915) * Dudgeon Steam (1857, 1866) * Duer (1907–1910) *

Duesenberg Duesenberg Automobile and Motors Company, Inc. was an American race car, racing and luxury car, luxury automobile manufacturer founded in Indianapolis, Indiana, by brothers Fred Duesenberg, Fred and August Duesenberg in 1920. The company is ...

(1920–1937) * Dumont * Dunn (1916–1918) * Duplex (1908–1909) * Du Pont (1919–1931) * Duquesne (1904–1906) *

Durant Motors Durant Motors Inc. was established in 1921 by former General Motors CEO William "Billy" Durant following his termination by the GM board of directors and the New York bankers who financed GM. Corporate relationships Durant Motors attempted t ...

(1921–1931) * Durocar (1906–1911) *

Duryea Duryea may refer to: * Duryea (surname) *Duryea Motor Wagon Company The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, established in 1895 in Springfield, Massachusetts, was the first American firm to build gasoline automobiles. History Founded by Charles Duryea ...

(1893–1917) * Dyke (or St Louis) (1899–1901; Dyke-Britton 1904) *

Dymaxion Dymaxion is a term coined by architect and inventor Buckminster Fuller and associated with much of his work—prominently his Dymaxion house and Dymaxion car. Dymaxion, a portmanteau of the words ''dynamic'', ''maximum'', and ''tension''; ...

(1933)

E

* Eagle (1905–1909) *

Eagle Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just ...

(1988–1998) * Eagle Electric (1915–1916) * Eagle Rotary (1914–1915; Eagle-Macomber 1916–1918) * Earl Motors Incorporated (1907–1908) *

Earl Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...

(1921–1923) * Eastman (1898–1900) * Eastman (1901–1902) * Eaton Electric (1898–1900) * Eck * Eclipse Steam (1900–1903) * Economy (1916–1919; Economy-Vogue 1920; Vogue 1921–1922) * Eddy Electric (1900–1901) *

Edsel Edsel is a discontinued division and brand of automobiles that was marketed by the Ford Motor Company from the 1958 to the 1960 model years. Deriving its name from Edsel Ford, son of company founder Henry Ford, Edsels were developed in an effor ...

(1958–1960) * Edwards-Knight (1912–1913) * Edwards (1954–1955) * E.H.V. (see

Compound Compound may refer to: Architecture and built environments * Compound (enclosure), a cluster of buildings having a shared purpose, usually inside a fence or wall ** Compound (fortification), a version of the above fortified with defensive struc ...

) * Eichstaedt (1898–1902) * Eisenhuth (1904–1908)
'Compound' model * Elberg * Elberon ( Columbia model) * Elbert (1914–1915) *

Elcar The Elcar was an American automobile manufactured from 1915 until 1931. The car was produced by the Elkhart Carriage Company, owned by William and George Pratt, of Elkhart, Indiana, which had been in business for over 30 years before producing i ...

(1915–1931) * Elco (1915–1917) * Eldredge (1903–1906) * Electra (1914–1915) * Electric Vehicle (1897–1907) * Electronomic * Elgin (1916–1924) * Elite * Elite (1901–1902) * Elkhart (see Crow-Elkhart or Komet)Clymer, p. 207. * Elliott (1897–1899) * Ellis * Ellsworth (1907) * Elmore (1893–1912) * El Morocco (1956–1957) * Emancipator (1909) * Emerson (1917)Clymer, pp. 170–171, 207. * E-M-F (1909–1912)
'Wayne' model *

Empire An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...

(1901–1902) *

(1910–1919) * Empire Steam Car (1925–1927) * Empire Steamer (1899–1902) * Empire Steamer (1904) * Endurance Steam Car (1922–1924) * Enger (1909–1917) * Engler (W.B.) Cyclecar Company (1914–1915) * Entz (1914) * Erie (1899–1902) *

Erskine Erskine (, sco, Erskin, gd, Arasgain) is a town in the council area of Renfrewshire, and historic county of the same name, situated in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on the southern bank of the River Clyde, providing the l ...

(1927–1930) * Eshelman (1953–1961) * Essex (1906) * Essex Motor Company (1919–1932) * Etnyre (1910–1911) * Euclid (1908) *

Eureka Eureka (often abbreviated as E!, or Σ!) is an intergovernmental organisation for research and development funding and coordination. Eureka is an open platform for international cooperation in innovation. Organisations and companies applying th ...

(1900) *

(1907–1909) * Evansville *

Everitt The Everitt was an American automobile manufactured from 1909 until 1912 by the Metzger Motor Car Company in Detroit. History This company was founded by B F Everitt and W E Metzger with money they received from Studebaker when leaving the E- ...

(1909–1912) * Everybody's (1907–1909) * Ewing (1908–1910) *

Excalibur Excalibur () is the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes also attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain. It was associated with the Arthurian legend very early on. Excalibur and the Sword in th ...

(1965–1997) *

Excel ExCeL London (an abbreviation for Exhibition Centre London) is an exhibition centre, international convention centre and former hospital in the Custom House area of Newham, East London. It is situated on a site on the northern quay of the ...

(1914)

F

* Fageol (1900, 1917) *

Fal-Car The Fal-Car, originally known as A Car Without A Name, was an American automobile manufactured from 1909 until 1914 by a company that identified itself in advertisements only as ''Department C, 19 North May Street, Chicago''. The address had pre ...

(1909–1914)
Also known as F.A.L. * Falcon Engineering Company (1907–1909)
Unrelated to

Ford Falcon Ford Falcon is an automobile nameplate applied to several vehicles worldwide. * Ford Falcon (North America), an automobile produced by Ford from 1960 to 1970. * Ford Falcon (Argentina), a car built by Ford Argentina from 1962 until 1991. * Fo ...

* Falcon-Knight (1927–1929) * Famous (1908–1909) * Fanning (1901–1903) * Farmack (1915–1916) * Farner (1922–1923) *

Faulkner-Blanchard The Faulkner-Blanchard was a brass era automobile manufactured in Detroit, Michigan by the Faulkner-Blanchard Motor Car Company in 1910. A prototype was made in mid-1910. The vehicle was offered as a five-seater touring car Touring car an ...

(1910) * Federal (1907–1909) * Federal Steam (1901–1902) * Fenton (1913–1914)
Unrelated to Fenton Headers * Ferris (1920–1922) * Fey Touring (1897–1906) *

Fiberfab Fiberfab was an American automotive manufacturer established in 1964. Starting with accessories and body parts, they progressed to making kit cars and fully assembled automobiles. They became one of the longest lasting kit car manufacturers. C ...

(1964–1983) * Fidelia (1913–1914) * Field (1886, 1905) * Fina-Sport (1953–1954) * Firestone-Columbus (1909–1915) * Fischer-Detroit (1914) * Fisher (1901–1905) *

Fisker Automotive Fisker Automotive was an American company known for producing the Fisker Karma, which was one of the world's first production luxury plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. It debuted at the 2008 North American International Auto Show, and first ...

(2007–2014) * Flagler (1914)
Based in Michigan * Flanders 20 (1910–1912) * Flanders Manufacturing Company (1912–1914) *

Flanders Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, ...

(1913)
'Flanders Six' model * Flexbi (1904) *

Flint Flint, occasionally flintstone, is a sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as the variety of chert that occurs in chalk or marly limestone. Flint was widely used historically to make stone tools and start fir ...

(1923–1927) * Flyer Motor Car Company (1913–1914) * Forest (1905–1906) Organized in Boston.Kimes and Clark, ''Standard Catalog'', p. 574. * Forest City (1905)
Manufactured as the Jewell beginning in 1906. Organized in Cleveland, Ohio, & named for the city nickname. * Forsyth (circa 1896) Franklin, Minnesota; only a prototype built. * Forth (1905)
New York company, one of two of the same name, organized by Clarence Forth. No cars built. * Forth (1910-1911)
Mansfield, Ohio, company, one of two of the same name, organized by Clarence Forth. Only one prototype car assembled; went bankrupt late 1911. * Fort Pitt (1908–1910, 1911)
Organized in New Kensington, Pennsylvania; moved to Pittsburgh 1911. Always known as the Pittsburgh Six * Foster (1889,1901–1904) * Fostoria (1906–1907) * Fournier-Searchmont *

Fox Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush''). Twelve sp ...

(1921–1923) *

Franklin Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...

(1902–1934) * Frayer-Miller (1904–1910) * Frazer (1946–1951) * Frederickson (1914) * Fredonia (1902–1904) * Fremont (1920–1922) * Friedman Automobile Company (1900–1903) * Friend Motors Corporation (1920–1921) * Fritchle Electric (1905–1920) * Frontenac (1906–1913) *

Frontenac Motor Corporation Frontenac Motor Corporation was a joint venture of Louis Chevrolet, Indy 500 winner Joseph Boyer Jr., Indianapolis car dealer William Small, and Zenith Carburetor president Victor Heftler. Per articles of Incorporation on file in the Michigan Sta ...

(1921–1925) * Frontmobile (1917–1918) * F.R.P. (1914–1916) * F.S. (1911–1912) * Fuller (1908–1910) * F.W.D. (1910–1912)
Based in Wisconsin

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* Gabriel (1910–1912)Clymer, p. 190. Cars and trucks, built in

. *

Gaeth Gaeth was an American steam automobile manufactured in Cleveland, Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty ...

(1902–1911) *

Gale A gale is a strong wind; the word is typically used as a descriptor in nautical contexts. The U.S. National Weather Service defines a gale as sustained surface winds moving at a speed of between 34 and 47 knots (, or ).Gardner (1920–1931) * Garford (1908, 1911–1913) *

(1905–1906) *

Gaslight Gas lighting is the production of artificial light from combustion of a gaseous fuel, such as hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, propane, butane, acetylene, ethylene, coal gas (town gas) or natural gas. The light is produced either direct ...

(1960–circa 1961) * Gasmobile (1899–1902) * Gaylord Motor Car Company (1911–1913) * Gaylord (1955–1956) * Gearless (1907–1909) * Gearless Steamer * Gem Motor Car Company (1917–1919) * General (1902–1904) * General Electric (1891–1898, 1902–1903) * General Electric (1898–1900) *

General Motors Corporation The General Motors Company (GM) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the largest automaker in the United States and ...

(1908–2009) * Geneva (1901–1904) * German-American (1902–1903) *

Geo Geo- is a prefix derived from the Greek word ''γη'' or ''γαια'', meaning "earth", usually in the sense of "ground or land”. GEO or Geo may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''GEO'' (magazine), a popular scientific magazine ...

(1989–1997) *

Geronimo Geronimo ( apm, Goyaałé, , ; June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909) was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people. From 1850 to 1886, Geronimo joined with members of three other Central Apache ba ...

(1917–1920) * Ghent (1916–1918) * Gillette (1916) *

Gillig Gillig (formerly Gillig Brothers) is an American designer and manufacturer of buses. The company headquarters, along with its manufacturing operations, is located in Livermore, California (in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area) ...

(1890) * G.J.G. (1909–1914) *

Glasspar The Glasspar boat-building company was started in 1947 when Bill Tritt began building small fiberglass boat hulls in his Costa Mesa, California fiberglass shop. Origins Bill Tritt had a keen interest in boats and Automobile, cars before World War I ...

(1949–1953) * Gleason (1909–1913) *

Glide Glide may refer to: * Gliding flight, to fly without thrust Computing *Glide API, a 3D graphics interface *Glide OS, a web desktop *Glide (software), an instant video messenger *Glide, a molecular docking software by Schrödinger (company), Schr� ...

(1903–1920) * Globe Four (1921–1922) * Glover (1920–1921) * Golden Eagle (1906) *

Graham-Paige Graham-Paige was an American automobile manufacturer founded by brothers Joseph B. Graham (1882-1970), Robert C. Graham (1885-1967), and Ray A. Graham (1887-1932) in 1927. Automobile production ceased in 1940, and its automotive assets were acq ...

(1928–1930; Graham 1930–1941) * Gramm (1902) * Granite Falls * Grant (1913–1922) * Graves & Condon (1908–1910)) * Gray Motor Corporation (1922–1926) * Gray Light Car (1920) * Great Eagle (1910–1918) * Great Southern (1910–1914) * Great Western (1910–1916) * Greenleaf Cycle Company (1902) * Gregory (1920–1922) *

Greyhound The English Greyhound, or simply the Greyhound, is a breed of dog, a sighthound which has been bred for coursing, greyhound racing and hunting. Since the rise in large-scale adoption of retired racing Greyhounds, the breed has seen a resurgenc ...

(1914–1916) * Grinnell Electric Car Company (1910–1915) * Griswold Motor Car Company (1907) * Grout (1900–1912) * Gurley (1899–1901) * G.V (1907) *

(1908–1909)

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* Haase (1902–1904) * Hackett Motor Car Company (1916–1919) * H.A.L. (1916–1918) * Hall (1903–1904) * Hall (1914–1915) * Halladay (1905–1922) *

Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt ...

(1917) * Hamlin-Holmes (1919–1929; Hamlin 1930) * Hammer-Sommer (1902–1906)
Renamed to Hammer Motor Company for 1905–1906 * Handley Motors Incorporated (1921–1923; Handley 1923) * Hanger (1916)Clymer, p. 190. Truck maker, based in

. * Hanover (1921–1927) *

Hanson Hanson or Hansson may refer to: People * Hanson (surname) * Hansson (surname) * Hanson (wrestler), ringname of an American professional wrestler Musical groups * Hanson (band), an American pop rock band * Hanson (UK band), an English rock ...

(1918–1925) * Harding (1916–1917) * Hardy * Harper (1907–1908) * Harrie (1925) * Harris (1910) * Harrison Wagon Company (1905–1907; Harrison Motor Car Company 1907) * Harroun Motor Sales Corporation (1917–1922) * Harry S. Houpt Manufacturing Company: (See Houpt (1909); The "New Departure Manufacturing Company" (

Bristol, Connecticut Bristol is a suburban city located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, southwest-west of Hartford. The city is also 120 miles southwest from Boston, and approximately 100 miles northeast of New York City. As of the 2020 census, th ...

) forming of Houpt-Rockwell in 1910) Covered in the

German Wikipedia The German Wikipedia (german: Deutschsprachige Wikipedia) is the German-language edition of Wikipedia, a free and publicly editable online encyclopedia. Founded on March 16, 2001, it is the second-oldest Wikipedia (after the English Wikipedia), ...

* Hartley (1895–1899) * Hartman (1914–1918) *

Harvard Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

(1915–1921) * Harwood-Barley (1911–1915) * Hasbrouck (1900–1902) * Hatfield (1907–1908) * Hatfield (1916–1924) * Havers Motor Car Company (1908–1914) * Hawk Cyclecar Company (1914) * Hawkins Cyclecar (1914)
Xenia model * Hawley (1906–1908) * Hay-Berg (1907–1908) * Haydock *

Haynes-Apperson Haynes-Apperson Company was a manufacturer of Brass Era automobiles in Kokomo, Indiana, from 1896 to 1905. It was the first automobile manufacturer in Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-l ...

(1896–1905; Haynes 1904–1925) * Hayward (1913) * H.C.S. (1920–1925) * Healey (circa 1905–circa 1916) *

Heine-Velox Heine-Velox was a large, expensive luxury car made by Gustav Heine. Heine Piano Company was originally Bruenn Piano Company before Heine became owner. All were based in San Francisco. Piano business Gustav Otto Ludolf Heine was born near Boi ...

(1903–1908, 1921–1923) * Hendel (1903–1904) * Henderson (1912–1914) * Henney (1921–1931) * Henney (1960–1964) * Henry Motor Car Company (1910–1912) *

Henry J The Henry J is an American automobile built by the Kaiser-Frazer Corporation and named after its chairman, Henry J. Kaiser. Production of six-cylinder models began in their Willow Run factory in Michigan on July 1950, and four-cylinder productio ...

(1951–1954) * Hercules (1914–1915) * Herff-Brooks (1915–1916) * Herreshoff Motor Company (1909–1914) * Hertel (1895–1900) * Hertz (1924–1927) * Heseltine (1916–1917) * Hewitt (1906–1907) * Hewitt-Lindstrom (1900–1901) * Heymann (1898–1907) * Hidley Steam Car (1901) * Highlander (1919–1922) * Hill (1904–1908) * Hines (1908–1910) * Hitchcock Motor Car Company (1909) *

Hobbie Accessible The Hobbie Accessible was an American automobile manufactured in Hampton, Iowa from 1908 until 1909. One of many high wheeler cars produced at the time, it featured a twin-cylinder air-cooled engine, tiller steering, and solid tire A ...

(1908–1909) *

Hoffman Hoffman is a surname of German and Jewish origin. The original meaning in medieval times was "steward", i.e. one who manages the property of another. In English and other European languages, including Yiddish and Dutch, the name can also be spelle ...

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(1931) * Holden (1915) * Holland (1902–1903) * Holley (1900–1904) * Hollier (1915–1921) * Holly Six (1913–1915) * Holmes (1906–1907) * Holsman (1901–1911) *

Hol-Tan The Hol-Tan was an American automobile manufactured in 1908. History The Hol-Tan company was established in 1906 by G. P. Tangeman, Cornelius Hoagland Tangeman and E. R. Hollander as an automobile dealership in New York City. This incorporation ...

(1908) *

Holyoke Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, that lies between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 38,238. Located north of Springfield ...

(1899–1903)Clymer, pp. 23, 207. * Homer Laughlin (1916) * Hoosier Scout (1914) * Hoover (1913–1914) * Hoskins (1920) * Houpt (1909; Houpt-Rockwell 1910) * House Steamer (1867)Clymer, pp. 5, 23. * Howard (1895–1903) * Howey (1907–1908) * Hudson Motor Car Company (1909–1957) * Huffman (1919–1925) *

Hupp Motor Car Company Hupmobile was an automobile built from 1909 through 1939 by the Hupp Motor Car Company of Detroit. The prototype was developed in 1908. History Founding In 1909, Bobby Hupp co-founded Hupp Motor Car Company, with Charles Hastings, f ...

(1909–1940) * Hupp-Yeats Electric Car Company (1911–1919) * Huron River Manufacturing Company (1911–1912) * Hydromotor Car Manufacturing Company (1914–1917)

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* Illinois Electric (1897–1901) *

Imp IMP or imp may refer to: * Imp, a fantasy creature Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Imp (She-Ra), a character in ''She-Ra: Princess of Power'' * Imp a character in '' Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony'' * Imp, a character in the '' Cl ...

(1913–1914) * Imperial Motor Car Company (1907–1908) *

Imperial Automobile Company The Imperial Automobile Company of Jackson, Michigan, was formed by the brothers T. A. and George N. Campbell in 1908, who also ran the Jackson Carriage Company. History Imperial produced mid-size cars with four-cylinder engines; the bodywork ...

(1908–1916) *

Imperial Imperial is that which relates to an empire, emperor, or imperialism. Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to: Places United States * Imperial, California * Imperial, Missouri * Imperial, Nebraska * Imperial, Pennsylvania * Imperial, Texa ...

(1955–1975, 1981–1983) * Imperial Electric (1903–1904) * Independent Harvester (1910–1911) * Indiana (1901) * Indianapolis (see

) * International (1899) (see Strathmore) * International (1899) In New York City. * International (1900) * International Cyclecar Company (1914)
'Economy' model * International Motor Cars (

; 1962–1964) * International Power Company (1900) * International (1901–1903) * International Cyclecar Company (1914) *

International Harvester The International Harvester Company (often abbreviated by IHC, IH, or simply International ( colloq.)) was an American manufacturer of agricultural and construction equipment, automobiles, commercial trucks, lawn and garden products, household e ...

(1907–1980) * Inter-State (1909–1919) *

Iroquois The Iroquois ( or ), officially the Haudenosaunee ( meaning "people of the longhouse"), are an Iroquoian-speaking confederacy of First Nations peoples in northeast North America/ Turtle Island. They were known during the colonial years to ...

(1903–1907)

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Jackson Automobile Company The Jackson Automobile Company was an American Brass Era automobile manufacturer located in and named for Jackson, Michigan. The company produced the Jackson from 1903 to 1923, the 1903 Jaxon steam car and the 1904 Orlo. Company History Byro ...

(1903–1923) * Jacquet Motor Corporation (1921) * Jaeger Motor Car Company (1932–1933) *

James James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguati ...

(1909–1911) * Janney Motor Company (1906) * Jarvis-Huntington (1912) * Jaxon Steam (1903)Clymer, pp. 18, 23. * Jeffery (1902–1917) * Jenkins (1907–1912) * Jersey City Machine Co. (1919–1920)
Argonne model * Jewell (1906–1907; Jewel 1908–1909) * Jewett (1922–1927) * Johnson (1905–1912) * Jones (1914–1920)Clymer, p. 208. * Jones-Corbin (1903–1907) * Jonz (1909–1912) *

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

(1916–1931) * J.P.L. Cyclecar Company (1913) * Julian (1918, 1925) * Junior R (1924)

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Kaiser-Frazer Corporation The Kaiser-Frazer Corporation (1947–1953 as Kaiser-Frazer) was the result of a partnership between industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and automobile executive Joseph W. Frazer.Kaiser Motors Kaiser Motors (formerly Kaiser-Frazer) Corporation made automobiles at Willow Run, Michigan, United States, from 1945 to 1953. In 1953, Kaiser merged with Willys-Overland to form Willys Motors Incorporated, moving its production operations ...

1951–1955) * Kalamazoo (1908–1914)

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

model * Kane-Pennington * Kansas City (1906–1908; Kansas City Wonder 1909) * Kato (1907–1913) *

Kauffman Kaufmann is a surname with many variants such as Kauffmann, Kaufman, and Kauffman. In German, the name means '' merchant''. It is the cognate of the English '' Chapman'' (which had a similar meaning in the Middle Ages, though it disappeared fr ...

(1909–1912) * K-D (1912–1913) * Kearns (1909–1916) * Keene Steamobile (1900–1901) * Keeton Motor Company (1912–1914) *

Keller Keller may refer to: People * Keller (surname) * Helen Keller * Keller Williams, jam-band musician * Keller E. Rockey Places India * Keller, Shopian United States * Keller, Georgia * Keller, Indiana * Keller, Texas * Keller, Virginia * Keller, W ...

(1948–1950) * Kelsey (1897–1902, 1920–1924) * Kenmore (1910–1912) *

Kensington Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in the West End of London, West of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up b ...

(1899–1904) * Kent (1916–1917) * Kent's Pacemaker (1900) * Kenworthy (1920–1921) * Kermath Motor Car Company (1907–1908) * Kessler Motor Company (1920–1921; Kess-Line 8 1922) * Keystone (1899–1900) * Keystone (1900) * Keystone (1914–1915) * Kiblinger (1907–1909) * Kidder (1899–1903) * Kimball Electric (1910–1912) *

King King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...

(1896, 1911–1923) *

King Midget The King Midget was a micro car produced between 1946 and 1970 by the Midget Motors Corporation. The King Midget company started out by offering a kit to build a car, but soon added completely assembled cars and later only offered completed cars. ...

(1947–1970) * King-Remick (1910) * Kinner *

Kirk Kirk is a Scottish and former Northern English word meaning "church". It is often used specifically of the Church of Scotland. Many place names and personal names are also derived from it. Basic meaning and etymology As a common noun, ''kirk' ...

(1901–1905)

Yale Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wor ...

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Kissel Kissel or kisel ( et, kissell, fi, kiisseli, Livonian: ''kīsõl'', ltg, keiseļs, lv, ķīselis, lt, kisielius, pl, kisiel, rus, кисель, r=kiselʼ, uk, кисiль, , , ) is a cold-solidified dish with the consistency of a thick ge ...

(1906–1930) * Kleiber (1924–1929) * Kline Kar (1910–1923) * Klink (1907–1910) * Klock (1900–1901) * Knickerbocker (1901–1903) * Knox (1900–1914) * Koehler (1910–1912) * Komet (1911) * Konigslow * Koppin Motor Company (1914) * Krastin Automobile Company (1901–1904), based in ClevelandClymer, p. 190. Based in

. Produced ''Krastin Gasoline Automobile'' (1901) *

K-R-I-T Motor Car Company K-R-I-T (or simply "Krit") was a small automobile manufacturing company (1909–1916) based in Detroit, Michigan. History Krit Motor Car Company's name probably originated from Kenneth Crittenden, who provided financial backing and helped desig ...

(1909–1915) * Krueger (1905–1906) * Kunz (1902–1905)Clymer, p. 153. Built in

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

. * Kurtis (1949–1950, 1954–1955) * Kurtz-Automatic (1920–1925)

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Lad's Car The Lad's Car was an American cyclecar automobile built between 1912 and 1914. History The Niagara Motor Car Corporation of Niagara Falls, New York, built A 4 hp air-cooled, single-seater juvenile car with belt drive. Marketed as Lad's Car, i ...

(1912–1914) *

LaFayette Lafayette or La Fayette may refer to: People * Lafayette (name), a list of people with the surname Lafayette or La Fayette or the given name Lafayette * House of La Fayette, a French noble family ** Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757� ...

(1919–1924) * La Marne (1919–1921) * Lambert (1906–1917) * Lancamobile (1900–1901) *

Lane In road transport, a lane is part of a roadway that is designated to be used by a single line of vehicles to control and guide drivers and reduce traffic conflicts. Most public roads (highways) have at least two lanes, one for traffic in each ...

(1900–1911) * Lanpher (1906–1916) * Lansden Electric (1901–1903, 1906–1910) * La Petite (1905) * LaSalle (1927–1940) * La Salle-Niagara (1905–1906) * Laurel (1916–1920) * Lauth (1905; Lauth-Juergens 1908–1909) * L. C. Erbes (1915–1916) * L & E (1924–1934) *

Leach Leach may refer to: * Leach (surname) * Leach, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community, United States * Leach, Tennessee, an unincorporated community, United States * Leach Highway, Western Australia * Leach orchid * Leach phenotype, a mutation in ...

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(1920–1923; Leach-Biltwell)) * Leader (1905–1912) * Lende (1902–1909) * Lenox (1911–1917) * Lenox Electric * Leon Rubay (1923) * Lescina (1916) * Lewis (1914–1916) * Lewis Motocycle (1895) * (1909–1927) * (1916–1924) * Light Steamer (1901–1902) * (1914) *

(1912–1913) (see also

) * (1914) * Lindsley (1908–1909)

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