Automobile manufacturers of the United States include:
The currently active brands from the "Big Three" manufacturers (Ford, General Motors and Stellantis) are shown below.
Parent company | Brand | Notes |
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General Motors | Buick | Founded in 1899 as 'Buick Auto-Vim and Power Company' and acquired by General Motors in 1908. |
Cadillac | Founded as Henry Ford Company in 1901, renamed to Cadillac following Henry Ford's departure in 1902. Acquired by General Motors in 1909. | |
Chevrolet | Founded in 1911 and acquired by General Motors in 1918. | |
GMC | Founded in 1900 as the Grabowsky Motor Company, renamed the Rapid Motor Vehicle Company in 1902. Rapid was acquired in 1909 by General Motors, which merged it with the Reliance Motor Car Company in 1911 to form the General Motors Truck Company (GMTC). In 1912 the two brands were replaced with the GMC brand. | |
Stellantis | Chrysler | Founded in 1925 from the remnants of the Maxwell Motor Company. Acquired by Daimler-Benz in 1998, forming DaimlerChrysler. Divested in 2007 and acquired by Fiat S.p.A. in 2014, forming Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). FCA and PSA Group merged in 2021 to form Stellantis. |
Dodge | Founded in 1914 and acquired by Chrysler in 1928. | |
Jeep | Founded in 1941 by Willys-Overland, which merged with Kaiser Motors in 1953. Kaiser Industries divested its automotive business to AMC in 1970, itself acquired by Chrysler in 1987. | |
Ram Trucks | Formed in 2010 during a restructure of Chrysler's truck brands. | |
Ford Motor Company | Ford | Founded in 1903 as Ford. |
Lincoln | Founded in 1917 and acquired by Ford Motor Company in 1922. |
Maxwell was an American automobile manufacturer which ran from 1904 to 1925. The present-day successor to the Maxwell company was Chrysler, now Stellantis North America, which acquired the company in 1925.
The National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana, between 1900 and 1924. One of its presidents, Arthur C. Newby, was also one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Electric Vehicle Company was an American holding company that operated from 1897 to 1907 and was an early manufacturer of battery-powered automobiles.
The Everitt was an American automobile manufactured from 1909 until 1912 by the Metzger Motor Car Company in Detroit, Michigan.
The Gem was an automobile manufactured in both Jackson, Michigan and Grand Rapids, Michigan by the Gem Motor Car Company from December, 1917 to 1919. The company was incorporated in December 1917, and early the next month it was announced that capitalization was to be $250,000, with $150,000 yet to be issued. The Gem was a light, assembled car with a four-cylinder G.B.&S. engine. Originally the plan was to acquire the complete chassis and bodies and complete the assembly of the cars in Grand Rapids. Gem planned to make some of the components itself eventually, though this appears not to have occurred. Only two models were produced, a 5-passenger touring car, selling for $845, and a light delivery van.
The Hackett was an automobile built in Jackson, Michigan, United States, by the Hackett Motor Car Company from 1916 to 1919.
The Hollier, also known as the Vincent-Hollier, was an automobile built in Chelsea and Jackson, Michigan by Charles Lewis, president of the Lewis Spring and Axle Company from 1915 to 1921. The Hollier was available originally with a V-8 engine of their own design. A later offering, starting in 1917, was powered by a six-cylinder Falls engine. Only open models were built. After the war ended, the company name was changed.
The Janney was a brass era automobile assembled in Flint, Michigan by the Janney Motor Company in 1906.
Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian automobile manufacturer, formerly part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and since 2021 a subsidiary of Stellantis through its Italian division Stellantis Europe. Fiat Automobiles was formed in January 2007 when Fiat S.p.A. reorganized its automobile business, and traces its history back to 1899, when the first Fiat automobile, the Fiat 4 HP, was produced.
The Waltham Steam was an American steam car.
The Keystone Motor Company of Philadelphia was the manufacturer of a veteran era automobile in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1900.
The Sheridan was a brand of American automobile manufactured from 1920 to 1921. Manufacture of the car was based in Muncie, Indiana. The Sheridan nameplate has the distinction of being the first automotive brand started from scratch by General Motors. Prior to the Sheridan, General Motors, under William (Billy) Durant, grew its automotive marques Chevrolet, Oakland, Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac, by acquiring independent manufacturers and then folding their operations into the GM structure.
The Ward Motor Vehicle Company was founded by Charles A. Ward in New York City as an electric truck company. When Hayden Eames joined the company, it made electric cars also, from 1914-1916.
The Greyhound Cyclecar Company was created in 1914 in Toledo, Ohio.
The Kessler Motor Company was a short-lived American manufacturer of aircraft engines and automobiles. The brand name for engines and automobiles was Kessler; also Kess-Line for some cars.
The Signet cyclecar was the name used by Fenton Engineering Company of Fenton, Michigan from 1913 to 1914. In 1914 the name was changed to Fenton and was manufactured by the Fenton Cyclecar Company. In May 1914, The Fenton became the Koppin and was produced by the Koppin Motor Company until September 1914.
The Rollin Motors Company was an American automobile manufacturer from 1923 until 1925 and founded by Rollin Henry White. The company was based in Cleveland, Ohio.