List of defunct automobile manufacturers of the United States

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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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  1. Kimes and Clark, p. 11
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877–1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p. 190.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 Clymer, p. 210.
  4. Clymer, p. 205; Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 18
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Flory, J. "Kelly", Jr. American Cars 1946–1959 (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Coy, 2008), p. 1016.
  6. "Allen Touring Car 37 Fiche Info 1916". www.plandegraissage.org. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  7. "The Allen Automobile & The Allen Iron & Steel Company". american-automobiles.com. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  8. "Flyer". www.bessermuseum.org. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  9. Kimes, p. 29
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 Clymer, p. 205.
  11. "Another Flash In The Pan….The Shaw". www.theoldmotor.com. July 20, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Clymer, p. 170.
  13. "American Motor Company". Horseless vehicles, automobiles, motor cycles operated by steam, hydro-carbon, electric and pneumatic motors : a practical treatise for ... everyone interested in the development, use and care of the automobile, including a special chapter on how to build an electric cab, with detail drawings / by Gardner D. Hiscox. January 1, 1900. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  14. "The American Automobile & The American Motors Corporation". www.american-automobiles.com. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  15. Clymer, p. 31.
  16. "F.A. Ames Co., Ames Body Corp., Ames Speedster, Ames Buggy Co., Carriage Woodstock Co., Ford Model T, Ames Motor Car Co". www.coachbuilt.com. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  17. 1 2 Kimes, p. 47
  18. Clymer, p. 205; Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 19
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 Clymer, pp. 170-171.
  20. Kimes, p. 50
  21. Kimes, p. 57
  22. Clymer, pp. 23, 205.
  23. 1 2 3 Kimes, p. 74
  24. Clymer, pp. 178, 205.
  25. Clymer, pp. 153, 205.
  26. 1 2 3 Clymer, pp. 190, 205.
  27. Clymer, pp. 38, 205.
  28. Clymer, p. 193.
  29. Clymer, p. 115.
  30. Clymer, pp. 5, 61, 205.
  31. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 Clymer, p. 23.
  32. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 Clymer, p. 206.
  33. Clymer, pp. 5, 190.
  34. 1 2 3 Clymer, p. 178.
  35. 1 2 Suman-Hreblay, Marián (2000). Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry. McFarland. p. 56. ISBN   9781476611402 . Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  36. Clymer, pp. 16, 170, 206.
  37. Clymer, pp. 23, 206. One of three companies by this name.
  38. "Canoo Files for Bankruptcy, Ending Its Dream of Funky EV Vans" . Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  39. 1 2 Clymer, p. 153.
  40. Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 252
  41. Clymer, pp. 22, 178.
  42. Clymer, pp. 25, 206.
  43. Clymer, p. 178. Built in Little Rock, Arkansas.
  44. 1 2 3 Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 331
  45. Clipper Division, Studebaker-Packard Corp.; Packard, A History of the Motor Car and the Company (General edition), Beverly Rae Kimes, editor (1978), "Automobile Quarterly", ISBN   0-915038-11-0
  46. Triumph and Tragedy: The Last Real Packards by Richard M. Langworth, in Collectible Automobile, September 1984 issue; pp. 6-25; (ISSN 0742-812X)
  47. Clymer, p. 87.
  48. Clymer, p. 104.
  49. 1 2 Clymer, p. 63.
  50. Clymer, p. 145.
  51. Clymer, p. 67.
  52. "Electric car for the average Joe not far away". Wheels.ca. September 14, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  53. Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 357
  54. Clymer, p. 158.
  55. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 Clymer, p. 209.
  56. Clymer, pp. 170, 206.
  57. Clymer, pp. 190, 206.
  58. Clymer, pp. 158, 206. One of two companies by this name.
  59. Clymer, p. 178. Named for the horse, built in Minneapolis.
  60. Clymer, p. 93. Built in St. Louis, Missouri.
  61. 1 2 Clymer, pp. 5, 206.
  62. Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 403
  63. Kimes & Clark 1985 , pp. 403–404
  64. Kimes & Clark 1985 , pp. 404–405
  65. Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 405
  66. Kimes & Clark 1985 , pp. 405–406
  67. Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 406
  68. Clymer, p. 206. Distinct from the tractor.
  69. Clymer, pp. 190, 206. Built in Cleveland.
  70. Clymer, p. 178. Built in Indiana. Distinct from DeSoto.
  71. Clymer, p. 178. Distinct from DeSoto Motor Car Company.
  72. Clymer, pp. 38, 205. Offered an electric phaeton before 1916.
  73. Clymer, p. 206. Distinct from Diamond T.
  74. Clymer, p. 206. Tourist was a model.
  75. 1 2 Clymer, p. 5.
  76. Clymer, p. 206. By Alberto Santos-Dumont
  77. Clymer, p. 206. Founder was later the author of Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia.
  78. Conceived by Buckminster Fuller.
  79. Clymer, p. 153. Built in Wisconsin, distinct from the Michigan company.
  80. Clymer, p. 190. Steam and electric cars, built in Cleveland.
  81. Clymer, p. 206. No connection to Eaton's.
  82. Clymer, p. 38.
  83. Clymer, p. 206. No connection to Electric Launch Company.
  84. Clymer, pp. 23, 207. Johnson model. Distinct from the Elite steam automobile company.
  85. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 Clymer, p. 207.
  86. 1 2 Clymer, pp. 170–171, 207.
  87. Clymer, p. 104. Built in Cincinnati, Ohio.
  88. Clymer, p. 207. Later Halladay or Streator, eventually Barley.
  89. Clymer, p. 190. Car and truck maker, based in Cleveland.
  90. Clymer, p. 104. Built in Chicago.
  91. "Early American Automobiles 1904 Models" . Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  92. Scriven, Hayes (March 19, 2008). "Northfield, a town with a past" (PDF). p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2012.
  93. "Fisker's final drive: bankruptcy judge clears liquidation path, but SEC investigation looms large" . Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  94. Clymer, p. 166.
  95. Clymer, p. 40.
  96. 1 2 3 4 Kimes and Clark, Standard Catalog, p. 574.
  97. Kimes and Clark, Standard Catalog, p. 574. Not counting the Blair-Forth, of 1908.
  98. Kimes and Clark, Standard Catalog, pp. 574-575. Not counting the Blair-Forth, of 1908.
  99. Kimes and Clark, Standard Catalog, p. 575.
  100. 1 2 Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 1289
  101. Clymer, p. 16.
  102. Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 593
  103. 1 2 Clymer, p. 190. Cars and trucks, built in Cleveland.
  104. Clymer, p. 51.
  105. Kimes and Clark (1996), p. 625.
  106. Clymer, p. 207. Distinct from the Gearless steamer.
  107. Made by the multinational as experimental models.
  108. Clymer, p. 207. Distinct from the multinational.
  109. Clymer, pp. 23, 190. Gasoline and steam.
  110. Flory, p. 1016, credits them only for 1950.
  111. Clymer, p. 207. Supposedly from Atlanta, Georgia.
  112. Clymer, p. 190. Cars and trucks, built in Cleveland 1916–1922.
  113. Clymer, pp. 14, 22.
  114. 1 2 Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 1447
  115. Clymer, p. 207. One of two companies by this name.
  116. 1 2 Clymer, p. 190. Truck maker, based in Cleveland.
  117. Clymer, pp. 170, 190.
  118. Schwarzkopf, E.E. (1910). Automobile Topics. Vol. 19. p. 1456. Retrieved December 5, 2019. (Google books)
  119. Sherron, Chas. B. (1907). American Vehicle: Devoted to the Interests of the Vehicle and Accessory Trades. Vol. 20. p. 26. Retrieved December 5, 2019. Google books: (Automobile Notes)
  120. Clymer, p. 170. No relation to the school.
  121. "Indiana Truck History Report". Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  122. Kimes & Clark 1985 , pp. 652, 761
  123. Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 682 Distinct from Hatfield Motor Vehicle Company and the Hatfield Company truck manufacturer.
  124. 1 2 Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 1524
  125. Clymer, p. 23. An air-cooled, built in Wisconsin, sold for US$2000.
  126. Clymer, p. 112.
  127. Clymer, p. 207. Distinct from Hewitt-Lindstrom.
  128. "Hewitt". Hand book of automobiles (1906). January 15, 1906. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  129. Clymer, pp. 23, 190. Steam and gasoline, based in Cleveland.
  130. Distinct from the Australian company.
  131. Clymer, p. 207. Distinct from Holley.
  132. 1 2 Clymer, pp. 23, 207.
  133. 1 2 Clymer, pp. 5, 23.
  134. Clymer, pp. 170, 207.
  135. Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 742
  136. Kimes & Clark 1985 , pp. 769, 1407 In Boston.
  137. 1 2 Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 769 In New York City.
  138. Clymer, p. 207; Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 769
  139. Clymer, p. 23; Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 769. In Toledo, Ohio.
  140. Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 769 In Buffalo, New York.
  141. 1 2 Clymer, pp. 18, 23.
  142. Clymer, pp. 23, 153. Built in Wisconsin.
  143. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 Clymer, p. 208.
  144. Clymer, p. 208. Not to be confused with Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
  145. Clymer, p. 53. Also sold commercial vans of 1, 2, 3, & 6 tons.
  146. Clymer, p. 131.
  147. Clymer, p. 208. One of three companies by this name.
  148. Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 769
  149. Flory, pp. 1011–12.
  150. Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 774
  151. Clymer, p. 158. Based in Toledo, Ohio.
  152. Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 782
  153. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Clymer, p. 190. Based in Cleveland.
  154. 1 2 3 Clymer, p. 153. Built in Wisconsin.
  155. Clymer, p. 208. Electrette was a model.
  156. Clymer, p. 208. Distinct from LaSalle.
  157. Clymer, p. 208. Distinct from Lewis Motocycle.
  158. 1 2 3 Horseless Age 1895.
  159. Clymer, p. 8. A four-wheeler, despite the name.
  160. Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 828
  161. Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 635
  162. Clymer, p. 90. Before 1912, the cars were called Sears.
  163. Kimes & Clark 1985 , pp. 859–860
  164. 1 2 Kimes & Clark 1975 , p. 1004
  165. began with steam autos
  166. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Clymer, p. 22.
  167. Standard Catalogue of American Cars, p. 890
  168. Clymer, pp. 190, 208. Based in Cleveland.
  169. Clymer, p. 208. Distinct from the Mason steamer.
  170. Clymer, p. 93. Built in Waterloo, Iowa.
  171. Clymer, p. 84.
  172. Clymer, p. 153. Built in Wisconsin by Joe Merkel, who later built the Merkel Motorcycle.
  173. Clymer, p. 23. Distinct from the Meteor steamer and the Ford division.
  174. Clymer, p. 208. Distinct from the Nash
  175. Clymer, p. 145. Built in Waltham, Massachusetts.
  176. 1 2 Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 929
  177. Clymer, p. 93. Built in Moline, Illinois.
  178. Clymer, pp. 36, 153. Built in Racine, Wisconsin.
  179. Clymer, p. 57.
  180. Clymer, p. 208. One of two companies by this name, distinct from Moline-Knight.
  181. Clymer, p. 208. Not to be confused with Moggie.
  182. Clymer, pp. 22. 208.
  183. Lewis, Mary Beth. "Ten Best First Facts", in Car and Driver, 1/88, p. 92.
  184. "Mueller Manufacturing Company". Horseless vehicles, automobiles, motor cycles operated by steam, hydro-carbon, electric and pneumatic motors : a practical treatise for ... everyone interested in the development, use and care of the automobile, including a special chapter on how to build an electric cab, with detail drawings / by Gardner D. Hiscox. January 1, 1900. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  185. Flory, p. 1016, dates it to 1950.
  186. Clymer, pp. 170, 178. Built in Traverse City, Michigan.
  187. Not to be confused with the producers of the Ruxton.
  188. Clymer, pp. 170–171, 208.
  189. Clymer, p. 208. Often misspelled as Neilson.
  190. 1 2 3 Kimes & Clark 1975 , p. 1003
  191. Clymer, p. 208. Not to be confused with the motorcycle.
  192. Kimes & Clark 1975 , p. 1005
  193. Clymer, p. 153. Built in Milwaukee.
  194. Catalog of American Cars 1805–1945 (1985), p. 1013
  195. Clymer, pp. 170, 209.
  196. 1 2 3 Clymer, pp. 190, 209. Based in Cleveland.
  197. Clymer, pp. 190, 209. Based in Cleveland. Distinct from Owen Magnetic.
  198. Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 1063 Built in Salem, Mass.; 1 gasoline & 2 electric cars
  199. Clymer, p. 102. Built in Indianapolis, Indiana.
  200. Clymer, p. 151. Built in Chicago.
  201. Standard Catalogue of American Cars, p. 1125
  202. Clymer, p. 42.
  203. 1 2 3 Standard Catalogue of American Cars, p. 1126
  204. Clymer, pp. 6, 153.
  205. Clymer, pp. 5, 178, 190. Cars and trucks, built in Cleveland.
  206. Clymer, p. 153. Friction-drive, built in Wisconsin.
  207. Freund, Klaus, ed. (August 1981). Auto Katalog 1982 (in German). Vol. 25. Stuttgart: Vereinigte Motor-Verlage GmbH & Co. KG. p. 165.
  208. Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from the GM division.
  209. Clymer, pp. 13, 23.
  210. Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from Porter Motor Company.
  211. Flory, p. 1016. Distinct from Powell Manufacturing Company?
  212. Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from the pickup.
  213. Clymer, p. 190. Cars & trucks, based in Cleveland.
  214. Clymer, p. 149.
  215. Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from Reading Steamer.
  216. Clymer, p. 209. Said to be the cheapest car ever built.
  217. Clymer, pp. 122-124. Producer of four-axle Octoauto and twin rear axle Sextoauto in Columbus, Indiana.
  218. Clymer, p. 209. 1895 car produced by Remington Arms Company.
  219. "Renaissance Cars Inc. / Zebra Motors Inc" . Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  220. Clymer, pp. 22, 209.
  221. Clymer, pp. 23, 209.
  222. Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from Rogers Steamobile. One of three companies by this name.
  223. Rolls-Royce
  224. Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 1273
  225. Clymer, p. 8. A tricycle.
  226. Clymer, p. 209. Also known as Dumont.
  227. Clymer, p. 8.
  228. Clymer, pp. 90, 209.
  229. Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from Chrysler Sebring.
  230. Clymer, p. 5. Built in Buffalo, New York.
  231. Clymer, p. 88. Built by William H. Sharp.
  232. "Shay Model A Roadster". shayhistory.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  233. Dixie Junior and Dixie Tourist (1908-1910- Retrieved October 28, 2018
  234. The Horseless Age: The Automobile Trade Magazine, Volume 22- Retrieved October 28, 2018
  235. Clymer, p. 210. Unrelated to the steam car company.
  236. Clymer, pp. 23, 210.
  237. Clymer, p. 210. One of two companies with this name.
  238. Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from Stanley Motor Carriage Company.
  239. Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from Stearns (automobile).
  240. Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 512
  241. Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 1351
  242. Clymer, p. 210. One of three companies by this name.
  243. Clymer, pp. 23, 210. Steam cars. One of three companies by this name.
  244. Production was continued in Canada until 1966.
  245. Flory, p. 1016. Fitting Cadillac V8s into Studebakers was common in the 1950s, under the nickname Studillac, as well as into Fords as Fordillacs; it appears Flory has mistaken it.
  246. Clymer, pp. 38, 210.
  247. Clymer, p. 210. Not to be confused with models from Dodge, Plymouth, Studebaker, Nash Motors, Chevrolet, or GMC.
  248. Clymer, p. 52.
  249. Clymer, p. 210. Unrelated to Summit Racing Equipment.
  250. Clymer, p. 190, locates them in Cleveland.
  251. Clymer, pp. 170, 210.
  252. Kimes & Clark 1985 , pp. 1417–1419
  253. Kimes & Clark 1985 , pp. 1423–1424
  254. Kimes & Clark 1985 , pp. 1463, 45
  255. Clymer, p. 22; Kimes & Clark 1985 , pp. 769, 1472
  256. Clymer, p. 210. Unrelated to Triumph Motor Company sportscars or Triumph Engineering Co Ltd motorcycles.
  257. Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from the Victor steam cars.
  258. "The Victor Page Automobile & The Victor W. Page Corp". www.american-automobiles.com. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  259. Kimes, Beverly R. (editor), and Clark, Henry A. The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805–1945. Krause Publications, 1985, p. 1455. ISBN   0-87341-045-9.
  260. Clymer, p. 135. Built in Painesville, Ohio.
  261. Detroit-based builder of "generic" cars without badges so dealers could badge them as desired. Clymer, p.146.
  262. "Walter Automobile Company". Hand book of automobiles (1906). January 15, 1906. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  263. Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from Ward (electric automobile company).
  264. Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from Ward (automobile company).
  265. Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 1491
  266. Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 1519
  267. 1 2 Kimes & Clark 1985 , p. 1521

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