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This is a list of European automobile manufacturers by country, with articles on Wikipedia. It is a subset of the list of automobile manufacturers for manufacturers based in European countries. It includes companies that are in business as well as defunct manufacturers.
In 2018, Mercedes-Benz was the largest brand of premium vehicles in the world, having sold 2.31 million passenger cars. [8] The brand's origins lie in Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft's 1901 Mercedes and Carl Benz's 1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen, which is widely regarded as the first internal combustion engine in a self-propelled automobile. The ...
The summary chart includes the five largest worldwide automotive manufacturing groups as of 2017 by number of vehicles produced. Those same groups held the top 5 positions 2007 to 2019; Hyundai / Kia had a lower rank until it took the fifth spot in 2007 from the at that time split German-American auto manufacturer DaimlerChrysler, while Ford became surpassed by Honda in 2020, and even Nissan ...
Peugeot. Peugeot ( UK: / ˈpɜːʒoʊ / ⓘ, US: / p ( j) uːˈʒoʊ / ⓘ, French: [pøʒo] ⓘ) is a French brand of automobiles owned by Stellantis. [ 3][ 4][ 5] The family business that preceded the current Peugeot companies was founded in 1810, [ 6] and it is regarded as the oldest car company in the world. [ 7]
bmwgroup.com (BMW AG corporate website) Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, commonly abbreviated to BMW ( German pronunciation: [ˌbeːʔɛmˈveː] ⓘ ), is a German multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The company was founded in 1916 as a manufacturer of aircraft engines, which it ...
Citroën ( French pronunciation: [sitʁɔɛn] ⓘ) [ note 1] is a French automobile brand. The "Automobiles Citroën" manufacturing company was founded in 4 June 1919 by André Citroën. Citroën has been owned by Stellantis since 2021 and previously was part of the PSA Group after Peugeot acquired 89.95% share in 1976. [ 5]
Tata Motors (2008–2012) Jaguar ( UK: / ˈdʒæɡjuər /, US: / ˈdʒæɡwɑːr /) is the sports car and luxury vehicle brand of Jaguar Land Rover, [ 1][ 2] a British multinational car manufacturer with its headquarters in Whitley, Coventry, England. Jaguar Cars was the company that was responsible for the production of Jaguar cars until its ...
It also consists of global products and regional products, specifically for large markets including Europe, China and Latin America. Volkswagen AG annual report in 2022 reported that the best-selling model under the Volkswagen brand globally was the Tiguan , followed by the B-segment range of Polo, Virtus, Nivus and Taigo , and Passat/Magotan .