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This is a chronological index for the start year for motor vehicle brands (up to 1969). For manufacturers that went on to produce many models, it represents the start date of the whole brand; for the others, it usually represents the date of appearance of the main (perhaps only) model that was produced.
I. ICKX: see DR (2022) IKCO (1962) IM Motors (2020) Ineos Automotive (2017) Infiniti (1989) Intermeccanica (1959) Ioniq (2020) Isdera (1969)
Holden, officially GM Holden Ltd was the Australian subsidiary of General Motors (GM), the world’s second largest automaker. [1] Holden vehicles, in addition to nameplate, are designated by a series code. For example, the 1971–1974 Holden Kingswood has been assigned the series code "HQ", and the 2002–2004 Holden Commodore, "VY".
The currently active brands from the "Big Three" manufacturers (Ford, General Motors and Stellantis) are shown below. Founded in 1899 as 'Buick Auto-Vim and Power Company' and acquired by General Motors in 1908. Founded as Henry Ford Company in 1901, renamed to Cadillac following Henry Ford 's departure in 1902. Acquired by General Motors in 1909.
Automotive paint is paint used on automobiles for both protective and decorative purposes. [1] [2] Water-based acrylic polyurethane enamel paint is currently the most widely used paint for reasons including reducing paint's environmental impact . Modern automobile paint is applied in several layers, with a total thickness of around 100 μm (0.1mm).
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 ...
Mitsubishi (1873–1950; 1964–present) Nissan (formerly Datsun) (1933–present) Infiniti (1989–present) Datsun (formerly Kaishinsha Motorcar Works) (1925–1986; 2013–2022) Kaishinsha Motorcar Works (1911–1925) Nissan Blue Stage (dealer network) Nissan Red Stage (dealer network) Subaru (formerly Nakajima Aircraft Company) (1945 ...
Automobile manufacturers are companies and organizations that produce motor vehicles. Many of these companies are still in business, and many of the companies are defunct. Only companies that have articles on Wikipedia are included in this l