* ALFA ROMEO * In 1910 a group of Milanese businessmen founded the company ALFA (Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili) (SM Automotive Limited of Lombardy). In 1920 also, Milanese entrepreneur and financier Niccola Romeo bought much of the company by adding his name to it

.* ASTON MARTIN * In 1914 the Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford founded a company producing small cars. The following year he had already prepared their first product named Aston, and the name of the designer, Martin.

* AUDI * Named after its founder August Horsch based on the Latin "Audi" (SM surname in Latin).

* AUSTIN * The company was founded in England in 1905 by Herbert Austin. In 1950 was the third largest in Europe, producing 3,000 vehicles a week and had a workforce of 20,000 people.

* BENTLEY * The Bentley Motors Ltd was founded in 1919 by WO Bentley. Of course the Bentley with his brother, had founded in 1912 by the Bentley & Bentley cars made improvements. In fact, I think the Bentley & Bentley is the first company that made aluminum piston. The engines of Bentley & Bentley was the best placed in a military aircraft of the first World War ..

*BENZ * The name comes from its founder Karl Benz (1844-1929).

* BMW * acronym for Bayerische Motoren Werke (SM Motor Manufacturing of Bavaria), which was formalized on July 20, 1917. Until then the company was called Rapp-Motorenwerke the name of its founder Karl Rapp. The brand is inspired by the motor drive a propeller.

* BUGATTI * Company with a strange story. Founded by Italian Ettore Bugatti in the then German (1909), Alsace. And even with funding from the bank Darmstaedter. Everyone has the impression that the Bugatti is French, but this is not true. Just in 1919, after the first World War, the region passed to French rule and the founder remained in those places …

* BUICK * Name of immigrant Scot David Dumbar Buick, founder of the Buick Manufacturing Company which is the ancestor of General Motors.

* CADILLAC * It takes its name from the French explorer Antoine de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac who discovered Detroit. Godfather of the founder of the Henry Martyn Leland.

* CATERHAM * H company Caterham Cars Ltd. was based in the city in Caterham Surrey, England.

* CHEVROLET * In 1910 William Durant a successful American manufacturer asked Louis Chevrolet, racing driver, to assist him in making and promoting a new car. On November 3, 1911 the Chevrolet Motor Car Company took shape. Although based primarily on William Durant he chose the name because Chevrolet one hand he liked and also wanted to exploit his celebrity and renown.

* CHRYSLER * It takes its name from the engineer Walter P. Chrysler.

* CITROEN * The surname of the founder, Andre Citroen, a successful industrialist who was involved with military equipment and immediately after the First World War started producing cars.

* DAEWOO * The company was founded in 1967 by Kim Woo-jung called Daewoo Industrial. Daewoo means great universe in korean .. The company had 20 different departments, but had no vehicles .. Since 1937 however, was in Korea National Motor, which was renamed Saenara Motor in 1962 and was acquired in 1965 Shinjin Industrial, renamed Shinjin Motor in collaboration with Toyota, General Motors Korea in 1972 and again in the Saehan Motor 1976. Finally after the acquisition of 1982 was renamed Daewoo Motor. To 2002, passed again in possession of GM.

* DAIHATSU * In 1951 the company Hatsudoki Seizo Co. Ltd which was founded by teachers and Yoshinki Turumi from the University of Osaka renamed Daihatsu Kogyo Co. Ltd (SM Generators Manufacturer of Osaka). In 1974 he changed his name to Daihatsu Motor Company Ltd.

* DAIMLER * It takes its name from the Gottlieb Daimler (1834-1900).

* DATSUN * In 1912 a young Japanese, the Masujiro Hashimoto, founded the company Kwaishinsha Motor Car Company, and produced a model called DAT. Each letter of the word original DAT was one of his relatives. The "D" was for Kenjoro Den, the "A" for Rokuro Aoyama, and "T" for Meitaro Takeuchi. The Hashimoto wanted this way to honor their relatives who were among other finance and the challenge is. In 1926 the company merged with Jidosha Seizo. The new company was named DAT Jidosha Seizo Company Limited. In 1930 it was decided to renamed DATSON (SM son of DAT). Later the name changed to DATSUN.

* DELOREAN * The surname of the founder, entrepreneur and engineer John Zachary Delorean.

* DODGE * The surname of the brothers John and Horace Dodge founders of the company.

*FERRARI * The surname of the founder, Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988).

* FIAT * Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile SM Turin).

* FORD * The Henry Ford (1863-1947), the top irdyse the Henry Ford Company in 1901, and later in 1903 the Ford Motor Company.

* JAGUAR * took its name from the animal Jaguar in order to emphasize speed and grace.

* JEEP * Jeep The term comes from military terminology. During the First World War army engineers called so every new vehicle they came for testing. The same was in the 30s when they used the term GP (General Purpose) (SM Universal) homonym with the Jeep. This name appeared at the same time and in the Popeye comic strip with the character Eugene the Jeep, which only could be xestomisei Jeep – Jeep. At any rate, however, was established in the public consciousness during the Second World War when the utility vehicle Willys Quarter-Ton Jeep was used extensively by the U.S. war machine.

* HONDA * The Soichiro Honda (1906-1991) was an engineer and founded the Honda in 1948. In the beginning the company produced only motorcycles to pass in 1964 and in the field of cars.

* IUMMER * The manufacturer AMGeneral, has roots through the Standard Wheel Company, the Overland Automotive Division of John North Willys, and the Willys-Overland Motors since 1903. What we do not know all of you is that the Willys-Overland Motors was renamed Willys Motors and Kaiser Jeep after a Corporation.Parakladi the Kaiser Jeep Corporation is only for military projects AMGeneral the company since 1967 and meta.To 1979, designed AMGeneral for the U.S. Army vehicle High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle, known as the HMMWV which is pronounced like a Humvee (chamvi) Since 1988, Schwarzenegger wanted such a vehicle for civilian use. Collect and 2,000 other celebrities, gave orders, and so in 1992 came on the market the first civilian HMMWV called HUMMER .. In 2001, GM acquired the HUMMER brand name from AMGeneral, and automatically added to the HUMMER H1 .. Just because since 2002, production started (with GM's plans now) but from the workforce of the vehicle AMGeneral HUMMER H2 .. Now released and the HUMMER H3 which is manufactured in the same way. Sole responsibility for sales and service, but has the GM .. GMC In 1901, Max Grabowsky established a company Rapid Motor Vehicle Company, to manufacture trucks. The Rapid Motor Vehicle Company after its acquisition by GM in 1909 was renamed the General Motors Truck Company, which perilamvanei and Reliance Motor Car Company in the merger of 2 companies. The GMC Truck is the first product launched in 1912.

* HYUNDAI * The chiountai, began in April 1946 by Ju-Yung Chung. He first founded the Hyundai Auto Service in Seoul at the age of 31 means etonTo name .. Fashionable The 2 stands simataki beings shake hands and the company now known katanalotis.I Hyundai Motor Company was founded by Ju-Yung Chung and his brother Se-Yung Chung in December 1967.

* KIA * The KIA was founded in 1944 as Hyungsung Precision Industry and manufactured pipes and bicycle parts. In 1952 he built the first bicycle and renamed KIA Industrial Company. Kia means "rising from Asia" by the KI-rises and A = Asia ..

* LADA * Lada free translation into Russian, means "beautiful, small, dear."

* LAMBORGHINI * in 1963 took the name of the company founder Ferrucio Lamborghini.

* LANCIA * The Vincenzo Lancia in collaboration with Claudio Fogolin founded the company in 1906. Although only 25 years old, was quite adept Lancia and worked for some time in FIAT which had even taken part in competitions.

* LEXUS * The luxury arm of Toyota takes its name from the union of two words according to symbolize the founders of the brand's philosophy: Luxury (SM Luxury) and Elegance (Elegance SM).

* LIGIER * owes its name to the French driver of Formula 1 Guy Ligier.

* LINCOLN * Named in honor of the assassinated U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln.

* MASERATI * The four brothers, Alfieri, Ettore, Ernesto and Bindo Maserati, founded the company in 1914.

* LOTUS * The second brand with … environmental concerns after the Jaguar. Named after the famous name of the plant.

* MAZDA * Zoroastrianism Those who know will not have questions about the origin of the name of the company. The Ahura Mazda, is the God of Wisdom and according to tradition, managed to unite people by giving them the gift of Reason. The name seems also to that of the founder Jujiro Matsuda.

* MERCEDES * A businessman Emil Jellinek and follower of Austria-Hungary in France who had the exclusive distribution rights Daimler cars in Austria, Hungary, France and the U.S. renamed Mercedes (the name of his daughter).

* MITSUBISHI * Japanese word that means "three diamonds" which in fact is the mark of Mitsubishi. The founder of Yataro Iwasaki began his entrepreneurial advantage three steamers in 1870. Since then the number "three" dominate the company whether it be goals, or strategy or policies.

* MORRIS * O William Richard Morris (1877-1963), began his career as a bicycle repairman to pass on the machines in 1901 and in cars in 1913. The MG company has taken its name from the acronym for Morris Garage.

* NISSAN * In 1931 DATSUN acquired by THE TOBATA IMONO COMPANY and became part of it. Two years later seceded from the mother company, moved its headquarters to Yokohama and became an independent automotive Jidosha Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha. The funding came from the Nihon Sagyo investment company which ran the Yoshisuke Ayukawa owner TOBATA IMONO. This investment company has been known throughout Japan by the severe course of the Exchange. Everyone knew even as Ni-San from the abbreviation of which appeared on the list of purchases and sales of the Stock Exchange. In 1934 the Jidosha Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha was renamed NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED.

* OLDSMOBILE * took its name from its founder, Ransom Eli Olds (1864-1950). He has given the name of another company and to the REO.

* OPEL * The last name of its founder Adam Opel in 1862 that transformed the craft into the car.

* PEUGEOT * took its name from Jean Jaques Peugeot (1699-1741) and is the ancestor of the company with much … elegant title Les Fils des Peugeot Freres (SM sons of Peugeot Brothers) started its work in 1890 concerning the production of agricultural tools. The Armand Peugeot was able to buy a new diesel engines from Panhard thanks to which became the second manufacturer in France.

* PONTIAC * Founded in 1893 by Edward M. Murphy as the Pontiac Buggy Company in Pontiac, of Michigan. The company manufactures carriages for horses, and then in 1907 under the name Oakland Motor Car Company was a subsidiary to produce aftokiniton.To 1909, General Motors bought half of metoches.O also founder of GM (William Durant) was friends with Murphy. But because of problems of Durant to keep the same GM, the Pontiac car is not presented until 1926.

* PORSCHE * The Ferdinand Porsche was a well known designer who started early and if the creative effort had to wait about 15 years to see his plans to take the form of a production car.

* RENAULT * The Louis Renault (1877-1944) with his brothers Marcel and Fernand, founded the family-owned French Renault Freres (SM Reno Brothers) that was destined to become one of the largest European manufacturers.

* ROLLS-ROYCE * The British engineer Henry Royce reportedly disappointed that a new car bought decided to build his own. He created the company Royce Ltd, which attracted the entrepreneur CSRolls. The two companies merged in 1906 in Rolls Royce Ltd ..

* ROVER * The name comes from the bicycle "Rover Safety Cycle" in 1884 which closely resembles the current bicycles and so named because it was innovative for its time in security. Prints are good but think about all these people so dangerous to climb those first bikes with wheels and unequal height. The safe and stable bike that was a creation of Starley and Sutton who first made them rich the other gave them the impetus to get into manufacturing motorcycles and cars.

* SAAB * The Svenska Aeroplane AB (Aktiebolaget) (Swedish Airplane, Limited) (SM Swedish Airplane Ltd.) was founded in 1937. In principle, as its name indicates manufactured engines for airplanes to pass in 1944 and car production.

* SEAT * On May 9, 1950 founded the Sociedad Espanola de Automoviles de Turismo, SA (SEAT). In a free her name means and our ELPA (Greek Automobile and Touring Club).

* SIMCA * What could be simpler;; Société Industrielle de Micanique et Carrosserie Automobile. French company founding in 1935 by the Fiat dealer in France, Mr. HT Pigozzi.

* SUBARU * A name of Greek interest. Subaru in Japanese means Union. Attributes, however, and the constellation of Pleiades, six stars which were transformed, according to mythology, the daughters of Atlas. The constellation that appears in the logo of the company.

* TATRA * The name comes from the famous Czech Tatra mountains. Founded in 1850 as Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau-Fabriksgesellschaft and renamed in 1919 in Tatra.

* TOYOTA * It was named after its founder Sakichi Toyoda (1894-1952). At first it was called Toyoda Automatic Loom Works Ltd. and had as main objective the textile industry and then (in 1937) Toyota Motor Company.

* VAUXHALL * took its name from the area office: the Vauxhall Gardens in London.

* VECTOR * The company was founded by Jerry Wiegert 1971 to Vehicle Design Force, but was renamed in 1972 as Vector Aeromotive Corporation.I first attempt to construct souperkar America, worthy of Europe.

* VOLKSWAGEN * in German means "people's car" and is a composition of words Volks (People SM) and Wagen (SM Vehicle). The company's first vehicle was the "Beetle" and stemmed from the insistence and persistence of Adolf Hitler giving all Germans in the 30s a radio to hear the proclamations of a moving car.

* VOLVO * In Latin it means "rolls" and this name chosen by the founders Gustaf Larson and Assar Gabrielsson 1925.* WOLFSBURG * This is a strange topic. Industrial village, founded in 1938 by the Germans in order to reside there, the employees of the company VW. There he constructed the famous KDF-Wagen after all known as Beetle ..

* ZASTAVA * The full name is Zavodi Crvena Zastava (SM Factory's Red Flag).