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In September 1921, Audi became the first German car manufacturer to present a production car, the Audi Type K, with left-handed drive. [20] Left-hand drive spread and established dominance during the 1920s because it provided a better view of oncoming traffic, making overtaking safer [ 20 ] when driving on the right.
Other major German manufacturers are Opel and American-owned Ford-Werke (subsidiary of Ford Motor Company), but are not considered as part of this grouping, although they are among the top selling brands in Europe - they are both foreign-owned (Opel is a subsidiary of Stellantis since 2021 and had been owned by PSA Group and General Motors ...
Chevrolet (/ ˌ ʃ ɛ v r ə ˈ l eɪ / SHEV-rə-LAY), colloquially referred to as Chevy, is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM).. Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941), Arthur Chevrolet (1884–1946) and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant (1861–1947) started the company on November 3, 1911 [3] as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company.
Brand Notes Honda (1946–present) Acura: Isuzu (1853–present; spun off from IHI in 1916) Mazda (1920–present) (5% Toyota) Following are the former brands of Mazda Autorama Autozam ɛ̃nfini Eunos Xedos: Mitsubishi (1873–1950; 1964–present) Nissan (formerly Datsun) (1933–present) Infiniti (1989–present)
The joint venture will be registered in the Netherlands, and it also includes the possibility of producing the brand's cars in Europe if duties on Chinese cars are raised. The JV's target is 500,000 sales outside China by 2030. [49] The company announced a 3 billion euro ($3.2 billion) share buyback in 2024. [50]
This is a list of specialist manufacturers or marques of modern and classic sports cars.It includes only companies that are devoted exclusively to producing sports cars.. A sports car is an automobile designed for performance driving; however the exact definition is subject to debate.
Trabant (German: ⓘ) is a series of small cars produced from 1957 until 1991 by former East German car manufacturer VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau. Four models were made: the Trabant 500, Trabant 600, Trabant 601, and the Trabant 1.1. The first model, the 500, was a relatively modern car when it was introduced.
M. Marmon Motor Car Company; Marquette (automobile) Maserati 6C 34; Maserati Tipo V4; Mercedes-Benz 260 D; Mercedes-Benz 320A; Mercedes-Benz 380 (1933) Mercedes-Benz 500K