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Acura (アキュラ)

Acura (アキュラ) is the luxury and performance automobile marque of Japanese automaker Honda, launched in the United States in 1986 as the first Japanese luxury brand.

AITO

AITO (问界) is a Chinese brand of premium intelligent electric vehicles built by Seres Group in cooperation with Huawei, which supplies software and retail sales.

Automobile manufacturers and brands of China

Automobile manufacturers and brands of China are the companies producing and selling vehicles in China and abroad, the world's largest industry by production, sales, and exports since the 2020s.

Avatr

Avatr is a Chinese premium smart electric vehicle brand from Chongqing-based Avatr Technology, launched in 2022 with the Avatr 11 and backed by Changan, CATL, and Huawei.

BAIC Group (北京汽车集团有限公司)

BAIC Group, also known as Beijing Automotive Group Co., Ltd., is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Beijing with roots in the 1958 Beijing Automobile Factory.

BYD Auto

BYD Auto is the automotive subsidiary of Chinese battery maker BYD Company, founded in 2003; it is the world's largest maker of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

BYD Company (比亚迪股份有限公司)

BYD Company, short for Build Your Dreams, is a Chinese manufacturer founded by Wang Chuanfu in Shenzhen in 1994, known for new energy vehicles, batteries, and electronics.

Century (marque)

Century (センチュリー) is Toyota's ultra-luxury, chauffeur-driven marque, introduced in 1967 and favored by Japan's Imperial Household and elite; in 2025 it was announced as a standalone brand above Lexus.

Changan Automobile (重庆长安汽车股份有限公司)

Changan Automobile (重庆长安汽车) is a state-owned Chinese vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Chongqing, controlled by China Ordnance Equipment Group, selling under the Changan, Deepal, and Avatr brands.

Chery

Chery, also known as Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. (奇瑞汽车), is a Chinese automaker founded in Wuhu, Anhui, in 1997 and China's leading passenger-vehicle exporter for 22 consecutive years.

Daewoo Motors

Daewoo Motors (대우자동차) was a South Korean automobile manufacturer that grew out of Shinjin Motors, entered a joint venture with General Motors in 1978, and collapsed before GM bought its assets in 2002.

Daihatsu

Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (ダイハツ), Japanese kei and compact car maker founded 1907 as Hatsudoki Seizo in Osaka, wholly owned Toyota subsidiary since 2016, OEM supplier of Hijet, Mira e:S, Tanto, Rocky and e-Hijet Cargo to Toyota, Subaru, Mazda, and Suzuki.

Datsun (ダットサン)

Datsun (ダットサン) is a Japanese automobile brand created by Nissan's predecessor companies in the early 1930s, used for exports until the 1980s and revived for entry-level cars from 2013 to 2022.

Dongfeng Motor Corporation (东风汽车)

Dongfeng Motor Corporation (东风汽车), also known as Dongfeng Motors, is a Chinese central state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wuhan, founded in 1969, which sold 2.48 million vehicles in 2024.

Dongfeng Nammi (纳米)

Dongfeng Nammi (纳米), also known as Nami, is the entry-level electric passenger car brand of China's state-owned Dongfeng Motor Corporation, launched in August 2023 to sell small, affordable vehicles.

Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën Automobiles

Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën Automobiles (DPCA), originally Shenlong Automobile, is a Chinese joint venture of Dongfeng and Stellantis that has built Peugeot, Citroën, and Fukang vehicles in Wuhan since 1992.

Fangchengbao (方程豹)

Fangchengbao, also known as Formula Bao, is a Chinese automaker BYD sub-brand launched in 2023, first offering plug-in hybrid off-road SUVs like the Bao 5.

FAW Group

FAW Group, also known as First Auto Works, is a state-owned Chinese automobile manufacturer in Changchun that built China's first domestic truck in 1956 and first passenger car in 1958.

FAW-Volkswagen

FAW-Volkswagen (一汽-大众) is a Chinese passenger car manufacturer established in Changchun in 1991 as a joint venture between FAW and Volkswagen, building Volkswagen, Audi, and Jetta brand vehicles.

Fiat India Automobiles

Fiat India Automobiles Private Limited is an Indian automobile manufacturer, a 50:50 joint venture between Tata Motors and Stellantis, producing cars, engines, and transmissions at Ranjangaon near Pune since 2007.

Force Motors

Force Motors, formerly Bajaj Tempo, is an Indian automobile manufacturer founded in 1958 and based near Pune, best known for the Traveller van and Gurkha off-roader and for making engines for BMW and Mercedes-Benz in India.

Foxtron

Foxtron (鸿华先进) is a Taiwanese electric vehicle developer and manufacturer founded in 2020 as a joint venture of Foxconn and Yulon Group, selling EVs under a CDMS model.

GAC Group (广州汽车集团股份有限公司)

GAC Group, also known as Guangzhou Automobile Group, is a Chinese state-owned automaker in Guangzhou running joint ventures with Honda and Toyota and self-developed brands Trumpchi, Aion, and Hyptec.

Geely

Geely (吉利) is a Chinese automotive group founded by Li Shufu in 1986 and headquartered in Hangzhou. It owns Volvo Cars, Lotus, Zeekr, and Lynk & Co.

Geely Radar

Geely Radar, known overseas as Riddara, is a Chinese electric and hybrid pickup truck brand. Owned by Geely Group, it launched the RD6, China's first pure-electric model.

Genesis Motor

Genesis Motor is the luxury vehicle brand of Hyundai Motor Group, launched in 2015, selling G-series sedans, SUVs, and electric vehicles assembled in Ulsan, South Korea.

Great Wall Motor

Great Wall Motor Company Limited (长城汽车) is a private Chinese automaker founded in 1984 in Baoding, Hebei, producing SUVs, pickups, and electric vehicles under brands like Haval and Ora.

Guangxi Automobile Group (广西汽车集团)

Guangxi Automobile Group (广西汽车集团), also known as Wuling Group, is a Chinese automotive manufacturer based in Liuzhou, Guangxi, formed in 2015; it holds a minority stake in SAIC-GM-Wuling, maker of the Wuling and Baojun brands.

Hindustan Motors

Hindustan Motors Limited is an Indian automobile manufacturer, incorporated in 1942 within the Birla group, best known for making the Ambassador car at Uttarpara, West Bengal, until 2014.

Honda

Honda Motor Company, also known as Honda Motor Co., Ltd., is a Japanese multinational manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, power products, and aircraft, founded by Soichiro Honda and Takeo Fujisawa in 1948.