List of automobile manufacturers of the United States
This article is a list of all current automobile manufacturers of the United States.
Current manufacturers
Big Three
The currently active brands from the "big three" manufacturers are shown below.Parent company | Brand | Notes |
General Motors Company | Buick | Founded in 1899 as 'Buick Auto-Vim and Power Company'. Formed General Motors in 1908. |
General Motors Company | Cadillac | Founded as Henry Ford Company in 1901. Renamed to Cadillac in 1902. Acquired by General Motors in 1909. |
General Motors Company | Chevrolet | Founded in 1911. Acquired by General Motors in 1918 |
General Motors Company | GMC | Formed as General Motors Truck Company in 1911 after merging Rapid Motor Vehicle co. and Reliance Motor Truck co. |
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles | Chrysler | Formed in 1925 as the founding brand of Chrysler Corporation . |
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles | Dodge | Formed in 1914. Acquired by Chrysler in 1928. |
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles | Jeep | Formed by Willys-Overland in 1941. Merged with Kaiser Motors in 1953. Acquired by AMC in 1970. Acquired by Chrysler in 1987. |
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles | RAM | Formed in 2009 during a restructure of Chrysler's truck brands. |
Ford Motor Company | Ford | Founded in 1903. |
Ford Motor Company | Lincoln | Founded in 1917. Acquired by Ford Motor Company in 1922. |
Other companies
- Anteros Coachworks
- Callaway Cars
- Drako Motors
- Equus Automotive
- Falcon Motorsports
- Hennessey Special Vehicles
- Karma Automotive
- Local Motors
- Lordstown Motors
- Lucid Motors
- Nikola Corporation
- Panoz
- Rivian
- Rossion Automotive
- Saleen Automotive
- Shelby American
- Simpson Design
- SSC North America
- Tesla
Defunct manufacturers