American Motors Corporation (AMC) was an American automobile company formed in 1954 by the merger of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson. At the time, it was the largest corporate merger in U.S. history, valued at $198,000,000. More

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The Austin Motor Company was a British manufacturer of automobiles that rose to be a major motorcar brand, the dominant partner after merger with Morris in 1952 but declining after absorption into the British Leyland Motor Corporation, and its subsequent troubles. More

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BMW AG (an abbreviation of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, or in English, Bavarian Motor Works), is a German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. More

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Buick originated as an independent motor car manufacturer, the Buick Motor Company, incorporated on May 19, 1903 by the Scottish-American David Dunbar Buick (who invented the overhead valve engine on which the company's success was based) in Flint, Michigan. More

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Cadillac is a brand of luxury vehicles, part of General Motors, produced and mostly sold in the United States and Canada. In the United States, the name became a synonym for "high quality", used in such phrases as "the Cadillac of clocks. This is less prevalent, though still known, in other English-speaking countries (who are more likely to use Rolls-Royce in such phrases). More

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Originally, a Checker Cab was a taxi produced by the Checker Cab Manufacturing Company (later known as Checker Motors Corporation) of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and operating under the name "Checker Cabs" in New York and other American cities. More

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Chevrolet, or Chevy for short, is a division of General Motors. It is one of the most popular GM marques. For 2005, Chevrolet outsold its main domestic rival, Ford, for the first time in 19 years, making it once again the top-selling marque in the United States. More

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The Chrysler Corporation was a United States automobile manufacturer that existed independently from 1925-1998. Chrysler and its subsidiaries became part of the German-American based DaimlerChrysler AG when purchased by Daimler-Benz in 1998. More

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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., which formerly marketed vehicles under the Datsun brand name, is a Japanese automobile manufacturer. The company's main offices are located in the Ginza area of Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Nissan plans to move their headquarters to Yokohama, Kanagawa by 2010; the headquarters will start construction in 2007. More

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The De Soto (later DeSoto) was a brand of automobile based in the United States of America, marketed by the Chrysler Corporation from 1928 through 1961. The De Soto make was founded by Walter P. Chrysler on August 4, 1928. More

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Dodge is a brand name of automobiles and light to heavy-duty trucks, currently marketed by the German-American-based DaimlerChrysler AG from 1928 to the present. From 1914 to 1927, the company was named Dodge Brothers Motor Vehicle Company. More

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The Ford Motor Company is a multinational automobile manufacture. The corporation was founded by Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, (where the company is currently headquartered), and incorporated on June 16, 1903. More

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