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Free list of car makes and models sold in United States

American domestic: AM General, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Eagle, Fisker, Ford, Geo, GMC, Hummer, Jeep, Karma, Lincoln, Lucid, Mercury, Oldsmobile, Panoz, Plymouth, Pontiac, Ram, Rivian, Saturn, Tesla.

European imports: Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Bugatti, Ferrari, Fiat, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Lotus, Maserati, Maybach, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, Mini, Porsche, Rolls-Royce, Saab, Smart, Spyker, Volkswagen, Volvo.

Asian imports: Acura, Daewoo, Genesis, Honda, Hyundai, INFINITI, Isuzu, Kia, Lexus, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Scion, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, VinFast.

Toyota lineup Japan

How many distinct car models are being produced in the world?

The answer of above question depends by how do you define “one model”.

Should we count BMW 3-Series as one model? Should we count each body type (compact, saloon, touring, coupe, cabrio)? Should we count each engine version (318i, 320i, 325i, 330i, 335i, 316d, 318d, 320d, 325d, 330d, 335d, M3, in case of 3-Series E90)? Should BMW M3 or BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo be counted as submodels of 3-Series or as separate models?

Car length evolution

Car Length Evolution

PDF chart with 640 most common car models from Europe since WW2 to present. Took 10 hours to write each car model at correct position in the chart, based by year of launch and length in millimeters, using AutoCAD then exported as PDF, useful for garage builders and students or hobbyists researching the car evolution.

Porsche 911 too many models

Carmakers produce too many models?

The number of models produced by each car manufacturer increased over years, modular platforms allow car markers to produce a large number of models with little cost, creating new niches to cater different types of buyers. But is this really necessary? How long this trend can continue until they realize that have too many models?

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Smallest cars

I am concerned about car dimensions that grow over years, getting too big for our garages, I was always fascinated by small and basic cars, can such cars be produced in today world? This article shows the smallest cars with 4 seats.

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Biggest cars

If you are an architect and designing parking garages you may ask how big are the biggest cars. Biggest mass-produced cars are today in 5.1-5.3 meters range, such as Audi A8, BMW 7-Series, Jaguar XJ, Lexus LS, Mercedes S-Class. But there are also few rare cars, longer than 6 meters, listed in this article.

Car body styles

Car body styles

Saloon / sedan, hatchback, liftback, estate / station wagon, coupe, cabriolet / convertible, targa top, hardtop, landaulet, town car, MPV / multi-purpose vehicle / minivan, off-road vehicle, SUV / sport utility vehicle, crossover, pickup, leisure activity vehicle

Car classification

Car classification in Europe is not officially regulated, instead, it is defined in relative size with other cars. Since 1990s, the cars in Europe are growing in length with about 10-20 cm per model change. Seems that all European companies wants to make a car bigger than competitor’s cars of same class, increasing car class standards with about 2 cm per year, which is exaggerate, based on technology evolution, 5 mm per year is enough.

Free list of car makes and models sold in United Kingdom

Abarth, AC, Aixam, Alfa Romeo, Alpine, Asia, Aston Martin, Audi, Austin, Bentley, BMW, BMW Alpina, Bristol, Cadillac, Caterham, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Citroën, Coleman Milne, Corvette, Cupra, Dacia, Daewoo, Daihatsu, Daimler, De Tomaso, Dodge, DS, Eagle, Farbio, FBS, Ferrari, Fiat, Ford, FSO, Honda, Hummer, Hyundai, Infiniti, Invicta, Isuzu, Jaguar, Jeep, Jensen, Kia, KTM, Lada, Lamborghini, Lancia, Land Rover, Lexus, Ligier, Lotus, LTI, Marcos, Marlin, Maserati, Maybach, Mazda, McLaren, Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes-Benz, MG, MG Motor UK, MIA, Microcar, MINI, Mitsubishi, Morgan, Nissan, Noble, Opel, Perodua, Peugeot, PGO, Polestar, Porsche, PRINDIVILLE, Proton, Reliant, Renault, Rolls-Royce, Rover, Saab, San, SAO, SEAT, Skoda, Smart, SsangYong, Subaru, Suzuki, Talbot, TD Cars, Tesla, Toyota, TVR, Vauxhall, Volkswagen, Volvo, Westfield, Yugo.

Free list of car makes and models sold in Japan

Japan domestic cars: lexus, toyota, nissan, honda, mazda, eunos, ford japan, mitsubishi, subaru, daihatsu, suzuki, isuzu, mitsuoka; imports from Germany: audi, bmw, bmw alpina, mercedes benz, amg, mercedes amg, volkswagen, opel, porsche, mcc smart, maybach, mercedes maybach, europe ford, yes; England: jaguar, daimler, rover, mg, rollsroyce, mini, bentley, aston martin, morgan, tvr, lotus, land rover; Italy: ferrari, maserati, alfa romeo, fiat, lamborghini, lancia, autobianchi, abarth; France: citroen, renault, peugeot, venturi; Sweden: volvo, saab; Netherlands: donkervoort; America: cadillac, pontiac, chevrolet, starcraft, lincoln, mercury, chrysler jeep, ford, saturn, chrysler, tiara, dodge, buick, hummer; South Korea: kia, daewoo, hyundai, gm matiz, ct t; South Africa: birkin.

Free list of car makes and models sold in India

Ashok Leyland, Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Bugatti, Caterham, Chevrolet, Daewoo, Datsun, DC, Eicher Polaris, Ferrari, Fiat, Force Motors, Ford, Hindustan Motors, Honda, Hyundai, ICML, Isuzu, Jaguar, Jeep, Kia, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Lexus, Mahindra, Mahindra-Renault, Maini, Maruti Suzuki, Maserati, Maybach, Mercedes-Benz, MG, Mini, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Opel, Porsche, Premier, Renault, Rolls-Royce, San, Skoda, Ssangyong, Tata, Toyota, Volkswagen, Volvo, Willys.

Free list of car makes and models sold in Australia

Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Alpina, Alpine, Armstrong Siddeley, Asia Motors, Aston Martin, Audi, Austin, Austin Healey, Australian Classic Car, Bedford, Bentley, Bertone, Blade, BMC, BMW, Bolwell, Bufori, Bugatti, Buick, Cadillac, Caterham, Chery, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Citroen, Commer, CSV, Daewoo, Daihatsu, Daimler, Datsun, De Tomaso, Dodge, Elfin, Eunos, Ferrari, Fiat, Ford, Ford Performance Vehicles, Foton, FSM, Geely, Genesis, Giocattolo, Great Wall, Haval, HDT, Hillman, Hino, Holden, Holden Special Vehicles, Honda, Humber, Hummer, Hyundai, INFINITI, International, ISO, Isuzu, Jaguar, Jeep, Jensen, JMC, Kia, KTM, Lada, Lamborghini, Lancia, Land Rover, LDV, Lexus, Leyland, Lightburn, Lincoln, Lotus, Mahindra, Maserati, Maybach, Mazda, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, MG, MINI, Mitsubishi, Morgan, Morris, Nissan, Noble, NSU, Opel, Pagani, Peugeot, Pontiac, Porsche, Proton, RAM, Rambler, Renault, Robnell, Rolls-Royce, Rover, Saab, Seat, Simca, SKODA, smart, SsangYong, Studebaker, Subaru, Suzuki, Tata, TD 2000, Tesla, Toyota, TRD, Triumph, TVR, Vanden Plas, Vauxhall, Volkswagen, Volvo, Wolseley, ZX Auto.

Free list of car makes and models sold in Brazil

Adamo, Agrale, Alfa Romeo, Ariel, Asia, Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley:, Bianco, BMW, BRM, Bugatti, Cadillac, Caterham, CBT, Chamonix, Chana, Changan, Chery, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Citroen, Cross Lander, Daewoo, Daihatsu, DeLorean, Dodge, Effa, Engesa, Envemo, Farus, Ferrari, Fiat, Ford, Geely, Gurgel, Hafei, Hennessey, Hofstetter, Honda, Hummer, Hyundai, Infiniti, Iveco, JAC, Jaguar, Jeep, Jinbei, JPX, Kia, Koenigsegg, KTM, Lada, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Lexus, Lifan, Lobini, Lotus, Mahindra, Maserati, Mazda, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, MG, Mini, Mitsubishi, Miura, MP Lafer, Nissan, Pagani, Peugeot, Pontiac, Porsche, Puma, Ragge, RAM, Rely, Renault, Rolls-Royce, Saab, Saleen, Santa Matilde, Santana, Seat, Shineray, Smart, Ssangyong, SSC, Subaru, Suzuki, TAC, Tesla, Toyota, Troller, Volkswagen, Volvo, W Motors.

Free list of car makes and models sold in Germany

Abarth, Aiways, Alfa Romeo, ALPINA, Alpine, Artega, Aston Martin, Audi, Auto Union, Bentley, BMW, Borgward, Brilliance, Bugatti, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Citroen, CUPRA, Dacia, Daewoo, DAF, Daihatsu, Datsun, DKW, Dodge, Donkervoort, DS Automobiles, e.GO Mobile, Ferrari, Fiat, Fisker, Ford, Glas, Gumpert, Honda, Hummer, Hyundai, Hyundai Precision, Infiniti, Isuzu, Jaguar, Jeep, Jiangling, Karabag, KIA, Koenigsegg, KTM, Lada, Lamborghini, Lancia, Land Rover, Lexus, Lotus, Maserati, Maybach, Mazda, McLaren, Mercedes, MG, Micro, MINI, Mitsubishi, Morgan, Nissan, NSU, Opel, Pagani, Peugeot, Piaggio, Polestar, Porsche, Proton, Renault, Rolls-Royce, Rover, Saab, SEAT, Skoda, smart, Sono Motors, SsangYong, Subaru, Suzuki, Talbot, Tesla, Toyota, Trabant, Volvo, VW, VW Nutzfahrzeuge, Wartburg, Wiesmann.