Car Brands That Start With the Letter A

Abarth

Abarth was founded by Carlo Abarth in 1949 when he took over Cisitalia’s assets as it went under. Abarth got five 204 sports cars and a D46 single seater and various spares to start his new company. Learn more about Abarth.

ABT

ABT Sportsline is a premier aftermarket tuner that focuses on Audi, VW, Seat and Skoda. Based in Germany ABT focuses on all part of the car – engine technology, aero, wheels, exhausts, suspension and brakes. ABT focuses on taking….

AC

Founded in 1901 by John Weller in a tiny workshop in London to indulge his hobby of building cars, AC is a car-maker with a lot of history. It is one of the most historic and fun sports car brands. Since the of the last century, AC Automotive has delivered hand-built, classically designed sports car to adoring fans. Most people would know AC Cars for their Cobra years…

AC Schnitzer

AC Schnitzer is an aftermarket tuner based in Germany. The firm has a connection to Schnitzer Motorsport, but the tuning division is a separate entity. From motorsport to the road they focus largely on BMW cars. Known for custom-designed parts and a focus on performance, they make some of the sweetest aftermarket cars around…

Acura

Acura is the luxury vehicle brand of Japanese automaker Honda. The brand was launched in the United States and Canada in March 1986, marketing luxury, and high-performance vehicles. Learn more about Acura here.

Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo is an Italian car manufacturer  that has been building, racing and selling cars since 1911 and is one of the most-loved car makers on the planet. Alfa Romeo has competed successfully in Grand Prix motor racing, Formula One, sportscar racing, touring car racing, and rallies. Alfa Romeo has also created some of the most iconic designs in both racing…

Allard

Allard Motor Company was a low volume car maker based in the UK (London). Sydney Allard much like his peers Ferrari and Porsche was a racer who founded his own car company in 1945. The philosophy at Allard was to shoehorn big American V8s into small and light British bodies. With big horsepower and light weight, Allard cars had high power-to-weight ratio cars.

Alpina

Alpina is one of our favorite car companies. They are based in Germany the firm was founded in 1965 by Burkard Bovensiepen and is officially considered a manufacturer (they actually build and sell their own cars, even though they are based on BMW cars). Alpina is an all-BMW shop and has a very close relationship with BMW even having Alpina space in the BMW production lines…

Alpine

Alpine Cars was founded by Jean Rédélé, a garage owner turned into successful race car driver and then car manufacturer. The French car maker focused on building race cars and sports cars using rear-mounted Renault engines. Production models ceased in 1995 and there are plans to relaunch the Alpine marque from 2017 onwards.

Alvis

Alvis Car company was a car company in the UK 1919 to 1967. More than just a car maker though, they made aircraft engines, armoured cars and other armoured fighting vehicles. Alvis were known for their race cars and fun sports cars.

Arden

1976 Jochen Arden Founded The Arden Car Company. In 1982 Jochen Arden Presented His Completely Converted Vehicle, The Arden AJ1 Based On The Jaguar XJ V12. The AJ1 Conversion Was Not Only Optically Changed It Also Received A Performance Increase. Since Then Arden Has Focused On Largely Modifying Jaguar Cars. Learn More About Arden.

Ariel

Founded by Simon Saunders in 1991 as Solocrest Ltd (then renamed Ariel Motor Company in 1999), Ariel is a small car manufacturer based in the UK that builds some of the most extreme and unique performance cars (& bikes) we’ve seen in recent years. Ariel designs and builds cars themselves. Making 100 cars a year, each Ariel is built by one technician who carries the assembly right through to road test and personal sign off…

Ascari

Ascari Cars is a UK car maker started in 1996 by millionaire Klaas Zwart. Named after two time F1 champion Alberto Ascari they make low-volume performance cars at the top-end of the market. Their first car (launched in 1998) was the Ascari Ecosse. The final car was the Ascari A10 in 2006…

Aston Martin

Aston Martin is British carmaker that has a long history of building some of the most beautiful and desirable luxury sports cars and grand tourers on the planet. Best known by non-car people for starring roles for its cars in the James Bond movie franchise, started in 1964 with the Aston Martin DB5 in the Goldfinger Bond movie…

Audi

Audi is a German automobile manufacturer that designs, engineers, produces, markets and distributes luxury vehicles. Audi oversees worldwide operations from its headquarters in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. Learn more about Audi.

Austin-Healey

Austin-Healey was a fun British sports car maker that started in 1952. The company was short-lived and went defunct in 1972 when the 20-year agreement between Healey and Austin came to an end…

Auto Union

Founded in 1932 and established in 1936, Auto Union was a collective of the main four German automobile manufacturers. It is the immediate predecessor of Audi as it is known today and had great success with race cars at the time. Learn more about Auto Union.

AAC

AAC or Auto Avio Costruzioni was an Italian company founded in 1939 by Enzo Ferrari after he left the Scuderia Ferrari. Enzo Ferrari was prohibited to use the name Ferrari for four years in association to races and racing and that is why he used a different name. The company at that time primarily manufactures and produces machine tools and aircraft accessories. The company then later on adopted the name Ferrari after a couple years when their factory moved to Maranello and has remained there ever since.

ABD

ABD is Al Burtoni’s V12 Engineering facility in Gilroy, California. It specializes in producing high quality and high performance products for the racing industry. They can provide modifications and optimizations for your car.

Adrenaline

Adrenaline was British automobile manufacturer founded in 2006. The company was renowned for the Murtaya, a lightweight all-wheel drive sports car based on the Subaru Impreza. The company was short-lived and was dissolved in 2011 after it went into bankruptcy in 2010.

a.d.

A.D. or Advanced Design Tramontana is a Spanish automobile manufacturer founded in 1995. The company was famous for launching a  concept sports car called Tramontana at the Geneva Motor Show in 2005. The company still continues to develop their cars by using modern technology and highest quality luxury materials.

Aeon

Aeon is British automobile manufacturer founded in 2000. They specialize in the production of automobiles and kit cars. The company’s first model, Aeon GT 3 Coupe, was launched in 2003 followed by GT 3 Spyder in 2004. 

Alan Mann

Alan Mann was a British motor racing team founded by Alan Mann. The team was part of the Ford works racing effort from 1964 to 1969 and helped them won multiple championships until it ceased operations.

Alba

Alba Engineering is an Italian racing manufacturer founded by Giorgio Stirano in 1983. The company was established to develop cars to contest the C2 junior class of the World Endurance Championship. During the 1983-1984 seasons, Alba Engineering successfully built cars that were regular class winners such as the AR2.

Apollo

Based in Denkendorf, Germany, the Apollo Automobil is a German sports car manufacturer founded by Roland Gumpert in 2004. The company is known for creating powerful sports cars such as Gumpert Apollo, Apollo N, Apollo Intensa Emozione, and Apollo Arrow.

American Motors

American Motors Corporation or AMC is a now defunct American automobile company formed when the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson Motor Car Company merged together in 1954. At the time, AMC was able to compete with Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler by producing compact, midsized, and full-size cars. Over the years, AMC, struggled to produce sustained success on the market. Renault later on acquired a major interest in AMC in 1979 and was ultimately acquired by Chrysler in 1987.

Amilcar

Amilcar was a French automobile manufacturer founded in 1921 by Joseph Lamy and Émile Akar. The company has its own hits and misses during its run but they managed to produce some great cars such as the Amilcar Compound and Amilcar CGSS.

Apollo

Apollo is the name of a project developed by Milt Brown in his company called International Motor Cars. The project is focused on building American GTs that would compete against the Aston Martin DB4 and Ferrari coupes.

ARK

ARK Performance is an American manufacturer focused on developing world-class car performance products. The company has had a successful partnership with Hyundai and together they have built project cars such as Alpine Edition Veloster,  AR550 Hyundai Genesis, Legato Concept, and Danza.

Arash

Arash Motor Company is a British sports car manufacturer. It was founded in 1999 by Arash Farboud as Farboud Limited and later on changed its name in 2006. The first model developed by the company was Farboud GT which was announced Autosport International show in Birmingham in 2002. The company then introduced new models such as the Farboud GTS, AF10, and AF8.

ASC

ASC or American Specialty Cars was an automobile automobile supplier specialty vehicle systems such as and roof systems and body systems for automakers around the world. The company was also well-known for converting coupe vehicles into convertibles. ASC ceased to operate in 2017.

Artega

Artega Automobile is a German sports car manufacturer founded by Klaus Dieter Frers in 2006. The company introduced their first sports car called Artega GT at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show. which is a mid-engined sports coupe. Artega went into bankruptcy in 2012 but was later on acquired by a different company under Frers. The company today has now moved its focus into developing electric vehicles.

ASL

ASL or Autobacs Sports Car Laboratory is the car manufacturing arm of Autobacs. The first car developed by ASL is the Garaiya which is based on the Tommykaira ZZ.

ASMA

ASMA Design is a tuning and aftermarket cosmetics shop that focuses on Mercedes-Benz cars. They have delivered some very interesting modifications to Mercedes cars which attracts the attention of everyone. One of their famous creations is the ASMA CLS Shark which surprised everyone at the 2005 IAA event in Frankfurt, Germany.

ATS

ATS or Automobili Turismo e Sport is an automotive constructor founded by Carlo Chiti and Giotto Bizzarrini and is based in Italy. The company once raced in Formula One between 1964 and 1965. They also introduced a sports car at the 1963 Geneva Motor Show called ATS 2500 GT, considered to be one of the first mid-engined GT or sports car in the world.

Auburn

Auburn Automobile was an American automobile manufacturer founded in 1874. More specifically, Auburn was the name of the brand for the automobiles built by the company from 1900 to 1937. The company took a large hit during the Great Depression and ceased its operations in 1937.

Austin

Austin was the brand name for the small economy cars built by the British vehicle manufacturer, British Motor Corporation, from 1959 to 1969. One of the most notable cars under the Austin name is the 1963 Austin Mini Cooper S.

Autech

Autech is a Japanese company that specializes in car modifications. The company was originally founded as a subsidiary of Nissan and mainly tunes and converts Nissan cars. They also modify various vehicles to meet the needs of different work areas and for disabled people.

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