List of commercial vehicle manufacturers
Commercial vehicles are vehicles that are used for the commercial transport of goods or people or for carrying out work assignments. Commercial vehicle manufacturers are therefore companies that vans , vans , light to heavy trucks , truck tractors , tractors , buses , such as lines of city buses , minibuses , intercity buses and coaches manufactured. Special and special vehicles are z. B. as commercial vehicles for crane trucks , military vehicles , fire engines and municipal vehicles as garbage trucks , tower trucks and / or with bodies or superstructures .
This list of commercial vehicle manufacturers should contain all the major commercial vehicle manufacturers that once existed or still exist today. Brand names under which commercial vehicle manufacturers sell or have sold their vehicles are also listed . If known, the current economic status is also given, for example whether the respective companies or brands still exist or not. In the following table, “truck” stands for the production of trucks, articulated lorries and / or tractors; "Transporter" for delivery vans and / or small vans; "Busses" for omnibuses and "special vehicles" for special and special vehicles. A "+" indicates that such a production is taking place or has taken place, a "-" indicating that no such production is taking place and has never taken place, and a "?" That it has not yet been clarified whether a "+" or a "-" must be used. Current manufacturers and brand names are printed in bold . Pure designers or tuners as well as pure manufacturers of truck accessories, tractors , agricultural machinery , forklifts , construction machinery , mobile homes or taxis are not listed.
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Manufacturer or brand name | Country Place | truck | trans- porter |
buses | up built |
Special vehicles |
economic status |
AAA | Germany , Berlin | + | + | - | + | + | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
ABC | United States , St. Louis , Missouri | - | + | - | - | - | former manufacturer |
ABOAG | Germany , Berlin | - | - | + | + | - | Omnibus building set in the BVG risen |
Abt Sportsline | Germany , Kempten | - | + | - | - | - | currently producing manufacturer |
Acason | Michigan , Detroit | ? | + | - | - | - | Brand discontinued |
Ackermann vehicle construction | Germany , Oschersleben | - | - | - | + | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Ackermann Fruehauf | Germany , Wuppertal , Kerpen-Sindorf , Oschersleben | - | - | - | + | + | former brand name of Ackermann Fahrzeugbau |
ACMAT | France , Saint-Nazaire | + | + | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer, belongs to the Volvo group |
Acme Motor Truck Company | USA , Michigan , Cadillac | + | ? | + | - | - | Brand discontinued |
Acorn | USA , Cincinnati ( Ohio ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand discontinued |
ACV | United Kingdom ,? | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Roof Company of AEC , Crossley , Maudslay , Park Royal Vehicles , Charles H. Roe and Thornycroft , of Leyland taken |
Adams Brothers Manufacturing Company | Ohio , Findlay | + | ? | - | - | - | Brand discontinued |
Adams Manufacturing | Bedford | + | - | - | - | - | Brand discontinued |
ADC | United Kingdom , Southall ( London ) | + | + | - | - | - | former manufacturer, joint venture between AEC and Daimler Motors |
Eagle | Germany , Frankfurt am Main | + | + | - | - | - | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
AEC | United Kingdom , Southall ( London ) | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Taken over by Leyland , brand name discontinued |
Agrale | Brazil , Caxias do sul | + | + | ? | + | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Ahrens-Fox | United States , Cincinnati , Ohio | - | - | - | + | + | Fire engines. production stopped |
Albion | United Kingdom , Glasgow | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Taken over by Leyland , brand name discontinued |
Alexander | United Kingdom ,? | ? | ? | + | + | ? | with Dennis ( Transbus merged) and Alexander Dennis renamed |
Alexander Dennis | United Kingdom , Falkirk | - | - | + | + | - | currently producing manufacturer |
Alfa Romeo | Italy , Milan | + | + | + | - | + | Acquired by Fiat , brand name discontinued in the commercial vehicle sector |
All-American Truck Company | Illinois , Chicago | + | + | - | - | - | Brand discontinued |
Almocar | Germany , Dachau | ? | + | ? | + | + | taken over by Linde AG |
Age | USA , Plymouth and Grand Haven ( Michigan ) | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Brand discontinued |
Age | USA , Cincinnati ( Ohio ) | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Brand discontinued |
ALCo | USA , Providence , Rhode Island | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Licensed construction of the Berliet car; own car and commercial vehicle production. Brand discontinued |
American Coleman | USA , Littleton ( Colorado ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | former manufacturer |
American LaFrance | USA , Alma ( Michigan ) | + | + | - | - | + | Business operations stopped in 2014 |
American Motor Truck Company | Newark , Ohio | + | ? | - | - | - | Brand discontinued |
AM General | United States , South Bend | + | + | + | - | - | to LTV Aerospace, currently manufacturing manufacturer |
AMO | Russia , Moscow | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | renamed to ZIS |
Ankai | People's Republic of China , Hefei | - | - | + | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Apollo | Germany , Apolda | - | + | - | - | - | former manufacturer |
Arbenz | Switzerland , Albisrieden | + | + | ? | ? | ? | to Oetiker, parts of the production were taken over from Brossel (Belgium) |
Arbenz-Oetiker | Switzerland , Albisrieden | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Argo | USA , Michigan | + | + | - | - | - | at Nelson Motor Truck, commercial vehicle production stopped |
Argus | Germany , Berlin | + | + | - | - | - | former manufacturer |
Argyle | United Kingdom , East Kilbride | + | - | - | - | - | former manufacturer |
Arm leather | United States , Cincinnati , Ohio | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Brand discontinued |
Armstrong Saurer | United Kingdom , Newcastle-upon-Tyne | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Ashok Leyland | India , Chennai | + | ? | + | ? | + | belongs to the Hinduja group , current brand name |
Asia | South Korea ,? | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Subsidiary of Kia Motors , commercial vehicle production discontinued |
Asquith | United Kingdom , Great Yeldham | - | + | + | ? | ? | current brand name |
Askam | Turkey , Istanbul | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Production stopped in 2015, group with various brands |
Assmann | Germany , Eisenach | - | - | - | + | + | former manufacturer |
Astra | Italy , Piacenza | + | - | - | ? | + | taken over by Iveco , brand name still in use |
Atkinson | United Kingdom , Preston | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | in Seddon Atkinson risen |
Atlas GmbH | Germany , Delmenhorst | - | - | - | + | + | Former brand name of Terex , current brand name |
Atlas Weyhausen | Germany , Wildeshausen | - | - | - | + | + | current brand name Weycor |
Atterbury | USA , Buffalo ( New York ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | extinguished |
Audi | Germany , Zwickau then Ingolstadt | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Taken over by VW (Germany) , commercial vehicle production stopped |
Austin | United Kingdom , Longbridge | + | + | + | ? | + | Merged into BMC , brand name discontinued |
Austro-Daimler | Austria , Wiener Neustadt | + | ? | + | ? | ? | absorbed in Steyr Daimler Puch , brand name discontinued |
Car bug | USA , Norwalk ( Ohio ) | - | + | - | - | - | extinguished |
Auto-car | USA , Buffalo ( New York ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | extinguished |
Autocar | USA , Hagerstown ( Indiana ) | + | ? | ? | ? | + | current brand name |
Autocars and Accessories (A. and A.) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , London | - | + | - | + | - | former manufacturer (1904–1907): bodies; from 1906 complete vehicles (own brand); later as a car carrier and AC |
Car show | Belgium , Brussels | + | ? | + | ? | ? | former manufacturer |
Autosan | Poland , Sanok | ? | ? | + | ? | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Auto Union | Germany , Chemnitz then Ingolstadt | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Taken over by Volkswagen , brand name discontinued |
Ernst Auwärter | Germany , Steinenbronn | - | ? | + | + | - | Taken over from Pucher , brand name EA Auwärter still in use |
Thank God Auwärter | Germany , Stuttgart | - | - | + | - | - | Taken over by MAN , brand name Neoplan still in use |
Available | USA , Chicago ( Illinois ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | belongs to CCI Corporation , currently manufacturing manufacturer |
Aveling-Barford | United Kingdom , Grantham (Lincolnshire) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | taken over by Leyland Motors |
Avia Motors | Czech Republic , Prague | + | + | - | + | - | currently producing manufacturer |
AVM | Zimbabwe , Harare | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
AWD | United Kingdom , Dunstable | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Ayax | Uruguay , Montevideo | - | + | - | - | - | former manufacturer |
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Manufacturer or brand name | Country Place | truck | trans- porter |
buses | up built |
Special vehicles |
economic status |
Babcock | USA , Watertown ( New York ) | ? | + | - | + | + | Brand name expired |
Bachert | Germany , Binau | ? | ? | ? | + | + | Brand name taken over from Kirchgässner Elektrotechnik , currently manufacturing manufacturer |
BAE | United Kingdom , London | ? | ? | ? | ? | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Balqon Corporation | United States , Santa Ana | + | - | - | - | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Barber | USA , New York City , New York | - | - | - | - | + | former manufacturer |
Barkas | GDR , Hainichen | - | + | ? | - | ? | former manufacturer |
baron | United Kingdom , Borehamwood | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Barreiros | Spain , Madrid | + | ? | + | ? | ? | taken over by Renault , brand name discontinued |
Baryval | Spain , Saragossa | - | - | - | + | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Farmer | Germany , Cologne | - | - | - | + | + | former manufacturer |
BAZ | Russia , Bryansk | + | - | - | - | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Bean | United Kingdom , Tipton | + | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Beardmore | United Kingdom , Dalmuir | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | former manufacturer |
Beck | USA , Sidney ( Ohio ) | - | - | + | + | - | extinguished |
Bedford | United Kingdom , Luton and Dunstable | + | + | + | ? | ? | former brand name of General Motors , brand name discontinued |
BelAZ | Belarus , Schodsina | - | - | - | - | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Bell | South Africa , Richards Bay | - | - | - | - | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Bell | United States , Ottumwa , Iowa | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | former manufacturer |
Belmont | United States , Allentown , Pennsylvania | + | + | ? | ? | ? | taken over by Kearns-Dughie , company expired |
Belsize | United Kingdom , Manchester | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | former manufacturer |
Benz & Cie. | Germany , Mannheim | + | + | + | + | - | with Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft to Daimler-Benz merged |
BEF | Germany , Berlin | + | + | - | - | + | Acquired by Elite , brand name discontinued |
Bergmann Electricitäts-Werke AG | Germany , Berlin | + | + | - | + | + | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Bering | USA , Front Royal ( Virginia ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Beringer container construction | Germany , Tagmersheim ( Virginia ) | ? | ? | ? | + | + | ? |
Berkhof | Netherlands , Valkenswaard | ? | ? | + | ? | ? | belongs to VDL , current brand name |
Berliet | France , Lyon | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Acquired by Renault and merged with Saviem , brand name discontinued |
Berna | Switzerland , Olten | + | ? | + | ? | + | Taken over from Saurer , brand name discontinued |
Bernard | France , Arcueil | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | taken over by Mack; Brand name set |
Bethlehem | United States , Allentown , Pennsylvania | + | ? | ? | ? | + | taken over by Hahn ; Brand name set |
Betz | Germany , Cologne | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Betz | United States , Hammond , Indiana | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | former manufacturer |
Bharat Benz | India , Oragadam | + | - | - | - | - | Current brand name, belongs to Daimler AG |
Binz | Germany , Lorch | - | - | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Black | USA , Chicago , Illinois | + | + | ? | ? | ? | former manufacturer |
Black Crow | USA , Chicago , Illinois and Elkhart , Indiana | + | + | ? | ? | ? | former manufacturer |
Blair | USA , Newark , New Jersey | + | + | ? | ? | ? | former manufacturer; Predecessor of the Ace. |
Bleachert | Germany , Leipzig | + | - | - | - | - | former manufacturer |
Blumhardt | Germany , Wuppertal | - | - | - | + | + | former manufacturer |
BMC (United Kingdom) | United Kingdom , Longbridge | + | - | + | + | + | Raised in Leyland , brand name discontinued |
BMC (Turkey) | Turkey , Izmir | + | + | + | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
BMF | Germany , Berlin | + | + | - | - | + | former manufacturer |
BMW | Germany , Munich | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Boneschi | Italy , Cambiago | - | - | + | + | + | only brand name |
Borgward | Germany , Bremen | + | + | + | ? | ? | former manufacturer |
Bourne | United States , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania | + | - | - | - | - | former manufacturer |
Bova | Netherlands , Valkenswaard | ? | ? | + | ? | ? | belongs to VDL , current brand name |
Bovy | Belgium , Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | + | + | + | ? | ? | taken over by Brossel |
Brandt refrigerated vehicle construction | Germany , Extertal | + | + | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Breda | Italy , Brescia | ? | ? | + | ? | ? | belongs to IIA - Industria Italiana Autobus Menarinibus , brand discontinued |
Bremach | Italy , Brescia | + | + | - | + | + | former manufacturer |
Brennabor | Germany , Brandenburg an der Havel | - | + | - | - | - | former manufacturer |
Brillié | France , Paris and Le Havre | + | ? | + | ? | + | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Bristol | United Kingdom , Bristol and London | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
British Berna | United Kingdom , West Kensington | + | ? | + | ? | + | former manufacturer |
Brockway | USA , Cortland ( New York ) | + | ? | ? | ? | + | former manufacturer |
Brossel | Belgium , Brussels | + | + | + | ? | ? | Acquired by British Leyland, brand name discontinued |
Brown | USA , Charlotte ( North Carolina ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Brown | USA , St Cloud Minnesota and & Duluth Minnesota | + | - | - | - | - | former manufacturer |
Bruce-SN | United Kingdom , Edinburgh | + | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Bucegi | Romania , Brașov | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Buffalo | USA , Buffalo ( New York ) | ? | ? | ? | ? | + | expired brand name |
Buffalo | USA , Buffalo ( New York ) | ? | ? | ? | ? | + | expired brand name |
Buffalo | USA , Buffalo ( New York ) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | expired brand name |
Buldamobil | Hungary , Budapest | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Bunge | Germany , Bremen | - | - | - | + | + | Subsidiary of Fahrzeugbau Sommer , a former manufacturer |
Busscar | Brazil , Joinville | - | - | + | - | - | currently producing manufacturer, is now called Carbuss |
Büssing | Germany , Braunschweig and Salzgitter | + | - | + | - | + | of MAN taken and MAN Bussing renamed |
Büssing-NAG | Germany , Braunschweig | + | - | + | - | + | former brand name of Büssing , brand name discontinued |
Büssing & Son | Germany , Braunschweig | - | - | - | + | - | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Butenuth | Germany , Berlin | + | + | - | + | ? | former manufacturer |
BYD | People's Republic of China , Shenzhen | - | - | + | - | - |
currently producing manufacturer |
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Manufacturer or brand name | Country Place | truck | trans- porter |
buses | up built |
Special vehicles |
economic status |
Caldwell-Vale | Australia , Auburn , New South Wales | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand expired |
Caledon | Scotland , Glasgow | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand expired |
CAMC | People's Republic of China , Ma'anshan | - | + | + | - | + |
currently producing manufacturer |
Cameron | USA , Alma (Michigan) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand expired |
Camiva | France , Chambery | ? | ? | ? | + | + | taken over by Iveco , brand name still in use |
Canada | Canada , Montréal | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Carl Benz sons | Germany , Ladenburg | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Carrus | Finland , Lieto | - | - | + | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Caterpillar | United States , Peoria , Illinois | + | ? | ? | ? | + | currently producing manufacturer |
CCC | United States , Tulsa , Oklahoma | + | - | - | - | + | Crane Carrier Company (CCC), part of Kimble Manufacturing, which was acquired by Hines Corporation |
Chase | USA , Syracuse , New York | + | + | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Chausson | France , Asnières-sur-Seine | - | + | + | ? | + | taken over by Renault , brand name discontinued |
champion | United States , Owego , New York | + | ? | + | ? | + | extinguished |
Checker | United States , Kalamazoo , Michigan | ? | + | + | + | + | Brand expired |
Chenard & Walcker | France , Gennevilliers | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Taken over by Peugeot , brand name discontinued |
Chevrolet | USA , Detroit ( Michigan ) | + | + | + | ? | ? | Taken over by GM , brand name still in use |
Chingkangshan | China , Nanjing | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Chongqing | China , Chongqing | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Christie Front Drive | USA , Detroit ( Michigan ) | ? | ? | ? | ? | + | Brand of Front Drive Motor Co., New Jersey ; Company and brand name expired |
Chrysler | USA , Detroit ( Michigan ) | + | + | ? | ? | ? | merged with Daimler-Benz to form DaimlerChrysler , brand name discontinued in the commercial vehicle sector |
Cifa | Italy , Milan | - | - | - | + | + | taken over by Zoomlion , currently producing manufacturer |
Citroën | France , Paris | + | + | + | - | + | merged with Peugeot to form PSA , brand name still in use |
Clyde | USA , Farmingdale ( New York ) | + | - | - | - | - | was discontinued to Fulton , brand name |
Clydesdale | USA , Clyde , ( Ohio ) | + | + | + | ? | + | Brand expired |
CNHTC | China , Jinan | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Coleman | United States , Littleton , Colorado | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand expired |
Columbia | United States , Hartford , Connecticut | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Electric and gasoline vehicles. Brand expired |
Columbia | United States , Pontiac , Michigan | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand expired |
Comil | Brazil , Erechim | - | - | + | - | - | currently producing manufacturer |
Commer | United Kingdom , Luton and Dunstable | + | + | + | - | + | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Commerce | United States , Detroit , Michigan , Ypsilanti , Michigan, Lima , Ohio | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Acquired by Relay Motors Corporation . Brand expired |
Concord | Concord , New Hampshire | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand expired |
Contrac-Cobus | Germany , Wiesbaden | - | - | + | - | - | currently producing manufacturer |
Coppock | United States , Marion , Indiana | ? | + | ? | ? | ? | Brand expired |
Corbin | USA , Bristol , New Britain ( Connecticut ) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand expired |
Corbitt | USA , Henderson County ( North Carolina ) | + | + | + | ? | ? | Brand expired |
Crossley | United Kingdom , Manchester | + | + | + | + | + | Acquired by AEC ; Brand name set |
Csepel | Hungary , Budapest | + | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Cudell | Germany , Aachen | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Cunard Commercial | United Kingdom , Acton (London) and Wembley | - | - | - | + | - | Brand name set |
Cushman | USA , Lincoln ( Nebraska ) | + | + | + | + | + | currently producing manufacturer of small vans; belongs to Textron |
Cyclone | Germany , Mylau | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
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Manufacturer or brand name | Country Place | truck | trans- porter |
buses | up built |
Special vehicles |
economic status |
DAAG | Germany , Ratingen | + | ? | + | ? | + | Taken over by Krupp , brand name discontinued |
DAC | Romania , Brașov | + | ? | + | ? | ? | set |
Daewoo | South Korea , Chollabuk-Do | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Commercial vehicle division taken over by Tata , brand name still in use |
DAF | Netherlands , Eindhoven | + | + | + | - | - | Taken over by Paccar , brand name still in use |
Daihatsu | Japan , Osaka | ? | + | + | ? | ? | Taken over by Toyota , brand name still in use |
Daimler AG | Germany and USA , Stuttgart and Portland | + | + | + | - | + | Group with many brands: Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner, Setra, Mitsubishi Fuso, Unimog, Western Star |
Daimler-Motoren- Gesellschaft (DMG) |
Germany , Bad Cannstatt | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | with Benz & Cie. to Daimler-Benz merged |
DAK | Germany , Berlin | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Brand name of a former cooperation between Dux , Magirus , Presto and Vomag , brand name discontinued |
Darts | USA , Anderson ( Indiana ), Waterloo ( Iowa ) and Kansas City ( Missouri ) | + | ? | + | + | + | taken over by Paccar ; taken over by Terex |
Dautel | Germany , Leingarten | ? | ? | ? | + | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Day elder | USA , Irvington ( New Jersey ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | set |
Dearborn | USA , Chicago , Illinois | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Company expired |
Decatur | USA , Decatur , Indiana and Grand Rapids (Michigan) | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Brand expired |
Decauville | France , Corbeil-Essonnes | - | + | - | - | - | Manufacturer expired |
De Dietrich | France , Lunéville | + | + | + | + | + | Brand discontinued |
De Dietrich | Germany , Jaegerthal-Niederbronn | - | + | - | - | - | Brand discontinued |
De Dion, Bouton & Trépardoux | France , Paris and Puteaux | + | + | + | ? | ? | former manufacturer, steam |
De Dion-Bouton | France , Puteaux | + | + | + | + | + | former manufacturer |
Delahaye | France , Tours and Paris | + | + | + | ? | + | of Hotchkiss adopted and in Hotchkiss-Delahaye renamed |
Delaugère & Clayette | France , Orléans ( Loiret ) | + | + | + | + | + | former manufacturer, taken over by Panhard & Levassor |
Dennis | United Kingdom , Guildford | + | ? | + | ? | + | ? |
Dennis man Egerton | United Kingdom , Norwich | + | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Dennison | Ireland , Rathcoole | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Dependable | United States , Galesburg , Illinois | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Company expired |
DeSoto | USA and Turkey , Detroit ( Michigan ) and Istanbul | + | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Diamond T | USA , Chicago ( Illinois ) | + | ? | + | ? | + | Taken over from White , brand name discontinued |
DINA | Mexico , Cuidad Sahagun and Monterrey | + | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Divco | USA , Detroit ( Michigan ) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Production ended in 1986 |
Dixi | Germany , Eisenach | + | ? | + | ? | ? | taken over by BMW , brand name discontinued |
DKW | Germany , Ingolstadt and Zschopau | - | + | ? | ? | ? | Taken over from VW (Germany) , brand name discontinued |
Dodge | USA , UK , Australia , India and Turkey , Detroit ( Michigan ), Kew and Dunstable , Adelaide , Bombay and Kadikoy | + | + | + | ? | ? | Acquired by Chrysler , brand name still in use |
Doll | Germany , Oppenau | - | - | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
DOMI | Denmark , Glostrup | - | + | + | - | - | former manufacturer |
DongFeng | China , Shiyan | + | ? | + | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Douglas | United States , Omaha , Nebraska | + | ? | ? | ? | + | extinguished by Paccar company |
Douglas | United Kingdom , Cheltenham | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Drauz works | Germany , Heilbronn | ? | ? | + | + | ? | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Drögmöller | Germany , Heilbronn | ? | ? | + | ? | ? | Taken over from Volvo , brand name discontinued |
Dürkopp | Germany , Bielefeld | + | + | + | ? | + | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Duple | United Kingdom , Hornsey | - | - | + | + | - | Sold to Herstair in 1983 , commercial vehicle production stopped in 1989 |
Duplex | USA , Charlotte ( Michigan ), Lansing (Michigan), Winona ( Minnesota ) | + | ? | + | ? | + | Taken over by Warner-Swasey, trademark expired |
Dux | Germany , Leipzig | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Merged into Auto Union , brand name discontinued |
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Manufacturer or brand name | Country Place | truck | trans- porter |
buses | up built |
Special vehicles |
economic status |
eagle | United States , St. Louis , Missouri | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Company expired |
Eastern Coach Works | United Kingdom , Lowestoft | - | - | + | + | - | Taken over by Leyland , brand name discontinued |
Ebro | Spain , Barcelona | + | + | + | ? | ? | taken over by Nissan , brand name discontinued |
EcoCraft Automotive | Germany , Wunstorf | + | + | ? | ? | ? | former manufacturer |
Econom | Germany , Berlin | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Ehrhardt | Germany , Zella St. Blasii | + | - | - | + | + | former manufacturer |
Eicher | Germany , Forstern | + | - | - | - | - | Truck production at Magirus-Deutz issued |
Eicher Goodearth | India , Pithampur | + | ? | + | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Eichhoff | Germany , Schieder-Schwalenberg | + | - | - | + | + | former manufacturer |
EKOBUS | Czech Republic , Česká Lípa | ? | ? | + | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Elisbus | Germany , Ulm | - | - | + | - | - | currently producing manufacturer |
Elite car | Germany , Brand-Erbisdorf | + | + | - | + | + | former manufacturer |
Emmelmann | Germany , Hanover | ? | ? | + | + | ? | former manufacturer |
ENASA | Spain ,? | + | ? | + | ? | ? | former parent company of Pegaso and Seddon Atkinson , taken over by Iveco , brand name discontinued |
Enser | Germany , Fürth | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | former manufacturer |
Erdmann & Rossi | Germany , Berlin | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | former manufacturer |
ERF | United Kingdom , Reading | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Taken over from MAN , brand name discontinued |
Esco | USA ,? (?) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Euclid | USA , Cleveland ( Ohio ) | + | - | - | - | + | taken over by Hitachi |
EvoBus | Germany , Kirchheim unter Teck | - | - | + | - | - | belongs to Daimler AG , brand names Mercedes-Benz and Setra |
Eylert | Germany , Wuppertal | - | - | - | + | + | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
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Manufacturer or brand name | Country Place | truck | trans- porter |
buses | up built |
Special vehicles |
economic status |
Fafnir | Germany , Aachen | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | former manufacturer |
Fageol | USA , Oakland ( California ) | + | ? | + | + | ? | became Peterbilt |
Fageol | USA , Kent ( Ohio ) | - | + | + | - | ? | Brand name set |
Drive | Germany , Gottmadingen | + | - | - | ? | ? | Taken over by Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz , brand name discontinued in the commercial vehicle sector |
FAKA | Germany , Bückeburg | - | - | + | + | ? | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
FAMO | Germany , Breslau | + | ? | ? | ? | + | ? |
Famous | United States , St. Joseph , Michigan | - | + | - | - | - | Company and brand expired |
FAP | Serbia , Priboj | + | - | + | - | + | currently producing manufacturer |
FAR | France , Gennevilliers | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Fargo (Turkey) | Turkey , Kadikoy | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | belongs to Askam , production stopped in 2015 |
Fargo (USA) | United States , Detroit , Michigan | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Former brand name of Chrysler , brand name discontinued |
faun | Germany , Lauf an der Pegnitz | + | + | + | + | + | Commercial vehicle production (apart from crane and special vehicles) discontinued, taken over by Tadano , brand name still in use |
FAUN environmental technology | Germany , Osterholz-Scharmbeck | + | - | - | + | + | belongs to the Kirchhoff Group , current brand name |
February | Poland , Sieradz | - | - | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
FAW | China , Jilin Province | + | + | + | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
FBW | Switzerland , Wetzikon | + | ? | + | ? | + | merged with Saurer to form NAW , brand name discontinued |
Federal | United States , Detroit , Michigan and Minneapolis , Minnesota | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Brand expired |
Feldbinder | Germany , Winsen (Luhe) | - | - | - | + | + | current brand name |
FEG | Germany , Gera | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
FFG | Germany , Hamburg | ? | ? | + | + | + | ? |
Fiat | Italy , Turin | + | + | + | ? | + | Parent company of Iveco , commercial vehicle production (apart from small vans) merged into Iveco , brand name in the commercial vehicle sector (apart from small vans) discontinued |
Fiat - Unic | Italy and France , Turin , Puteaux and Trappes | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Brand name of a former cooperation between Fiat and Unic , brand name discontinued |
Fliegl | Germany , Triptis | - | - | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
butcher | Germany , Gera | ? | ? | + | ? | ? | handled on trust after 1990 |
Flader | Germany , Jöhstadt | + | - | - | + | + | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Flextruc | Canada , Ontario | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
FNM | Brazil , Duque de Caxias | + | ? | + | ? | ? | taken over by Iveco , brand name discontinued |
Foden | United Kingdom , Sandbach | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Taken over by Paccar , brand name discontinued |
Force Motors | India , Pune | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Heavy commercial vehicles with the brand name MAN returned to MAN . MAN Trucks India is founded |
Ford (Europe) | Germany and Spain , Berlin , Cologne and Barcelona | + | + | + | ? | ? | Commercial vehicle production (apart from vans) discontinued |
Ford (United Kingdom) | United Kingdom , Dagenham (Essex) | + | + | + | ? | ? | 1917-1932 and 1965-1986 |
Ford (Canada) | Canada , Oakville | ? | + | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Ford (Turkey) | Turkey ,? | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | current brand name |
Ford (USA) | USA , Dearborn ( Michigan ) and Louisville ( Kentucky ) | + | + | ? | ? | ? | DaimlerChrysler took over the heavy commercial vehicle division |
Fordson | United Kingdom , Dagenham (Essex) | + | + | + | ? | ? | Ford of Britain brand 1933-1939 |
Fordson Thames | United Kingdom , Dagenham (Essex) | + | + | + | ? | ? | Ford of Britain brand 1939–1957 |
Ford Thames | United Kingdom , Dagenham (Essex) | + | + | + | ? | ? | Ford of Britain brand 1939–1957 |
Fort Wayne | USA , Fort Wayne ( Indiana ) | + | + | + | - | - | 1911-1913. Not identical to Fort Wayne Automobile Company (1903 prototype automobile ) |
Photon | China , Beijing | + | + | + | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Fowler | United Kingdom , Leeds | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Framo | Germany , Frankenberg | + | + | ? | ? | ? | in Barkas renamed |
Franklin | USA , New York | + | + | - | - | - | Commercial vehicles 1905–1920; no heavy trucks after 1912. Brand expired in 1934 |
Freeman | USA , Detroit ( Michigan ) | + | ? | - | ? | ? | Company expired |
Freightliner | USA , Portland ( Oregon ) | + | - | + | - | - | Taken over by Daimler-Benz , brand name still in use |
Fremont corn | USA , Fremont (Ohio) | + | - | - | - | - | expired brand name |
Frese & Co. | Russia , St. Petersburg | + | - | + | + | - | Production stopped around 1904 |
Frontenac | USA , Newburgh New York | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Fross-Büssing | Austria , Vienna | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Up early | France , Auxerre | - | - | - | + | + | Taken over by Wielton , brand still in use |
FSC | Poland , Lublin | + | + | - | + | - | former manufacturer |
AGV | Netherlands , Wijchen | + | - | - | - | + | production stopped |
Fulton | USA , Farmingdale ( New York ) | + | - | - | - | - | Brand name set |
Fuso | Japan , Tokyo | + | ? | + | + | ? | Taken over by Daimler AG , brand name still in use |
FWD (United Kingdom) | United Kingdom , Slough | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand expired |
FWD (USA) | USA , Clintonville ( Wisconsin ) | + | + | ? | ? | + | |
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economic status |
Galloway | USA , Waterloo (Iowa) | - | + | - | - | - | also set badge engineering, Mason brand name |
Gangloff | France , Colmar , Alsace | - | - | + | + | ? | set |
Gangloff | Switzerland , Bern | - | - | + | + | ? | active, bus structures set |
Garner | United Kingdom , Birmingham | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Garrett | United Kingdom , Leiston | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
GAZ | Russia , Nizhny Novgorod | + | + | + | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Genoto | Turkey , Istanbul | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Gersix | USA , Seattle ( Washington ) | + | - | - | - | ? | in Kenworth renamed |
Gilford | United Kingdom , High Wycombe | + | - | + | + | + | Brand expired |
Gillet Forest | France , Saint-Cloud , Hauts-de-Seine | + | + | + | - | - | Brand expired |
Gillett | United Kingdom , Hounslow , Middlesex | + | + | + | - | - | Steam car, brand expired |
Ginaf | Netherlands , Veenendaal | + | - | + | + | + | was taken over by China Hi-Tech Group (CHTC), currently manufacturing manufacturer |
GM | USA , Detroit ( Michigan ) | + | ? | + | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer, group with various brands |
GMC | United States , Detroit | + | + | + | ? | ? | Taken over by GM , brand name still in use |
Graham Brothers | USA , Detroit ( Michigan ) | + | + | + | - | - | Commercial vehicles, including superstructures in kit form. Production stopped. |
Grether & Cie. | Germany , Freiburg | + | - | - | + | + | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Goldhofer | Germany , Memmingen | - | ? | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Golden Dragon | People's Republic of China , Xiamen | - | + | + | - | + |
currently producing manufacturer |
Goliath | Germany , Bremen-Hastedt | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Brand name of Borgward , brand name discontinued |
Gotfredson | Canada and USA , Walkerville ( Ontario ) and Detroit (Michigan) | + | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Göppel bus | Germany , Augsburg and Ehrenhain | - | - | + | + | + | Insolvent |
Graaff | Germany , Elze | - | - | + | + | - | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Graf & Stift | Austria , Vienna | + | ? | + | ? | + | Taken over from MAN , brand name discontinued |
Graham Brothers | USA , Evansville ( Indiana ) | + | + | ? | ? | + | taken over by Dodge ; Brand expired |
Grand Rapids | USA , Grand Rapids ( Michigan ) | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Brand expired |
Guang-dong | China , Hefei | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Grumman | USA , New York ( New York ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Guleryuz | Turkey , Bursa | ? | ? | + | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Gutbrod | Germany , Plochingen | ? | + | ? | ? | ? | Taken over by Modern Tool and Die , commercial vehicle production stopped |
Guy | United Kingdom , Wolverhampton | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Taken over from Jaguar , brand name discontinued |
GV | USA and UK , Long Island ( New York ) and Birmingham | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
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buses | up built |
Special vehicles |
economic status |
Hagen | Germany , Cologne-Kalk | + | - | + | - | + | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Rooster | USA , Hamburg , Pennsylvania | + | - | + | - | + | production stopped |
Halley | United Kingdom , Glasgow | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Hallford | United Kingdom , Dartford | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Hanomag | Germany , Hanover | + | + | ? | ? | ? | of Rhine Steel adopted and Henschel to Hanomag-Henschel merged |
Hanomag-Henschel | Germany , Hanover | + | + | - | ? | ? | Taken over by Daimler-Benz and merged with Mercedes-Benz , brand name discontinued |
Hansa-Lloyd | Germany , Varel | + | + | + | ? | ? | former brand name of Borgward , brand name discontinued |
Hardy | United Kingdom , Slough | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand expired |
Harmening | Germany , Bückeburg | + | + | + | + | + | Taken over by Kögel, commercial vehicle production stopped |
Hall | Germany , Cologne | ? | ? | ? | + | ? | former manufacturer |
Haulamatic | United Kingdom , Wolverhampton | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Hawk Eye | United States , Sioux City , Iowa | + | - | - | ? | - | Company expired |
Hayes | Canada , Vancouver | + | ? | + | ? | ? | taken over by Mack ; to Paccar . Brand name set |
Hendrickson | USA , Lyons ( Illinois ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | taken over by Boler |
Henschel | Germany , Kassel | + | ? | + | ? | + | of Rhine Steel adopted and Hanomag to Hanomag-Henschel merged |
Henschel - Commer | Germany and United Kingdom , Kassel , Luton and Dunstable | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Brand name of a former cooperation between Henschel and Commer , brand name discontinued |
Henschel - Saviem- Renault | Germany and France , Kassel , Suresnes and Blainville | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Brand name of a former cooperation between Henschel and Saviem , brand name discontinued |
Henschel & Son | Germany , Kassel | + | ? | + | ? | + | in Henschel renamed |
Henschel | Germany , Berlin | + | - | - | + | + | Taken over from Elite-Werke , brand name discontinued. |
herring | Germany , Gera-Untermhaus | + | + | - | + | - | former manufacturer |
Herrmann | Germany , Hamburg-Wandsbek | ? | ? | ? | + | + | ? |
Hess | Switzerland , Bellach | - | - | + | + | - | currently producing manufacturer |
Hessia | Germany , Kassel | + | ? | + | ? | ? | former brand name of Henschel & Sohn , brand name discontinued |
Howl | France , Rorthaist | ? | ? | + | + | ? | taken over by Irisbus , brand name still in use |
Hewitt | USA , New York ( New York ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand name set |
Hewitt-Lindstom | USA , Chicago ( Illinois ) | ? | + | + | + | + | Brand name set |
HHT | United Kingdom , Heanor | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Higer | People's Republic of China , Suzhou | - | - | + | - | + |
currently producing manufacturer |
Hindustan | India , Calcutta | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Hino | Japan , Tokyo | + | ? | + | ? | + | Taken over by Toyota , brand name still in use |
Hispano-Suiza | Spain , Barcelona | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Merged into Pegaso , brand name discontinued in the commercial vehicle sector |
Hogra | Netherlands , Ravenstein | + | - | - | - | - | former manufacturer |
Holden | Australia , Melbourne | + | ? | - | ? | ? | Acquired by GM , production and brand name discontinued |
Hong-yan | China , Chongqing and Sichuan | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
listen | Germany , Zwickau | + | ? | + | ? | ? | in Auto Union merged, set brand name; Trademark rights at Audi |
Hotchkiss | France , Saint-Denis | + | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Hotchkiss-Delahaye | France , Saint-Denis , Tours and Paris | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | former brand name of Hotchkiss , brand name discontinued |
HSG | United Kingdom , London | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Huanghe | China , Shintung | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Huffman | United States , Sioux City , Iowa | + | - | - | ? | - | Company expired |
Hug | USA , Highland ( Illinois ) | + | - | + | +? | ? | Company expired |
Humboldt-Deutz | Germany , Cologne | + | - | + | + | + | in Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz (KHD) renamed |
Hurlburt | United States , Sioux City , Iowa | + | - | - | ? | - | Company expired |
Hyundai | South Korea , Seoul | + | + | + | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
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buses | up built |
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economic status |
Ibex | USA , Salt Lake City ( Utah ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Icarus | Hungary , Budapest | - | - | + | + | - | taken over by Iveco , brand name discontinued |
Indiana | USA , Marion ( Indiana ) | + | - | + | - | - | Taken over from White , brand name discontinued |
IFA | GDR , Ludwigsfelde | + | + | + | ? | ? | Taken over by Daimler-Benz , brand name discontinued |
International | USA Chicago ( Illinois ) | + | ? | + | ? | ? | former brand name of International Harvester , current brand name of Navistar International |
International harvester | USA and Australia , Chicago ( Illinois ) and Melbourne | + | ? | + | ? | ? | in Navistar International renamed |
Inter-state | USA Muncie ( Indiana ) | + | ? | ? | ? | + | Company and brand name expired |
Intrall | Poland , Lublin | + | + | + | + | + | insolvency |
Irizar | Spain , Ormaiztegi | ? | ? | + | + | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Isotta Fraschini | Italy , Milan | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Istanbul early morning | Turkey ,? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Isuzu | Japan , Tokyo | + | ? | + | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Iveco | Italy , Turin | + | + | + | + | + | belongs to Fiat , currently producing manufacturer, group with various brands |
Iveco bus | France , Saint-Priest , Lyon , Vysoké Mýto ( Iveco Czech Republic , Czech Republic ) | - | ? | + | + | ? | |
Iveco Magirus | Germany , Ulm | + | + | + | + | + | belongs to Iveco , brand name (apart from fire engines) discontinued |
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buses | up built |
Special vehicles |
economic status |
Jarrett | USA , Colorado Springs ( Colorado ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Yaroslavsky Avtomobilny Zavod | Russia , Yaroslavl | + | - | - | - | - | JaAZ for short, today a manufacturer of diesel engines, operates under the name Jaroslawski Motorny Sawod (JaMZ). Truck production went to KrAZ . |
jeep | United States , Kenosha , Wisconsin | + | + | - | + | + | Brand of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles , brand name still in use |
Jeffery | United States , Kenosha , Wisconsin | + | ? | ? | ? | + | former manufacturer, in Nash risen |
Jelcz | Poland , Jelcz-Laskowice | + | - | + | + | + | only military trucks are currently being built |
Jensen | United Kingdom , West Bromwich | + | ? | + | ? | ? | former manufacturer |
JerAZ | Armenia , Yerevan | - | + | - | - | - | former manufacturer |
Jessen | Germany ,? | ? | ? | ? | + | ? | ? |
Jiang-Huai | China , Hefei | + | + | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Jiangling | China ,? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Jiaotong | China , Shanghai | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Jiefang | China , Changchun | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Jonckheere | Belgium , Roeselare -Beveren | ? | ? | + | + | ? | belongs to VDL , current brand name |
jumbo | United States , Saginaw , Michigan | + | - | - | - | - | Company expired |
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buses | up built |
Special vehicles |
economic status |
Kaelble | Germany , Backnang | + | ? | + | ? | + | Commercial vehicle production (apart from special vehicles) discontinued, taken over by Atlas GmbH , brand name still in use |
Kässbohrer vehicle works | Germany , Ulm | ? | ? | + | + | ? | Bus division taken over by Daimler-Benz and integrated into EvoBus , the Setra brand name continues to be used |
Kässbohrer Transport Technik | Austria , Eugendorf | - | + | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
KAMAZ | Russia , Naberezhnye Chelny | + | - | + | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Karosa | Czech Republic , Vysoké Mýto | - | - | + | - | + | Brand set; today Iveco Czech Republic (part of Iveco Bus ) |
Body shop in Erfurt | Germany , Erfurt | - | - | - | + | + | Brand set; today Lamberet (Germany), a subsidiary of AVIC |
Career | United Kingdom , Huddersfield and Luton | + | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Katasi | Slovakia ??? | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
KAZ | Georgia , Kutaisi | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
KAwZ | Russia , Kurgan | - | - | + | - | - | actively producing manufacturer |
Kearns | United States , Beavertown . ( Pennsylvania ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand name expired |
Kearns-Dughie | USA , Danville ( Pennsylvania ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand name expired |
Kelly-Springfield , Kelly | United States , Springfield , Ohio | + | ? | - | ? | + | Company expired |
Kenworth | USA , Seattle , Washington | + | - | + | + | + | Taken over by Paccar , brand name still in use |
Kerr Stuart | United Kingdom , Stoke-on-Trent | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Kia | South Korea , Seoul | + | + | + | ? | ? | Acquired by Hyundai , brand name still in use |
Kimball | USA , Los Angeles , California | + | + | ? | ? | ? | former manufacturer |
King Long | China , Xiamen | ? | ? | + | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Klatte | Germany , Bremen | ? | ? | + | ? | ? | former manufacturer |
nuthatch | USA , San Francisco , California | + | + | + | ? | ? | Company expired |
Kliemt Electric | Germany , Berlin | - | + | - | - | - | expired pioneer brand |
Klöckner-Deutz | Germany , Ulm | + | - | + | + | + | former brand name of Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz (KHD) , in Magirus-Deutz renamed |
Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz (KHD) | Germany , Cologne | + | ? | + | + | + | Former parent company of Magirus-Deutz and Deutz-Fahr , commercial vehicle production stopped |
KMC | Cyprus , Nicosia | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Knox | United States , Springfield , Massachusetts | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Kögel | Germany , Ulm | ? | ? | ? | + | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Komatsu | Japan , Tokyo | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Comic | Germany , Elbing | ? | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Kowex | Germany , Abstatt | - | - | + | + | ? | Bankruptcy 2015 |
Kramer all-wheel drive | Germany , Pfullendorf | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Krauss Maffei | Germany , Munich | ? | ? | + | + | ? | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
KrAZ | Ukraine , Kremenchuk | + | - | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Kromhout | Netherlands , Amsterdam | + | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Crown | Germany , Werlte | - | - | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Croup | Germany , Essen | + | - | + | ? | + | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Kruse | Germany , Hamburg | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand expired |
Kŭmsŏng tractor factory | North Korea , Kŭmsŏng | - | - | - | - | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Kusters | Netherlands , Venlo | ? | ? | + | + | + | belongs to VDL , current brand name |
KZKT | Russia , Kurgan | + | - | - | - | + | insolvent since 2011 |
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buses | up built |
Special vehicles |
economic status |
Laborers | France , Mouchard | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Lacre | United Kingdom , Letchworth Garden City | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Laffly | France | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
LaFrance Foamite | Canada , Toronto , Ontario | - | - | - | ? | + | American LaFrance subsidiary, trademark expired |
LaFrance-Republic | USA , Alma (Michigan) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Acquired by Sterling Trucks , brand name discontinued |
Lamberet | France , Saint-Cyr-sur-Menthon | - | - | - | + | + | taken over by AVIC , currently producing manufacturer |
Lancia | Italy , Turin | + | + | + | ? | + | Commercial vehicle sector merged into Iveco , brand name discontinued in commercial vehicle sector |
Landau | - | - | + | - | - | - | former brand name of Benz & Cie. , Brand name discontinued |
Land Rover | United Kingdom ,? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Taken over from Tata , brand name still in use |
Langendorf | Germany , Waltrop | - | - | - | + | + | taken over by Wielton , currently manufacturing manufacturer |
Larrabee | USA , Binghamton ( New York ) | + | ? | ? | ? | + | expired brand name |
Latil | France , Suresnes | + | + | + | - | + | Raised in Saviem , brand name discontinued |
Laurin & Klement | + | - | + | - | - | Taken over from Škoda Auto , brand name discontinued | |
Lauth-Juergens | USA , Chicago ( Illinois ) + Fremont (Ohio) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | expired brand name |
LAZ | Ukraine , Lviv | - | - | + | - | - | actively producing manufacturer |
LDV | United Kingdom , Birmingham | ? | + | ? | ? | ? | Taken over by GAZ , production and brand name discontinued |
leader | Australia , Toowoomba | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Lebed | Russia , Yaroslavl | + | - | - | - | - | From 1918 Yaroslavsky Avtomobilny Sawod |
Lectra Haul | United States , Tulsa , Oklahoma | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Lehigh | United States , Allentown , Pennsylvania | + | - | ' | - | - | at Bethlehem ; Brands expired |
Ley | Germany , Arnstadt | + | - | + | + | - | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Leyland | United Kingdom , Leyland | + | + | + | + | ? | of DAF taken and Leyland DAF renamed |
Leyland DAF | United Kingdom , Thame | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Former brand name of DAF , brand name discontinued |
LIAZ | Czech Republic , Jablonec nad Nisou | + | - | + | + | + | Brand expired, was taken over by TEDOM |
LiAZ | Russia , Likino-Duljowo | - | - | + | - | - | belongs to the GAZ group |
Liebherr | Germany , Ehingen (Danube) | - | - | - | ? | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Lippard Stewart | USA , Buffalo ( New York ) | + | + | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Locomobile | USA , Bridgeport ( Connecticut ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand expired. See also Riker |
Loeb | Germany , Berlin | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Lohéac | France , Rouen | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Lomount | United Kingdom , Colnbrook | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Lorraine-Dietrich | France , Lunéville | + | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
LuAZ | Ukraine , Lutsk | - | + | - | - | - | Bought up by Bohdan after bankruptcy in 2000, own production stopped. |
Ludewig | Germany , Essen | - | - | + | + | - | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Lueg | Germany , Bochum | ? | ? | ? | + | ? | Vehicle production stopped |
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buses | up built |
Special vehicles |
economic status |
Mack | United States , Greensboro | + | ? | + | ? | + | Taken over by Volvo , brand name still in use |
Madara | Bulgaria , Shumen | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Marchi Mobile | Austria , Vienna | ? | ? | + | + | + | currently producing manufacturer, group with various brands |
MAF | Germany , Markranstädt | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Magirus | Germany , Ulm | + | - | + | + | + | of Humboldt-Deutz adopted and in Klöckner-Deutz renamed |
Magirus-Deutz | Germany , Ulm and Mainz | + | - | + | + | + | in Iveco risen and in Magirus Iveco renamed |
Magirus Iveco | Germany , Ulm and Mainz | + | - | + | + | + | former brand name of Iveco in Iveco Magirus renamed |
Maltby | United Kingdom , Sandgate ( Kent ) | + | + | + | + | ? | Brand name set |
MAN | Germany , Munich | + | - | + | + | + | currently producing manufacturer, group with various brands |
MAN Trucks India Pvt. Ltd. | India , Pune | + | - | + | + | + | emerged from a joint venture with Force Motors , now integrated into the MAN Truck & Bus Group |
MAN Latin America | Brazil , São Paulo | + | + | + | + | + | Part of VW Commercial Vehicles until 2009, then sold to MAN SE , which in turn was taken over by VW in 2014 |
MAN-Büssing | Germany , Munich | + | - | + | ? | ? | Former brand name of MAN , brand name discontinued |
MAN - VW | Germany , Munich and Hanover | + | - | + | + | + | Brand name of a former cooperation between MAN and VW (Germany) , brand name discontinued |
Manchester | United Kingdom , Stockport | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Manderbach | Germany , Wissenbach | + | + | + | ? | + | former manufacturer |
MAN-Meccanica | Italy ,? | + | ? | ? | ? | + | ? |
man | United Kingdom , Hunslet and Leeds | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Mannesmann | Germany , Düsseldorf | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Former parent company of MULAG , commercial vehicle production stopped |
Marcopolo | Brazil , Caxias do Sul | ? | ? | + | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Marbus | Slovenia | ? | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Marmon | United States , Denton ( Texas ) and Dallas ( Texas ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Marmon-Herrington | USA , Indianapolis ( Indiana ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Motor vehicle production stopped, today converts vehicles to all-wheel drive and produces axles |
Martin | USA , Garden City (New York) ( New York ) | - | + | ? | - | ? | Brand name expired |
Martini | Switzerland , Frauenfeld and St. Blaise NE | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Brand expired |
Maserati | Italy ,? | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
mason | USA , Waterloo (Iowa) | - | + | - | - | - | Brand name set |
mason | USA , Flint (Michigan) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand name set |
Mathis | France , Strasbourg | + | + | ? | ? | ? | from Ford accepted and in Matford renamed |
Matford | France , Strasbourg | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Former brand name of Ford , brand name discontinued |
Maudslay | United Kingdom , Coventry and Alcester | + | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Mauri | ?,? | ? | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Maxwerke | Germany , Cologne | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand expired |
MAZ | Belarus , Minsk | + | - | + | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
MAZ - MAN | Belarus , Minsk | + | - | - | + | + | Brand name of a cooperation between MAZ and MAN , current brand name |
Mazda | Japan , Hiroshima | ? | + | ? | ? | ? | ? |
McCurd | United Kingdom , Hayes and Slough | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Meiller | Germany , Munich | ? | ? | ? | + | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Mercedes Benz | Germany , Stuttgart | + | + | + | - | + | Brand name of Daimler AG , current brand name |
Mercury (Canada) | Canada , Oakville | ? | + | ? | ? | ? | Brand name for Canada. Identical to the Ford F-series. Brand discontinued |
Merryweather | United Kingdom , Clapham (London) and Greenwich (London) | ? | ? | ? | ? | + | Brand name set |
Metz | Germany , Karlsruhe | ? | ? | ? | + | + | Acquired by Rosenbauer , brand name still in use |
Metro Cammell | United Kingdom ,? | ? | ? | + | + | ? | ? |
Meyer-Hagen | Germany , Hagen | ? | ? | ? | + | ? | ? |
Miele | Germany , Gütersloh | + | + | - | - | - | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Lousy | Germany , Wachtberg | ? | ? | ? | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Minerva | Belgium , Antwerp | + | ? | + | ? | + | with Imperia to Minerva Imperia merged |
Minerva-Imperia | ?,? | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | former manufacturer |
Mitsubishi | Japan , Tokyo | + | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Mitsubishi Fuso | Japan , Tokyo | + | + | + | ? | ? | Taken over by DaimlerChrysler , brand name still in use |
MJT | Hungary , Debrecen | - | - | + | + | - | currently producing manufacturer |
Mole | Belgium , Hooglede | + | ? | ? | + | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Moreland | USA , Burbank ( California ) | + | + | + | + | + | production stopped |
Morris | United Kingdom , Birmingham | + | + | - | - | ? | Merged into BMC (Great Britain) , brand name discontinued |
Morris Commercial | United Kingdom , Birmingham | + | + | + | ? | ? | Merged into BMC (Great Britain) , brand name discontinued |
Morton | USA , Harrisburg ( Pennsylvania ) | + | + | + | + | + | Company expired |
Moser | Switzerland , Steffisburg | ? | ? | ? | + | ? | ? |
Mowag | Switzerland , Kreuzlingen | + | ? | ? | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Moxy | Norway , Oslo | - | - | - | - | + | taken over by Doosan , currently manufacturing manufacturer |
MTN | United Kingdom , Croydon | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
MULAG | Germany , Aachen | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Taken over from Büssing , brand name discontinued |
Multicar | Germany , Waltershausen | + | - | - | - | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Multiwheeler | United Kingdom , South Harrow | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
MWF | Germany , Magdeburg | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
MZKT | Belarus , Minsk | + | ? | ? | ? | + | currently producing manufacturer |
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economic status |
Neck | Germany , Coswig | + | ? | + | ? | + | former manufacturer |
National Automobile Society (NAG) | Germany , Berlin | + | ? | + | ? | ? | of Bussing taken and Büssing-NAG renamed |
New Automobile Society (NAG) | Germany , Berlin | + | ? | + | ? | ? | in National Automobile Company (NAG) renamed |
NAMAG | Germany , Bremen-Hastedt | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Merged into Hansa-Lloyd , brand name discontinued |
NASCO | Egypt , Helwan | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Navistar International | USA , Chicago ( Illinois ) | + | ? | + | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
NAW | Switzerland , Arbon and Wetzikon | + | ? | + | ? | + | Taken over by Daimler-Benz , brand name discontinued |
Neftekamsky Avtozavod | Russia , Neftekamsk | - | - | + | + | + | Also known as NefAZ, the current manufacturing subsidiary of KAMAZ |
Nencki | Switzerland , Langenthal | - | - | - | + | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Neoplan | Germany , Stuttgart | ? | ? | + | ? | ? | former brand name of Gottlob Auwärter , current brand name of MAN |
New flyer | Canada , Winnipeg , Manitoba | - | - | + | - | - | currently producing manufacturer |
Nicolas | France , Champs-sur-Yonne | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Nissan | Japan , Tokyo | - | + | - | - | - | currently producing manufacturer |
Nissan Diesel | Japan , Kawaguchi | + | + | + | ? | ? | renamed to UD Trucks |
Nistertal Walter Niepenberg machine factory | Germany , knowledge | ? | + | ? | ? | + | former manufacturer |
North German automobile works | Germany , Hameln | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
North | United Kingdom , Darley Dale | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Nordex | Uruguay , Montevideo | + | + | - | - | - | |
Nova bus | Canada , Saint-Eustache | - | - | + | - | - | currently producing manufacturer. Belongs to the Volvo Group . |
NSU | Germany , Neckarsulm | - | - | + | + | - | Taken over from Audi , brand name discontinued |
NWF | Germany , Wilhelmshaven | - | - | + | + | + | former manufacturer |
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buses | up built |
Special vehicles |
economic status |
ÖAF | Austria , Vienna | + | ? | + | ? | + | Taken over from MAN , brand name still in use |
Oasa | Czech Republic , Čáslav | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Ocelot | Czech Republic ,? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Oxner | Switzerland , Urdorf | ? | ? | ? | + | ? | ? |
OM | Italy , Brescia | + | + | + | ? | ? | incorporated in Iveco , brand name discontinued |
OM - Büssing | Italy and Germany , Brescia and Braunschweig | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Brand name of a former cooperation between OM and Büssing , brand name discontinued |
OMT | Italy , Tortona | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Opel | Germany , Rüsselsheim am Main | + | + | + | ? | + | Taken over by GM , brand name still in use |
Orenstein & Koppel | Germany , Berlin | ? | ? | + | + | ? | Merger with Fiat Kobleco, Kobleco and New Holland to form the common brand name New Holland |
Orion factory (Eschwege) | Germany , Eschwege | ? | ? | + | + | ? | former manufacturer |
Orion (Switzerland) | Switzerland , Zurich | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Orwell Electric | United Kingdom , Ipswich | + | + | + | + | + | Brand discontinued |
Oshkosh | USA , Oshkosh ( Wisconsin ) | + | ? | ? | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Ostner | Germany , Sulzbach-Rosenberg | + | + | - | + | - | Faun took over truck production |
Otokar | Turkey , Istanbul | ? | ? | + | ? | + | ? |
Otosan | Turkey , Istanbul | ? | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
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buses | up built |
Special vehicles |
economic status |
Paccar | USA , Bellevue ( Washington ) | + | + | + | ? | + | currently producing manufacturer, group with various brands |
Pacific (Canada) | Canada , Vancouver | + | ? | ? | ? | + | ? |
Pacific (USA) | USA , Renton ( Washington ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Packard | USA , Detroit ( Michigan ) | + | + | + | ? | + | temporarily traded as Studebaker-Packard Corporation , brand name discontinued in the commercial vehicle sector |
Pagefield | United Kingdom , Wigan | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Panhard & Levassor | France , Paris | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Taken over by Citroën , brand name discontinued |
Park Royal Vehicles | United Kingdom , Park Royal | - | - | + | + | ? | Acquired by ACV , brand name discontinued |
Paymaster | USA , Lyons ( Oregon ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
PAZ | Russia , Pavlovo | - | - | + | - | - | currently producing manufacturer, belongs to the GAZ group |
Peerless | USA , Cleveland ( Ohio ) | + | ? | ? | ? | + | Brand discontinued |
Peerless | United Kingdom , Slough | + | ? | ? | ? | + | Brand discontinued |
Pegaso | Spain , Madrid | + | ? | + | ? | ? | taken over by Iveco , brand name discontinued |
Pekol | Germany , Oldenburg | ? | ? | + | + | ? | ? |
Pena | Mexico , Nuevo Léon | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
People's | USA , Cleveland ( Ohio ) | - | - | + | - | - | Brand discontinued after bankruptcy |
Perfex | USA , Los Angeles ( California ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand discontinued |
Perlini | Italy , San Bonifacio and Verona | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Peter | Switzerland , Winterthur | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Peterbilt | USA , Oakland ( California ) and Newark ( California ) | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Taken over by Paccar , brand name still in use |
Peugeot | France , Paris | + | + | ? | ? | ? | merged with Citroën to form PSA , brand name still in use |
phenomenon | Germany , Zittau | + | + | + | ? | ? | in Robur renamed |
Piaggio | Italy , Pontedera | + | + | - | - | - | currently producing manufacturer |
Pierce-Arrow | USA , Buffalo ( New York ) | + | + | + | ? | + | Brand expired |
Plaxton | United Kingdom , Scarborough | ? | ? | + | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Plymouth | USA , Plymouth ( Ohio ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand expired |
Podeus | Germany , Wismar | + | ? | ? | ? | + | former manufacturer |
Praga | Czechoslovakia , Prague | + | + | + | + | + | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
premier | India , Mumbai | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Presto | Germany , Chemnitz | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Primetzhofer | Austria , Leonding | - | - | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Proctor | United Kingdom , Norwich | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Protos | Germany , Berlin | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Taken over from NAG , brand name discontinued |
Putting | Germany , Rees | ? | + | ? | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Putzmeister | Germany , Aichtal | - | - | - | + | + | taken over by Sany , currently manufacturing manufacturer |
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buses | up built |
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economic status |
Quest (UK) | United Kingdom , Telford | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Taken over by United Engineering Industries , commercial vehicle production discontinued |
Quest (Zimbabwe) | Zimbabwe ,? | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | taken over by Leyland |
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buses | up built |
Special vehicles |
economic status |
Rába | Hungary , Győr | + | + | + | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Rainier | USA , New York City and Flushing , New York | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | not to be confused with the Rainier Motor Car Company . Company expired |
Ransomes | United Kingdom , Ipswich | + | + | + | + | + | Steam; Company expired |
Ressenig | Austria , Villach | - | - | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Ralph | South Africa , Johannesburg | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Ramirez | Mexico , Monterrey | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Rapid | USA , Detroit ( Michigan ) and Pontiac ( Michigan ) | + | + | - | - | - | Merged into GMC , brand name discontinued |
Rathgeber | Germany , Munich | - | - | + | + | ? | taken over by Meiller , brand name discontinued |
Rehberger | USA , Newark ( New Jersey ) | + | + | + | ? | ? | Brand name set |
Relay | USA , Lima ( Ohio ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand discontinued |
Reliance | USA , Owosso ( Michigan ) | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Merged into GMC , brand name discontinued |
Reliance | USA , Appleton , Wisconsin | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Company expired |
Renault | France , Boulogne-Billancourt | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Commercial vehicle division taken over by Volvo , brand name still in use |
Reo | USA , Lansing ( Michigan ) | + | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Republic | USA , Alma (Michigan) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | taken over by ALF ; Brand name set |
RFW | Australia , Chester Hill | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Rhine Bavaria | Germany ,? | + | ? | ? | ? | + | ? |
Rheinstahl | Germany , Essen | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Former parent company of Tempo , Hanomag and Henschel , commercial vehicle production stopped |
Richi | Switzerland , Weiningen | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Riga bus factory | Latvia , Riga | - | + | + | + | + | settled in the late 1990s |
Riker | USA , Bridgeport ( Connecticut ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | to Hare's Motors . Brand expired. |
Robinson | USA , St. Louis ( Missouri ) | - | - | - | - | + | Brand name set |
Robur | GDR , Zittau | + | + | + | ? | ? | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Rocar | Romania , Bucharest | - | + | + | - | - | insolvent since 2002 |
pipe | Germany , Straubing | - | - | - | + | + | taken over by Kässbohrer Transport Technik , currently manufacturing manufacturer |
Rollfix express car | Germany , Hamburg | + | - | - | - | - | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
novel | Romania , Brașov | + | ? | + | ? | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Rose vehicle manufacturing | Germany , Dortmund | - | ? | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Rosenbauer | Austria , Leonding | - | - | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Rošero-P | Slovakia , Spišská Nová Ves | ? | ? | + | + | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Ross Viza | ?,? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Rotinoff | United Kingdom , Colnbrook | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Rowe-Hillmaster | United Kingdom , Liskeard | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Rumpler | Germany , Berlin | + | - | - | + | + | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Rutland | United Kingdom , Croydon | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
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buses | up built |
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economic status |
Saab-Scania | Sweden , Södertälje | + | + | - | ? | ? | Commercial vehicles in Scania renamed |
Sachsenring | Germany , Zwickau | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
SAF Gaggenau | Germany , Gaggenau | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | by Benz & Cie. adopted, brand name discontinued |
Safra | ?,? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
SAMIL | South Africa , Pretoria | + | ? | ? | + | + | ? |
Samson | USA , Janesville (Wisconsin) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | former brand name of General Motors , brand name discontinued |
Sampson | USA , Pittsfield ( Massachusetts ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand name set |
Samsung | South Korea , Daegu | + | - | - | - | - | former manufacturer |
Sanford | United States , Syracuse | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | + |
More sour | Switzerland , Arbon | + | ? | + | + | + | Merged with FBW to NAW , brand name discontinued |
Saurer Austria | Austria , Vienna | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Taken over by Steyr-Daimler-Puch , brand name discontinued |
Saurer (France) | France , Suresnes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand name set |
Saurer (USA) | USA , Plainfield ( New Jersey ) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand name set |
Saval-Kronenburg | Netherlands ,? | ? | ? | ? | + | ? | ? |
Saviem | France , Suresnes and Blainville | + | ? | + | ? | ? | former brand name of Renault , with Berliet merged and Renault renamed |
Savio | Italy , Moncalieri | - | - | + | + | + | active Fiat subsidiary |
Scammell | United Kingdom , Watford | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Taken over by Leyland , brand name discontinued |
Scania | Sweden , Södertälje | + | + | + | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Scania-Vabis | Sweden , Södertälje | + | ? | + | ? | ? | with Saab fused and Saab-Scania renamed |
Scheele | Germany , Cologne | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand name expired |
Scheibler | Germany , Aachen | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | of Mannesmann adopted and in MULAG renamed |
Gift | Germany , Stuttgart-Feuerbach | + | - | - | + | + | former manufacturer |
Scheele | Germany , Cologne -Melaten | + | - | + | + | - | former manufacturer |
Scheuerle | Germany , Pfedelbach | - | - | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Schiemann | Germany , Wurzen | + | - | + | - | + | former manufacturer |
Schmitz Cargobull | Germany , Altenberge | ? | ? | ? | + | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Schröder vehicle technology | Germany , Wiesmoor | - | - | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Schwarzmüller | Austria , Freinberg | - | - | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Swing | Germany , Herne | - | - | - | ? | + | taken over by XCMG , currently producing manufacturer |
Scot | Canada , Debert and Nova Scotia | + | ? | ? | ? | + | ? |
Scotte | France , Paris | + | + | ? | ? | + | extinguished |
SD | United Kingdom , Letchworth Garden City | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Seagrave | United States , Clintonville Wisconsin | - | - | - | - | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Seddon | United Kingdom , Oldham | + | ? | + | ? | ? | 1970 Atkinson in Seddon Atkinson risen |
Seddon Atkinson | United Kingdom , Oldham | + | ? | + | ? | ? | taken over by ENASA and Iveco , dissolved in 2006 |
Selden Motor Vehicle Company | USA , Rochester ( New York ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand name expired |
Sentinel | United Kingdom , Shrewsbury | + | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Setra | Germany , Ulm | ? | ? | + | + | ? | former brand name of Kässbohrer , current brand name of EvoBus |
Shaanxi car | ?,? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Shefflex | United Kingdom , Sheffield | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
seal | Germany , Schönebeck | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Siemens & Halske | Germany , Berlin | + | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Siemens-Schuckertwerke (SSW) | Germany , Berlin | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Simca | France , Nanterre | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Taken over by Peugeot , brand name discontinued |
Samson | Germany , Suhl | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Sisu | Finland , Raseborg | + | - | + | - | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Škoda | Czech Republic , Plzeň | - | - | + | - | - | currently producing manufacturer |
Škoda Auto | Czech Republic , Mladá Boleslav | + | + | + | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Smith | United Kingdom , Newcastle upon Tyne | + | + | - | - | - | currently producing manufacturer |
SNVI | Algeria | + | + | + | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Solaris | Poland , Owinska | - | - | + | ? | ? | taken over by CAF , currently producing manufacturer |
summer | Germany , Laucha an der Unstrut | - | - | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Somua | France , St. Ouen and Pontoise | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Raised in Saviem , brand name discontinued |
SOR | Czech Republic , Ústí nad Orlicí (East Bohemia) | - | - | + | - | - | currently producing manufacturer |
SPA Truck Company | United States , Buffalo | + | ? | + | ? | + | Subsidiary of Studebaker Corporation , brand name expired |
Spangler | USA , Hamburg ( Pennsylvania ) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Spectra GmbH | Germany, Karlsruhe | + | + | + | + | + | produces special and promotional vehicles |
SsangYong | South Korea ,? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Star (UK) | United Kingdom , Wolverhampton | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Star trucks | Poland , Starachowice | + | - | + | - | + | Taken over from MAN , brand name still in use |
Sterling Trucks | USA , Redford Township ( Mississippi ) | + | - | - | - | + | Taken over by Freightliner , brand name discontinued |
LaFrance-Republic | USA , Alma (Michigan) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Acquired by Sterling Trucks , brand name discontinued |
Stewart | USA , Buffalo ( New York ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand name expired |
Steyr | Austria , Steyr | + | + | + | - | + | Taken over from MAN , brand name still in use |
Steyr Daimler Puch | Austria , Steyr | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Former parent company of Steyr , commercial vehicle production stopped |
Steyr-Fiat-OM | Austria , Steyr | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Steyr-OM | Austria , Steyr | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Quiet | Germany , Hamburg | + | ? | ? | ? | + | ? |
silence | Germany , Munster | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Stoewer | Germany , Szczecin | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Company expired |
Stoll | Germany , Dresden - Leipziger Vorstadt | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Straker squire | United Kingdom , Bristol and Twickenham | + | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Straussler | United Kingdom , Brentford | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Studebaker | USA , South Bend ( Indiana ) | + | + | + | ? | + | temporarily operated as the Studebaker-Packard Corporation . Brand name set |
Stutz | USA , Indianapolis and Hartford City ( Indiana ) | - | - | - | - | + | Company expired |
Südwerke | Germany , Kulmbach , Nuremberg and Bamberg | + | - | + | ? | ? | former brand name of Krupp , brand name discontinued |
Sungri | North Korea , Tokchon | + | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Sunsundegui | Spain , Alsasua ( Navarra ) | ? | ? | + | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
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Tadano | Japan , Takamatsu | ? | ? | ? | ? | + | currently producing manufacturer |
TagAZ | Russia , Taganrog | + | ? | - | - | - | Bankrupt since 2014 |
Talbot | France ,? | ? | + | ? | ? | ? | Taken over by Peugeot , brand name discontinued |
Taylor-Dunn | USA , Anaheim ( California ) | + | + | + | + | + | currently producing manufacturer of small vans |
TAM | Slovenia , Maribor | + | + | + | + | + | Brand name of TVM , currently produced under the name TAM Durabus and is a subsidiary of the China Hi-Tech Group (CHTC), current brand name |
Tata | India , Jamshedpur | + | ? | + | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Tata-Daewoo | South Korea ,? | + | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Tatra Mountains | Czech Republic , Kopřivnice | + | + | + | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
TAZ | Slovakia , Trnava | - | + | + | - | + | The government-owned Škoda vehicle production plant , company expired |
TEDOM | Czech Republic , Třebíč | - | - | + | - | - | currently producing manufacturer |
TEDOM trucks | Czech Republic , Jablonec nad Nisou | + | + | + | - | - | Formerly LIAZ , truck production stopped |
Tempo (Germany) | Germany , Hamburg-Harburg | + | + | ? | ? | ? | taken over by Rheinstahl and merged with Hanomag , brand name discontinued |
Tempo (India) | India , Pune | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Temsa | Turkey , Adana | ? | + | + | ? | ? | belongs to Sabancı Holding , currently producing manufacturer |
Terberg | Netherlands , Benschop | + | - | - | ? | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Terex | USA , Hudson ( Ohio ) | + | ? | ? | ? | + | currently producing manufacturer, group with various brands |
Thames | United Kingdom , Dagenham (Essex) | + | + | + | ? | ? | Ford of Britain brand 1957-1965; taken over by Iveco , brand name discontinued |
Thomas | USA , Vernon , New York and Lititz , Pennsylvania | + | + | - | - | - | Company expired |
Thomas | United States , New York City , New York and Lititz , Pennsylvania | + | - | - | - | - | Company expired |
Thomas Built Buses | USA , North Carolina | - | - | + | - | - | Taken over by Daimler AG , brand name still in use |
Thornycroft | United Kingdom , Basingstoke | + | ? | + | ? | + | Taken over by Scammell , thereby temporarily British Leyland group brand. Brand expired |
Tilling Stevens | United Kingdom , Maidstone | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Taken over from Rootes , brand discontinued |
Titan (Germany) | Germany , Sulzbach an der Murr | + | - | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
titanium | USA , Milwaukee ( Wisconsin ) | + | - | - | - | - | Company expired |
titanium | Denmark , Copenhagen | - | + | - | - | - | Small electric vans. Company expired |
Titan Steam | United States , Newark , Delaware | + | - | - | - | - | Steam; Company expired |
Tofaş | Turkey , Istanbul | ? | + | ? | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Toyota | Japan , Tokyo | + | + | + | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer, group with various brands |
Trabold | United States , Johnstown , Pennsylvania | + | - | - | + | - | Company expired |
traffic | United States , St. Louis , Missouri | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
transport | USA , Mount Pleasant , Michigan | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand discontinued |
Triangle | United States , St. Johns , Michigan | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand discontinued |
Tribelhorn | Switzerland , Feldbach and Zurich | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Trösch | Switzerland , Dübendorf | ? | ? | ? | + | ? | ? |
Chavdar | Bulgaria , Botevgrad | ? | ? | + | + | ? | Bus manufacturer, bankrupt since 1999 |
TVM | Slovenia , Maribor | + | + | + | + | + | produced under the name TAM Durabus (see above), brand name discontinued |
TVW | United Kingdom , Warrington | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Twin coach | USA , Kent ( Ohio ) | - | - | + | - | ? | Brand name set |
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buses | up built |
Special vehicles |
economic status |
UAZ | Russia , Ulyanovsk | + | + | + | ? | + | currently producing manufacturer |
UD trucks | Japan | + | - | + | - | + | currently producing manufacturer, belongs to the Volvo group |
US trucks | USA , Cincinnati ( Ohio ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand discontinued |
Uerdingen | Germany , Uerdingen | ? | ? | + | + | ? | Acquired by Siemens , commercial vehicle production stopped |
Unic | France , Puteaux and Trappes | + | ? | + | ? | ? | incorporated in Iveco , brand name discontinued |
Unimog | Germany , Wörth | + | - | - | - | + | Taken over by Daimler AG , brand name still in use |
union | United Kingdom , London | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Unipower | United Kingdom , Perivale and Watford | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
United | USA , Grand Rapids ( Michigan ) | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Brand expired |
Ural | Russia , Miass | + | - | - | - | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Ursus SA | Poland , Warsaw | + | - | + | + | + | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
USG-Pitt | United Kingdom , Portsmouth | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
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Manufacturer or brand name | Country Place | truck | trans- porter |
buses | up built |
Special vehicles |
economic status |
Vabis | Sweden , Södertälje | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | merged with Scania to Scania -Vabis |
Vanaja | Finland , Hämeenlinna | + | ? | + | ? | + | with Suomen Autoteollisuus merged |
Van Hool | Belgium , Lier | - | - | + | + | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
VDL Bus & Coach | Netherlands , Eindhoven | - | - | + | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Howl | Netherlands , Waddinxveen | + | ? | + | + | ? | ? |
cousin | Germany , Fellbach | - | - | + | ? | + | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Viberti | Italy , Nichelino | ? | ? | + | + | ? | Taken over by Wielton , brand still in use |
Vidal & Son | Germany , Hamburg | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Former parent company of Tempo (Germany) , commercial vehicle production stopped |
Vivabus | ?,? | ? | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Volkswagen commercial vehicles | Germany , Hanover | + | + | + | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus | Brazil , Mexico , South Africa | + | + | + | - | - | belongs to MAN , current brand name |
Volvo | Sweden , Gothenburg | + | + | + | - | + | currently producing manufacturer, group with various brands |
Volvo autocar | USA , Hagerstown ( Indiana ) | + | ? | ? | ? | + | Brand abandoned |
Vomag | Germany , Plauen | + | ? | + | ? | + | former manufacturer |
In advance | Germany , Frankfurt am Main | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Vulcan | United Kingdom , Maidstone | + | ? | + | ? | ? | ? |
Vulcan | USA , Sharon ( Pennsylvania ) | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Brand abandoned |
Vulcan | USA , Seattle ( Washington ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | to Gersix / Kenworth. Brand abandoned |
volcano | Germany , Berlin | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand expired |
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Manufacturer or brand name | Country Place | truck | trans- porter |
buses | up built |
Special vehicles |
economic status |
Wackenhut | Germany , quantities | ? | ? | ? | + | ? | Company dissolved in 2011 |
Wielton | Poland , Wieluń | - | - | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
WAF | Austria , Vienna | + | ? | ? | ? | + | ? |
Neck of the car | USA , St. Louis ( Missouri ), Detroit ( Michigan ) | + | + | ? | ? | ? | 1910–1915, stamp expired |
Neck Electric | USA , Detroit ( Michigan ) | - | + | ? | ? | ? | 1914–1915, stamp expired |
Forest | Switzerland , Uster | ? | ? | ? | + | ? | ? |
Walter | USA , Voorheesville ( New York ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
WJ | USA , Woburn ( Massachusetts ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Walter Alexander Coachbuilders | United Kingdom , Falkirk | ? | ? | + | + | ? | ? |
walker | Germany , Chemnitz | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Merged into Auto Union , brand name discontinued |
Ward LaFrance | USA , Elmira ( New York ) | + | + | ? | - | + | Brand expired |
Wartburg | Germany , Eisenach | + | ? | - | - | - | Commercial vehicle production stopped |
Waverley | USA , Indiana | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Webb | USA , Joplin ( Missouri ), Vincennes (Missouri), St. Louis (Missouri), Allentown ( Pennsylvania ) | - | - | - | - | + | Fire service manufacturer, taken over by Mack Trucks |
Wecon | Germany , Ascheberg | - | - | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Western star | Canada , Kelowna | + | ? | + | ? | ? | Taken over by DaimlerChrysler , brand name still in use |
White | USA , Cleveland ( Ohio ) | + | ? | + | ? | + | Taken over from Volvo , brand name discontinued |
Wichita | USA , Wichita Falls ( Texas ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Willème | France , Nanterre | + | ? | + | ? | + | Brand expired |
Wilson Electric | United Kingdom , Leicester | - | + | - | - | - | Brand expired |
Winther | USA , Kenosha ( Wisconsin ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand expired |
Winton | USA , Cleveland ( Ohio ) | + | + | ? | ? | ? | Brand expired |
Wirz | Switzerland , Uetikon am See | ? | ? | ? | + | ? | ? |
Wolseley | United Kingdom , Birmingham | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | acquired by Morris , brand name discontinued |
Wolverine Detroit | USA , Detroit ( Michigan ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Brand name set |
Worth | United States , Evansville , Maryland and Kankakee , Illinois | ? | + | + | + | ? | extinguished |
Wyner | Austria ,? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
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buses | up built |
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buses | up built |
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Yarovite | Belarus , Minsk | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Yorkshire | United Kingdom , Leeds | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Yuejin | China , Nanjing | + | ? | + | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Yutong | China | + | ? | + | ? | ? | currently producing manufacturer |
Yellow Coach | United States , Detroit | - | - | + | + | ? | former GM brand |
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Manufacturer or brand name | Country Place | truck | trans- porter |
buses | up built |
Special vehicles |
economic status |
Zaslaw | Poland , Andrychów | - | - | - | + | + | currently producing manufacturer |
Zeligson | USA , Tulsa ( Oklahoma ) | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | Subsidiary of Crane Carrier Company (CCC), owned by Hines Corporation |
Ziegler | Germany , Giengen an der Brenz | ? | ? | ? | + | + | taken over by CIMC , currently manufacturing manufacturer |
ZIL | Russia , Moscow | + | + | + | + | + | insolvent since 2013 |
ZIS | Soviet Union , Moscow | + | - | + | + | + | Renamed to ZIL |
Zonda | China , Yancheng | - | - | + | - | - | currently producing manufacturer |
Żuk | Poland , Lublin | - | + | - | - | + | Brand name of FSC Lublin , brand name discontinued |
Zündapp | Germany , Nuremberg | - | ? | ? | ? | ? | former manufacturer |
Equip automobiles | Italy , Milan | + | - | - | - | + | former manufacturer |
Zwicky | United Kingdom , Slough | + | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Zypen & Charlier | Germany , Cologne-Deutz | ? | ? | ? | + | ? | ? |
See also
- History of the commercial vehicle industry
- List of manufacturers of trolleybuses
- List of car brands
- List of tractor brands