List of automobile manufacturers of Germany

Current major manufacturers

Foreign manufacturers

Current minor manufacturers

  • 9FF (2001–present)
  • Aaglander (2003–present)
  • AC Schnitzer (1987–present)
  • Alpina (1965–present) - BMW Group
  • Apollo Automobil (2016–present)
  • Arden
  • Artega (2016–present)
  • Artemis (2021–present)
  • BAT
  • Binz
  • Bitter (1971–present)
  • Borgward (1924–1963; 2008–2022)
  • Brabus (1977–present)
  • CityEl (1987–present)
  • Citysax
  • e.Go
  • Elektron Motors (2021–present)
  • Elia
  • Gumpert (2004–present)
  • Jetcar (2000–present)
  • Keinath (1996–present)
  • Lotec (1981–present)
  • Mansory (1989–present)
  • Maybach (1909–present)
  • Naran Automotive (2021–present)
  • Pegasus (1995–present)
  • RG - Roland Gumpert (2017–present)
  • Ruf Automobile (1982–present)
  • Weineck Engineering
  • Wiesmann (1988–present)
  • Yes! (1999–present)

Former manufacturers

  • AAA (1919)
  • Aachener (1902)
  • AAG (1900–1901)
  • Adler (1900–1939)
  • AEG (1901–1906)
  • Alan (1923–1925)
  • AFM (1949–1953)
  • AGA (1919–1929)
  • Alfi (1921–1924)
  • Alliance (1904–1905)
  • Allright (1908–1913)
  • Altmann (1905–1907)
  • Amor (1924–1925)
  • Amphicar (1961–1968)
  • Andreas (1900–1902)
  • Ansbach (1910–1913)
  • Anker (1919–1920)
  • Apollo (1910–1927)
  • Argus (1902–1910)
  • Arimofa (1921–1922)
  • Artega (2006–2012) (2015– )
  • Asdomobil (1913–1914)
  • Äskulap (1900–1901)
  • Atlantic (1921–1923)
  • Autet (1919)
  • Autognom (1906–1908)
  • Auto Union (1932–1962)
  • AWS (1971–1974)
  • Baer (1921–1924)
  • Beaulieu & Krone (1905–1907)
  • Beaufort (1901–1906)
  • Beckmann (1900–1926)
  • BEF (1907–1913)
  • Benz (1883–1926)
  • Benz Söhne (1906–1926)
  • Bergmann (1911–1913)
  • Bergmann-Metallurgique (1909–1922)
  • Berliner Maschinenbau AG (1902)
  • Berliner Motorwagen-Fabrik (BMF) (1900–1905)
  • Boes (1903–1905)
  • Borgward (1939–1961)
  • Brennabor (1908–1934)
  • Brütsch (1952–1958)
  • Bugatti (1910–1918)
  • Büssing (1902–1979)
  • Butz (1934)
  • Carlsson (1989–2023)
  • Central-Auto (1899–1906)
  • Certus (1928–1929)
  • Champion (1948–1954)
  • Chatel-Jeannin (1902–1903)
  • Cito (1905–1909)
  • Cloumobil (1906–1908)
  • Club (1922–1924)
  • Colibri (1908–1911)
  • Corona (1904–1914)
  • Cudell (1899–1908)
  • Cyklon (1902–1929)
  • Daimler (1885–1889)
  • De Dietrich (1896–1904)
  • Dehn (1924)
  • Der Dessauer (1911–1913)
  • Dessavia (1907)
  • Deutz (1907–1911)
  • Diabolo (1922–1927)
  • Diana (1922–1923)
  • Diem (1906–1909)
  • Dinos (1920–1924)
  • Dixi (1904–1928)
  • DKW (1928–1966)
  • DMG (1890–1902)
  • Dürkopp (1898–1927)
  • Dux (1905–1926)
  • EAM (1990)
  • Ego (1921–1927)
  • Ehrhardt (1905–1924)
  • Ehrhardt-Szawe (1924–1925)
  • Eisenach (1898–1903)
  • Electra (1899–1900)
  • EMW (1945–1956)
  • Engelhardt (1898–1904)
  • Erdmann (1904–1908)
  • Excelsior-Mascot (1911–1922)
  • Exor (1923)
  • Express (1901–1910)
  • Fadag (1921–1925)
  • Fafag (1921–1923)
  • Fafnir (1908–1926)
  • Falcon (1921–1926)
  • Falke (1899–1908)
  • Faun (1921–1928)
  • Favorit (1908–1909)
  • F.E.G. Friedrich Erdmann Gera (1904–1907)
  • Feldmann (1905–1912)
  • Ferbedo (1923–1925)
  • Fiat-Neckar (1957–1971)
  • Fiedler (1900)
  • Flitzer (1948–1953)
  • Flocken (1888–1903)
  • Foth (1902–1909)
  • Framo (1932–1937)
  • Frankonia F.A.F. (1906–1909)
  • Freia (1922–1927)
  • Freibahn (1905–1910)
  • Fuldamobil (1950–1960)
  • Fulmina (1913–1926)
  • Gaggenau (1905–1911)
  • Gasi (1921)
  • Geha (1910–1923)
  • Glas (1955–1969)
  • Goggomobil (1955–1969)
  • Goliath (1931–1963)
  • Goossens (1913–1928)
  • Göricke (1907–1909)
  • Grade (1921–1926)
  • Gridi (1923–1924)
  • Gutbrod (1904–2005)
  • HAG (1922–1925)
  • HAG-Gastell (1925–1927)
  • Hanomag (1925–1952)
  • Hansa (1906–1939)
  • Hartmann (1905–1906)
  • Hataz (1921–1925)
  • Hartge (1985–2019)
  • Hawa (1923–1925)
  • Heim (1921–1926)
  • Heinkel (1955–1958)
  • Helios (1903–1906)
  • Hellmann (1902–1903)
  • Henschel (1899–1918)
  • Hentschel (1906–1914)
  • Hercules (1898–1926)
  • Hermes-Simplex (1904–1906)
  • Heucke (1894–1945)
  • Hexe (1905–1907)
  • Hildebrand (1922–1924)
  • Hille (1910–1926)
  • Hoffmann (1954–1955)
  • Horch (1900–1939)
  • Hüttis & Hardebeck (1906–1907)
  • Immermobil (1905–1907)
  • IFA (1948–1956)
  • Induhag (1922)
  • Isdera (1983–2025)
  • Joswin (1920–1924)
  • Juho (1922)
  • Karmann (1901–2010)
  • K.A.W. Urbanus (1904–1908)
  • Kempten (1901–1902)
  • Kenter (1923–1925)
  • K.E.W. Abam (1898–1907)
  • Kleinschnittger (1950–1957)
  • Kliemt (1899–1903)
  • Klingenberg (1898–1899)
  • Koco (1921–1926)
  • Komet (1922–1924)
  • Komnick (1907–1927)
  • Kondor (1902–1904)
  • Körting (1922–1924)
  • Kroboth (1954–1955)
  • Krupkar (1904–1908)
  • Kruse (1899–1909)
  • Kühlstein (1898–1902)
  • Leichtauto (1924)
  • Lindcar (1922–1925)
  • Lipsia (1922–1924)
  • Lloyd (1906–1914; 1950–1963)
  • Loeb Luc (1909–1920)
  • Loreley (1906–1928)
  • Lutzmann (1894–1899)
  • Lux (1897–1902)
  • Mada (1947–1949)
  • MAF (1897–1921)
  • Magnet (1903–1926)
  • Maico (1955–1958)
  • Maja (1923–1924)
  • Mannesmann (1923–1929)
  • Mars (1906–1908)
  • Mathis (1910–1918)
  • Maurer-Union (1900–1910)
  • Mauser (1923–1929)
  • Maxwerke (1900–1903)
  • MCA (1962–1964)
  • Miele (1912–1914)
  • Melkus (1969–1980; 2006–2012)
  • Mercedes (1901–1926)
  • Merkur (1985–1989)
  • Meyra (1948–1956)
  • Minimus (1921–1924)
  • M.M.B. Motorfahrzeug und Motorenfabrik Berlin (1896–1902)
  • M.M.W. Magdeburger Motorfahrzeug Werke (1900–1903)
  • Mock (1924)
  • Mölkamp (1923–1926)
  • Mono (1909–1912)
  • Morgan (1924–1925)
  • Motorfahrzeug-Fabrik Köln (1909–1912)
  • MWD (1911–1912)
  • Nacke (1901–1913)
  • NAG (1901–1934)
  • NAW Norddeutsche Automobil Werke (1908–1917)
  • Neckar (1957–1971)
  • Noris (1902–1904)
  • NSU (1905–1929; 1958–1977)
  • NSU-Fiat (1929–1957)
  • Nug (1921–1925)
  • Omikron (1922–1925)
  • Omnimobil (1904–1910)
  • Orient Express (1895–1903)
  • Oryx (1907–1922)
  • Panther (1900–1904)
  • Pasing (1901–1904)
  • Pawi (1921)
  • Peter & Moritz AG (1919–1925)
  • Pflüger (1900)
  • Phänomen (1907–1927)
  • Piccolo (1904–1912)
  • Pilot (1923–1925)
  • Pinguin (1953–1955)
  • Pittler Hydromobil (1903)
  • Pluto (1924–1927)
  • Podeus (1911–1914)
  • Polymobil (1904–1920)
  • Premier ; Braun-Premier (1906–1914)
  • Presto (1901–1927)
  • Priamus (1901–1923)
  • Primus (1899–1903)
  • Protos (1899–1926)
  • Rabag / Rabag-Bugatti (1922–1926)
  • Record (1905–1907)
  • Regent (1902–1904)
  • Reissig (1907–1918)
  • Rex-Simplex (1910–1918)
  • Röhr (1927–1935)
  • Rollfix (1933–1936)
  • Rumpler (1921–1926)
  • Sablatnig-Beuchelt (1925–1926)
  • Sachsenring (1956–1959)
  • SAF Süddeutsche Automobil Fabrik GmbH (1905–1911)
  • SB / Slaby-Beringer (1920–1924)
  • Scheele (1899–1910)
  • Scheibler (1900–1907)
  • Schiemann (1901–1914)
  • Schöche (1895)
  • Schulz (1902–1907)
  • Schütze Bauer (1899–1902)
  • Schwenke (1904–1905)
  • Seck (1897)
  • Securus Sekurus (1906)
  • Seidel-Arop (1925–1926)
  • Selve (1919–1929)
  • S.H.W. (1924–1925)
  • Siegel (1907–1911)
  • Siemens & Halske (1892–1900)
  • Siemens-Schuckert (1906–1910)
  • Simson / Simson Supra (1911–1933)
  • Smart (1994–2019)
  • Söhnlein (1873)
  • Solidor (1905–1907)
  • Solomobil (1921–1923)
  • Sperber (1911–1919)
  • Sphinx (1920–1925)
  • Staiger (1923–1924)
  • Standard (1911–1912)
  • Standard Superior (1933–1935)
  • Staunau (1950–1951)
  • Steiger (1914–1926)
  • Steudel-Werke (1904–1911)
  • Stoewer (1899–1940)
  • Stoll (1902–1909)
  • Stolle (1924–1927)
  • Stoltz (1903–1905)
  • Sun (1906–1908)
  • Szawe (1920–1924)
  • Taifun (1905–1907)
  • Taunus (1907–1909)
  • Tempo (1933–1956)
  • Thüringer Motorwagen (1894–1895)
  • Thurner (1970–1973)
  • Titan
  • Tornax (1934–1937)
  • Torpedo (1907–1920)
  • Tourist (1907–1920)
  • Trabant (1957–1991)
  • Treskow (1906–1908)
  • Triomobil (1903–1908)
  • Trippel (1934–1944)
  • Tuchscherer (18??)
  • Turbo (1923–1924)
  • Ultramobile (1904–1908)
  • Union (1914–1921)
  • Utilitas (1920–1921)
  • Velomobil (1905–1906)
  • Veni (1911)
  • Veritas (1947–1953)
  • Victoria (1900–1909; 1957–1958)
  • Vindelica Blessing (1898–1900)
  • Vomag (1915–1945)
  • Voran (1926–1928)
  • Vogtland (1910–1912)
  • Vulkan (1895–1905)
  • Walmobil (1919–1921)
  • Wanderer (1911–1942)
  • Wartburg (1898–1904, 1956–1990)
  • Weck (1903–1918)
  • Weichelt (1908)
  • Weiss (1902–1906)
  • Wendax (1950–1951)
  • Wenkelmobil (1904–1907)
  • Wesnigk (1920–1925)
  • Westfalia (1906–1914)
  • Windhoff (1908–1914)
  • Wittekind (1922–1925)
  • Wolf (1862–1928)
  • YES! (2000–2009)
  • Zender (1969–2008)
  • Zentralmobil (1907–1908)
  • Zündapp (1956–1958)
  • Zwickau (1956–1959)

See also

Sources

  • Georgano, Nick (Ed.). The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000. ISBN 1-57958-293-1
  • Mazur, Eligiusz (Ed.). World of Cars 2006 / 2007: Worldwide Car Catalogue. Warsaw: Media Connection, 2006. ISSN 1734-2945

References

  1. VDA www.vda.de, retrieved 6 April 2018^