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Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo was founded by Nicola Romeo
In the past have made aircraft engines and buses
Alfa Romeo has a history of interesting concept

Ariel

Ariel is a British sports car manufacturer
Used to produce bicycles and motorbikes
Ariel has won several awards since it started producing the Atom

Aston Martin

Aston Martin make some of the best looking cars available today
The 2009 Le Mans Series has been Aston Martin's greatest success in racing as of late
James Bond, both on screen and in text, has always been associated with Aston Martin

Audi

Audi was founded in 1908
Currently a subsidiary of Volkswagen
Quattro was the first 4WD rally car

Bentley

Bentley produced aero-engines in World War One
In 1931, Bentley was bought by Rolls-Royce, until 1998 when VW took over
Bentley produced a state limousine for the Queen

BMW

BMW stands for Bavarian Motor Works
Founded in Munich, 1916
BMW’s 3/15 was their first car in 1927

Bristol

Bristol hand-builds 150 cars a year
The Bristol 401 was their first car
The Fighter’s top speed is 215mph

Bugatti

All Bugatti cars are built in Molsheim, Alsace, in France
Bugatti’s are known for style, elegance and superb engineering and elegance
Owned by Volkswagen

Caterham

Caterham cars are not painted but come in an aluminium finish as standard – paint costs extra
The Caterham 7 is based on the old Lotus 7, off whom Caterham bought the rights
Caterham cars have been banned from races more than once

Chevrolet

During WW2, Chevy produced 75mm shells for the war effort
GM's 50-millionth car was a 1955 Chevy Bel Air Sport Coupe
Chevrolet is the most successful company to be involved in NASCAR

Chrysler

Chrysler is the smallest of the "Big Three" manufacturers in the US
Currently allied with Fiat
Developing a range of electric vehicles

Citroën

Citroen's head office is in Paris
DS was the 1st car to have disc brakes
Citroen is owned by Peugeot

Daimler

Daimler owns Mercedes-Benz, Smart and several other vehicle marques
Daimler has won multiple awards over the years
Based in Stuttgart, Germany

Fiat

Fiat has won 8 European Car awards
TwinAir engine uses 69mpg of fuel
Fiat also owns Ferrari

Ford

Ford’s global HQ is in Dearborn, USA
4th largest car manufacturer
Ford has won 5 European Car awards

General Motors

General Motors in one of the world’s biggest car manufacturers
Vauxhall became part of General Motors in 1925
The Opel and Vauxhall ranges are almost identical

Honda

Honda spends 5% of revenue on R&D
6th largest car manufacturer, globally
Has won multiple awards over the years

Hummer

Hummer is famous for its large SUVs
No longer producing vehicles
Hummer is owned by General Motors

Hyundai

Hyundai has showrooms in 193 countries
Established in 1967
The 1975 Pony was the first Korean car

Infiniti

Infiniti’s headquarters are in Switzerland
Owned by Nissan
Sebastian Vettel is brand ambassador

Jaguar

In recent years, Jaguar has been the supplier of cars to the Prime Minister
They also hold Royal Warrants from Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles
The Jaguar E-type has been described as the most beautiful car ever built

Jeep

Oldest off-road vehicle brand
Jeeps have been used as military vehicles since 1940
Currently owned by Chrysler

Kia

Kia means roughly "rising out of Asia"
Kia's new US plant was a $1 billion investment
The distinctive front end of Kia cars is called the "tiger nose"

Koenigsegg

Koenigsegg cars have won several awards over the years and held several records
Sweden’s only supercar manufacturer
Has built environmentally friendly supercars

Lada

Lada is a Russian car manufacturer
Ladas have not been sold in the UK since the 1990’s
Do not have a reputation for quality in the UK

Lancia

Lancia headquarters are in Turin, Italy
Lancia has a history of producing cars of distinctive design
Named after its founder, Vincenzo Lancia

Land Rover

Land Rover makes vehicles suitable for all walks of life
They are so popular with military and diplomatic personnel that Land Rover has a specialist sales division for these customers
The new Range Rover Evoque is a crossover designed more for being on the road than off it – there’s even a 2WD version rather than the typical 4WD

Lexus

Lexus make executive cars
Have won numerous awards and broken records since they started production in 1987
Lexus is owned by Toyota

Lotus

Jean Alesi is brand ambassador for Lotus
Many legendary racing drivers have driven Lotus cars in motorsport championships
The Elise is the most popular Lotus ever

Maybach

Maybach cars are designed with the passenger in mind, to be chauffeured around in luxury and comfort
Owned by Daimler AG, the company that owns Mercedes-Benz and Smart
Highly customisable luxury cars

Mazda

Founded in Fuchu, Japan, 1920
Mazda is a partner of Ford Motor Co.
Cosmo was the first rotary-engine car

Mercedes-Benz

Based in Stuttgart, Germany
Builder of the Popemobile
Supplier to Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

MG

MG is a popular British sports car manufacturer
The MG6 is the first new car from MG in 16 years
The MGB is arguably one of their most famous cars and at one point was the world’s best-selling sports car

Mini

Star role in The Italian Job remake
North American Car of the Year, 2003
Entering the 2011 World Rally Champs

Mitsubishi

Won 37 World Rally events since 1973
Japans 6^th biggest car manufacturer
Factories in USA, Holland and Thailand

Morgan

Morgan headquarters are in Great Malvern, where all cars are built
A Morgan Aero Max was entered in the 2010 Gumball 3000 rally
First car built was a three wheeler

Nissan

Infinity is Nissan’s luxury range
GT-R won many car of the year awards
In 1999, Nissan aligned with Renault

Pagani

Pagani is the ‘youngest’ of the supercar manufacturers
Won multiple awards for the Zonda
The Huayra allegedly costs £1 million to buy

Peugeot

Peugeot also created pepper grinders
3 Euro Car of the Year awards
Concept store is on the Champs Elysee

Porsche

Porsche employs over 11,000 staff
World’s largest race car manufacturer
Won the Le Mans 24hr race 16 times

Reliant

British car manufacturer no longer in business
Built the infamous Reliant Robin three wheeler
Enjoys a cult following

Renault

Renault's HQ is in Paris
Has a strong motorsport heritage
Won 6 Euro Car of the Year awards

Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce was founded in 1904
The Rolls-Royce emblem, called 'The Spirit of Ecstasy', is 100 years old in 2011
Rolls Royce cars are so popular with diplomats worldwide that they have a special diplomatic division to deal with this very select and special customer

Rover

Rover no longer produces cars although plenty of models can still be seen on our roads
Started life building bicycles
Owned MG, the sports car manufacturer

Saab

Saab is the official supplier to the King of Sweden
The first car fitted with seat belts as standard was a Saab
"Built by Trolls in Trollhatan" was a slogan for Saab in the 60s/70s

Smart

Unconventional-looking city cars
Owned by Daimler, the same company that owns Mercedes
Based in Boblingen, Germany

Suzuki

Suzuki sponsors events like Skiing, biathlon and luge
The 9th largest automobile manufacturer in the world
Suzuki also manufactures wheelchairs

Toyota

Toyota is the largest car manufacturer in the world
Has been pioneering in producing 'green' cars
Produced the Corolla, the widest selling car in the world

Vauxhall

One of the most popular car brands in the UK
Vauxhall models are almost identical to Opelones
Katie Melua was made brand ambassador in 2011

Volkswagen

Volkswagen has produced several of the most iconic vehicles in history
Volkswagen means 'people's car'
21m Beetles made in 65 years

Volvo

Sweden's most famous auto manufacturer
Takes car safety very seriously and has introduced many such innovations to the market
Employs over 19,000 staff

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