List of automobile manufacturers of the United States

This article is a list of all current automobile manufacturers of the United States.

Current manufacturers

Big Three

The currently active brands from the "big three" manufacturers (Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler) are shown below.

Parent companyBrandNotes
General MotorsBuickFounded in 1899 as 'Buick Auto-Vim and Power Company'.
Formed General Motors in 1908.
CadillacFounded as Henry Ford Company in 1901.
Renamed to Cadillac in 1902.
Acquired by General Motors in 1909.
ChevroletFounded in 1911.
Acquired by General Motors in 1918
GMCFormed in 1911 as Company(General Motors Truck Company)(GMTC) after merging two trucks maker companies;Rapid motor Vehicle co. &
Reliance motor truck co. , (GMC) used firstly as a tradename for both Rapid & Reliance brands, in February 1912, (GMC)brand replaced Rapid & Reliance brands .
Fiat Chrysler AutomobilesChryslerFormed in 1925 as the founding brand of Chrysler Corporation
(the predecessor to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles).
DodgeFormed in 1914.
Acquired by Chrysler in 1928.
JeepFormed by Willys-Overland in 1941.
Merged with Kaiser Motors in 1953.
Acquired by AMC in 1970.
Acquired by Chrysler in 1987.
RAMFormed in 2009 during a restructure of Chrysler's truck brands.
Ford Motor CompanyFordFounded in 1903.
Lincoln Motor CompanyFounded in 1917.
Acquired by Ford Motor Company in 1922.

Other companies

Defunct manufacturers

See List of defunct automobile manufacturers of the United States

See also

Bibliography
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