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Jul 052022

WELL KNOWN GERMAN CAR BRANDS

PORSCHE

Dr.-Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, usually shortened to Porsche , is a German automobile manufacturer specializing in high-performance sports cars, SUVs and sedans, headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The company is owned by Volkswagen AG, a controlling stake of which is owned by Porsche Automobile Holding SE. Porsche’s current lineup includes the 718 Boxster/Cayman, 911 (992), Panamera, Macan, Cayenne and Taycan.

Headquarters: Stuttgart, Germany
Founder: Ferdinand Porsche
Founded: 25 April 1931, Stuttgart, Germany
Parent organization: Volkswagen Group

MERCEDES-BENZ

Mercedes-Benz, commonly referred to as Mercedes, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG is headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Mercedes-Benz AG produces consumer luxury vehicles and commercial vehicles badged as Mercedes-Benz.

Founder: Karl Benz

Founded: 28 June 1926

Headquarters: Stuttgart, Germany

Parent organization: Mercedes-Benz Group

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, commonly referred to as BMW, is a German multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The corporation was founded in 1916 as a manufacturer of aircraft engines, which it produced from 1917 until 1918 and again from 1933 to 1945.

Founded: 7 March 1916, Munich, Germany

Owners: Susanne Klatten, Stefan Quandt

Founders: Karl Rapp, Gustav Otto, Camillo Castiglioni, Franz Josef Popp

AUDI

Audi AG, commonly referred to as Audi, is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. As a subsidiary of its parent company, the Volkswagen Group, Audi produces vehicles in nine production facilities worldwide.
Headquarters: Ingolstadt, Germany
CEO: Markus Duesmann (1 Apr 2020–)
Founder: August Horch
Subsidiaries: Lamborghini, Bentley Motors Limited, Ducati, MORE
Parent organization: Volkswagen Group

VOLKSWAGEN

Volkswagen is a German motor vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1937 by the German Labour Front, known for their iconic Beetle, it is the flagship brand of the Volkswagen Group, the largest car maker by worldwide sales in 2016 and 2017.

Latest models: Volkswagen Tiguan, Volkswagen Virtus, Volkswagen Taigun
Headquarters: Wolfsburg, Germany
Founder: German Labour Front
Founded: 28 May 1937, Berlin, Germany
CEO: Herbert Diess (13 Apr 2018–)
Parent organization: Volkswagen Group

OPEL

Opel Automobile GmbH, usually shortened to Opel, is a German automobile manufacturer which has been a subsidiary of Stellantis since 16 January 2021. It was owned by the American automaker General Motors from 1929 until 2017 and the PSA Group, a predecessor of Stellantis, from 2017 until 2021.

Founder: Adam Opel

Founded: 21 January 1862, Rüsselsheim, Germany

Headquarters: Rüsselsheim, Germany

CEO: Uwe Hochgeschurtz (1 Sept 2021–)

Acquisition date: 1929

Parent organizations: Groupe PSA, Stellantis

WELL KNOWN BRITISH CAR BRANDS

ROLLS-ROYCE

Rolls-Royce was a British luxury car and later an aero-engine manufacturing business established in 1904 in Manchester, United Kingdom by the partnership of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce.

Founded: 15 March 1906, Manchester, United Kingdom

Headquarters: Derby, United Kingdom

Founders: Henry Royce, Charles Rolls

BENTLEY

Bentley Motors Limited is a British manufacturer and marketer of luxury cars and SUVs, and a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group since 1998 and consolidated under VW’s premium brand arm Audi since 2022. Headquartered in Crewe, England, the company was founded as Bentley Motors Limited by W. O.
Owner: Volkswagen Group
CEO: Adrian Hallmark (1 Feb 2018–)
Founded: 18 January 1919, Cricklewood, London, United Kingdom
Headquarters: Crewe, United Kingdom
Parent organizations: Audi, Volkswagen Group, Volkswagen Finance Luxemburg S.A.
Founders: W. O. Bentley, H. M. Bentley

ASTON-MARTIN

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC is an English manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers. Its predecessor was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford.

CEO: Tobias Moers

Founded: 15 January 1913, London, United Kingdom

Headquarters: Gaydon, United Kingdom

Revenue: 109.53 crores GBP (2021)

Parent organization: Aston Martin Lagonda Group Limited

Founders: Lionel Martin, Robert Bamford

Mc-LAREN

McLaren Automotive is a British luxury automotive manufacturer based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, England. The main products of the company are supercars, which are produced in-house in designated production facilities.

Latest models: McLaren 720S, McLaren GT

Founder: Ron Dennis

Founded: 2010, Woking, United Kingdom

Headquarters: Woking, United Kingdom

Divisions: McLaren GT; McLaren Special Operations

Parent organization: McLaren Group

LAND ROVER

Land Rover is a British brand of predominantly four-wheel drive, off-road capable vehicles, owned by multinational car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover, since 2008 a subsidiary of India’s Tata Motors. JLR currently builds Land Rovers in Brazil, China, India, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom.
Owner: Jaguar Land Rover
Founder: British Leyland
Headquarters: Whitley, Coventry, United Kingdom
Founded: 1978
Parent organizations: Jaguar Land Rover, Tata Motors

JAGUAR

Jaguar is the luxury vehicle brand of Jaguar Land Rover, a British multinational car manufacturer with its headquarters in Whitley, Coventry, England.
Owner: Jaguar Land Rover
CEO: Ralf Speth (18 Feb 2010–)
Founded: 4 September 1922, Blackpool, United Kingdom
Headquarters: Coventry, United Kingdom
Parent organizations: Tata Motors, British Motor Holdings
Founders: William Lyons, William Walmsley

MINI

Mini is a British automotive marque founded in 1969, owned by German automotive company BMW since 2000, and used by them for a range of small cars assembled in England and Holland.
Owner: BMW
Introduced: 1969 (used since 1959 in model names)
Related brands: John Cooper Works
Parent company: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

WELL KNOWN FRENCH CAR BRANDS

BUGATTI

Automobiles Ettore Bugatti was a German then French manufacturer of high-performance automobiles. The company was founded in 1909 in the then-German city of Molsheim, Alsace, by the Italian-born industrial designer Ettore Bugatti. The cars were known for their design beauty and for their many race victories.
Founder: Ettore Bugatti
Founded: 1909, Molsheim, France
Headquarters: Molsheim, France

RENAULT

Groupe Renault is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company produces a range of cars and vans, and in the past has manufactured trucks, tractors, tanks, buses/coaches, aircraft and aircraft engines and autorail vehicles.
Headquarters: Boulogne-Billancourt, France
CEO: Luca de Meo (1 Jul 2020–)
Owners: Nissan, Public float
Founders: Louis Renault, Marcel Renault, Fernand Renault

PEUGEOT

Peugeot is a French brand of automobiles owned by Stellantis. The family business that preceded the current Peugeot companies was founded in 1810, with a steel foundry that soon started making hand tools and kitchen equipment, and then bicycles. On 20 November 1858, Émile Peugeot applied for the lion trademark.
Founder: Armand Peugeot
Founded: 1896, Sochaux, France
Headquarters: Paris, France
Parent organizations: Groupe PSA, Stellantis

CITROEN

Citroën is a French brand of automobiles owned by Stellantis. In 1934, the firm established its reputation for innovative technology with the Traction Avant.
Latest models: Citroen C5 Aircross
Founder: André Citroën
Founded: 4 June 1919
CEO: Vincent Cobée (15 Jan 2020–)
Headquarters: Poissy, France
Parent organizations: Groupe PSA, Stellantis

WELL KNOWN SWEDISH CAR BRANDS

KOENIGSEGG

Koenigsegg Automotive AB is a Swedish manufacturer of high-performance sports cars, based in Ängelholm, Skåne County, Sweden.
Founder: Christian von Koenigsegg
Founded: 1994, Sweden
Headquarters: Ängelholm, Sweden

VOLVO

Volvo Cars is a Swedish multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Torslanda, Gothenburg. The company manufactures SUVs, station wagons, and sedans. The company’s main marketing arguments are safety and its Swedish heritage and design.
Headquarters: Gothenburg, Sweden
Founded: 14 April 1927, Gothenburg, Sweden
Parent organizations: Geely, Volvo Car, Volvo Personvagnar Holding AB
Founders: Assar Gabrielsson, SKF, Gustaf Larson

WELL KNOWN OTHER CAR BRANDS IN EUROPE

FERRARI

Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1939 from the Alfa Romeo racing division as Auto Avio Costruzioni, the company built its first car in 1940, and produced its first Ferrari-badged car in 1947.

Founder: Enzo Ferrari

Founded: 1947, Maranello, Italy

Headquarters: Maranello, Italy

CEO: John Elkann (10 Dec 2020–)

Parent organization: Exor

SKODA

Škoda Auto a.s., often shortened to Škoda, is a Czech automobile manufacturer established in 1925 as the successor to Laurin & Klement and headquartered in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. Škoda Works became state owned in 1948.
Founded: 1925, Mlada Boleslav, Czechia
Headquarters: Mlada Boleslav, Czechia
Revenue: 1,655.9 crores EUR (2017)
Parent organizations: Volkswagen Group, Volkswagen Finance Luxemburg S.A

SEAT

SEAT S.A. is a Spanish car manufacturer, which sells its vehicles under the SEAT and Cupra brands. It was founded on 9 May 1950, by the Instituto Nacional de Industria, a Spanish state-owned industrial holding company. It quickly became the largest supplier of cars in Spain.
Headquarters: Municipality of Martorell, Spain
Founder: Instituto Nacional de Industria
Founded: 9 May 1950, Barcelona, Spain
President: Wayne Anthony Griffiths
Revenue: 878.4 crores EUR (2020)
Parent organizations: Volkswagen Group, Volkswagen Finance Luxemburg S.A..

LADA

Lada, marketed as LADA, is a brand of cars manufactured by AvtoVAZ, a Russian state-owned company. From January 2021 until May 2022, Lada was integrated with then sister brand Dacia into Renault’s Lada-Dacia business unit.
Introduced: 1973
Parent company: AvtoVAZ

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Ford

Ford is widely known around the world for their affordable quality cars and the brand is often considered one of the founding companies of today’s modern motor industry with Henry Ford’s moving assembly line.
One of Ford’s most popular models was the Ford Mustang which is still produced today, nearly 70 years later. Today’s model maintains the style and power of the original Mustang but with all the modern technology drivers expect.
Today, they’re perhaps best-known in the UK for their two most-popular hatchbacks the Fiesta and the Focus.

Tesla

The company was founded by a group of engineers in California who wanted to create electric vehicles that offered drivers the same safety, range and style as existing premium vehicles.
Though they only offer drivers a small selection of models, these are all market leaders and Tesla remains one of the most popular choices for drivers looking to make the jump to electric.

Cadillac

Cadillac was the second American brand to be established, after Buick and so is considered one of the founders of the automotive industry in the USA along with the likes of Ford.
Cadillac was also one of the first brands to offer drivers a choice of colours, and not just between a couple of similar dark tones but more than 500 combinations for drivers to pick from.
Over the years the brand became known for their cars that offered drivers an interior that was designed for comfort using high-quality materials for a luxury finish.

Jeep

Jeep was a brand formed during World War Two in the 1940s when the American army needed a vehicle.
Three companies responded to the request for bids on a light reconnaissance vehicle, that weighed just a quarter of a ton and was tailored to the US Military’s specifications. These companies were Bantam, Willys and Ford and collectively they designed the MB, which was the very first Jeep.
Today’s Jeeps remain just as rugged and capable on and off-road but with all the mod-cons we expect in our vehicles, including smartphone interfacing, driver assistance systems and adaptable driving systems.

Chevrolet

William C Durant had founded General Motors three years earlier but had left after a disagreement with management shortly after the company started. He had previously worked with Buick Motor Company and Flint Wagon Works which is how he first met Louis Chevrolet, as he was hired to drive Buicks in some promotional races.
All this knowledge of the motor industry, as well as the public face of Louis Chevrolet, helped Chevrolet establish itself as a competitor in the emerging American market
Today they remain a staple of the US automotive market with popular models like the Suburban SUV, Malibu sedan, and the Corvette Stingray sports car.

Upcoming Cars

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Apr 262022

The best future cars that will arrive by 2022.

2022 Ferrari Purosangue

DESCRIPTION

Ferrari was never going to let its close Italian rival, Lamborghini, have things to itself in the high-performance super SUV segment. The Purosangue is the answer from the house of the prancing horse and will, without a doubt, offer scary power outputs and razor-sharp on-road dynamics when it arrives somewhere in 2022.

DIMENSIONS

Previous reports also indicate that the Purosangue will be a four-seater stretching to around 16 feet. The SUV could feature a height-adjustable suspension.

Battery Capacity

7.9 kWh

SPEED

340 km/h

Horse Power

Maximum output of 1,000 horsepower

PRICE

$350,000 (est.)

2021 Audi E-Tron GT

DESCRIPTION

The e-tron GT has a WLTP-claimed range of up to 500km. Audi e-tron GT Features: The e-tron GT’s cabin gets a 12.3-inch digital driver display, Audi’s latest 10.1-inch touchscreen infotainment system (as seen on the A6, A8L, and Q8), a tri-zone climate control, and wireless charging.

DIMENSIONS

Height: 1396 mm 54.96 in. Width: 1964 mm 77.32 in.
Length:4989 mm 196.42 in.

Battery

93.4kWh lithium-ion

SPEED

245 km/h

Horse power

390 to 475 kW

PRICE

$90,000 (est.)

2022 Polestar 3

DESCRIPTION

Polestar 3 will join the growing number of new electric automobiles with high aspirations. After releasing an image of its silhouette that teases a streamlined roofline, prominent fenders, and dramatic wheel arches, Polestar has revealed a camouflaged version.

Battery

Polestar plans to include a 103 kWh battery pack in its cars, and the Polestar 3 could be the first recipient. It will be an 800-volt battery pack developed using Volvo Cars and Lotus technology. A multi high-speed charging system will allow switching between 800 volts and 400 volts. Using an 800-volt charger, it will take approximately 20 minutes to charge the battery to 80% SoC.

SPEED

Targeting a WLTP range of more than 600 km (373 miles)

PRICE

$70,000

2021 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing and CT4-V Blackwing

DESCRIPTION

The smaller CT4-V Blackwing (shown above) will replace the excellent ATS-V. It will receive an evolution of its predecessor’s twin-turbocharged, 3.6-liter V6 rated at over 465 hp.

DIMENSIONS

Height:56.5 / 1437(in/mm) Width: 74.1 / 1883 (in/mm)
Length: 194.9 / 4951(in/mm)

ENGINE

6.2L V-8 Supercharged DI VVT

SPEED

0-60 MPH: For CT4-V 3.9 Second and For CT5-V 3.6 Seconds

Horse power

For CT4-V 472 Horsepower / 445 Pound-Feet and For CT5-V 668 Horsepower / 659 Pound-Feet

PRICE

$65,000 (CT4) (est.), $85,000 (CT5) (est.)

2021 Volkswagen ID.4

DESCRIPTION

The Tiguan-sized ID.4 is an electric crossover that will join Volkswagen’s battery-only ID sub-brand. Although not a ton of information has been released about it, we know a rear-wheel drive, single-motor version will be available at launch and an all-wheel-drive, dual-motor model will join the range a little later.

DIMENSIONS

Height:64.4 in. Width: 72.9 in.
Length:180.5 in.

Battery

Lithium-ion 45–77 kWh (usable) 55–82 kWh (total)

SPEED

99.4 mph / 160.0 km/h

TORQUE

The motor produces between 109–150 kW (148–204 PS; 146–201 hp) of power and up to 310 N⋅m (230 lb⋅ft) of torque, revolving at speeds of up to 16,000 rpm.

PRICE

$36,000