List of automobile manufacturers of Germany

Current major manufacturers

2016 Audi R8

2016 BMW 7-Series

2016 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

2015 Opel Astra

2019 Porsche Taycan

2017 Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Variant

Brand	Parent Company
Audi (1909-present)	Volkswagen Group
BMW (1916-present)	BMW Group
Mercedes-Benz (1886–present)	Mercedes-Benz Group
Opel (1862–present)	Stellantis
Porsche (1931–present)	Volkswagen Group
Volkswagen (1937–present)	Volkswagen Group

Foreign manufacturers

2018 Ford Kuga

Brand	Parent Company
Ford-Werke GmbH (1925–present)	Ford of Europe

Current minor manufacturers

• 9FF (2001–present)
• Aaglander (2003–present)
• AC Schnitzer (1987–present)
• Alpina (1965–present)
• Apollo Automobil (2016-present)
• Arden
• Artega (2016-present)
• Artemis (2021–present)
• BAT
• Binz
• Bitter (1971–present)
• Borgward (1924–1963; 2008–present)
• Brabus (1977–present)
• Carbodies
• Carlsson
• CityEl (1987–present)
• Citysax
• e.Go
• Elektron Motors (2021-present)
• Elia
• Gumpert (2004–present)
• Isdera (1983–present)
• Jetcar (2000–present)
• Keinath (1996–present)
• Lotec (1981–present)
• Mansory (1989–present)
• Maybach (1909-present)
• Pegasus (1995–present)
• RG - Roland Gumpert (2017–present)
• Ruf Automobile (1982–present)
• Weineck Engineering
• Wiesmann (1988–present)
• Yes! (1999–present)

Former manufacturers

1920 Szawe Type 125

• AAA (1919)
• Aachener (1902)
• AAG (1900–1901)
• Adler (1900–1939)
• 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)
• Ansbach (1910–1913)
• Anker (1919–1920)
• Apollo (1910–1927)
• Argus (1902–1910)
• Arimofa (1921–1922)
• Artega (2006–2012) (2015– )
• Atlantic (1921–1923)
• Auto Union (1932–1962)
• AWS (1971–1974)
• Baer (1921–1924)
• Beaufort (1901–1906)
• Beckmann (1900–1926)
• BEF (1907–1913)
• Benz (1883–1926)
• Benz Söhne (1906–1926)
• Boes (1903–1906)
• Borgward (1939–1961)
• Brennabor (1908–1934)
• Brütsch (1952–1958)
• Butz (1934)
• Certus (1928–1929)
• Champion (1948–1954)
• Cito (1905–1909)
• Club (1922–1924)
• Colibri (1908–1911)
• Cudell (1899–1908)
• Cyklon (1902–1929)
• Daimler (1885–1889)
• Deutz (1907–1911)
• Diabolo (1922–1927)
• Diana (1922–1923)
• Dixi (1904–1928)
• DKW (1928–1966)
• DMG (1890–1902)
• Dehn (1924)
• Dinos (1920–1924)
• Dürkopp (1898–1927)
• Dux (1905–1926)
• EAM (1990)
• Ego (1921–1926)
• Ehrhardt (1905–1924)
• Ehrhardt-Szawe (1924–1925)
• Eisenach (1898–1903)
• EMW (1945–1956)
• 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)
• Feldmann (1905–1912)
• Flitzer (1948–1953)
• Ferbedo (1923–1925)
• Fiat-Neckar (1957–1971)
• Framo (1932–1937)
• Freia (1922–1927)
• Fuldamobil (1950–1960)
• Fulmina (1913–1926)
• Gaggenau (1905–1911)
• Gasi (1921)
• Geha (1910–1923)
• Glas (1955–1969)
• Goggomobil (1955–1969)
• Goliath (1931–1963)
• Grade (1921–1926)
• Gridi (1923–1924)
• Gutbrod (1904–2005)
• HAG (1922–1925)
• HAG-Gastell (1925–1927)
• Hanomag (1925–1952)
• Hansa (1906–1939)
• Hataz (1921–1925)
• Hartge (1985–2019)
• Hawa (1923–1925)
• Heim (1921–1926)
• Heinkel (1955–1958)
• Henschel (1899–1906)
• Hexe (1905–1907)
• Hildebrand (1922–1924)
• Hoffmann (1954–1955)
• Horch (1900–1939)
• IFA (1948–1956)
• Induhag (1922)
• Joswin (1920–1924)
• Juho (1922)
• Kenter (1923–1925)
• Kleinschnittger (1950–1957)
• Koco (1921–1926)
• Komet (1922–1924)
• Komnick (1907–1927)
• Kondor (1902–1904)
• Körting (1922–1924)
• Kroboth (1954–1955)
• Kühlstein (1898–1902)
• Leichtauto (1924)
• Lindcar (1922–1925)
• Lipsia (1922–1924)
• Lloyd (1906–1914; 1950–1963)
• Loreley (1906–1928)
• Lux (1897–1902)
• Mada (1947–1949)
• MAF (1908–1921)
• Maico (1955–1958)
• Maja (1923–1924)
• Mannesmann (1923–1929)
• Mars (1906–1908)
• Maurer-Union (1900–1910)
• Mauser (1923–1929)
• MCA (1962–1964)
• Melkus (1969–1980; 2006–2012)
• Mercedes (1901–1926)
• Merkur (1985–1989)
• Meyra (1948–1956)
• Minimus (1921–1924)
• Mock (1924)
• Mölkamp (1923–1926)
• Morgan (1924–1925)
• MWD (1911–1912)
• Nacke (1901–1913)
• NAG (1901–1934)
• Neckar (1957–1971)
• NSU (1905–1929; 1958–1977)
• NSU-Fiat (1929–1957)
• Nug (1921–1925)
• Omikron (1922–1925)
• Orient Express (1895–1903)
• Oryx (1907–1922)
• Pawi (1921)
• Peter & Moritz AG (1919–1925)
• Phänomen (1907–1927)
• Piccolo (1904–1912)
• Pilot (1923–1925)
• Pinguin (1953–1955)
• Pluto (1924–1927)
• Podeus (1911–1914)
• Presto (1901–1927)
• Priamus (1901–1923)
• Primus (1899–1903)
• Protos (1899–1926)
• Rabag / Rabag-Bugatti (1922–1926)
• Röhr (1927–1935)
• Rollfix (1933–1936)
• Rumpler (1921–1926)
• Sablatnig-Beuchelt (1925–1926)
• Sachsenring (1956–1959)
• SB / Slaby-Beringer (1920–1924)
• Scheibler (1900–1907)
• Securus (1906)
• Seidel-Arop (1925–1926)
• Selve (1919–1929)
• S.H.W. (1924–1925)
• Simson / Simson Supra (1911–1933)
• Smart (1994–2019)
• Solidor (1905–1907)
• Solomobil (1921–1923)
• Sperber (1911–1919)
• Sphinx (1920–1925)
• Staiger (1923–1924)
• Standard Superior (1933–1935)
• Staunau (1950–1951)
• Steiger (1914–1926)
• Steudel (1904–1911)
• Stoewer (1899–1940)
• Stolle (1924–1927)
• Szawe (1920–1924)
• Taunus (1907–1909)
• Tempo (1933–1956)
• Thurner (1970–1973)
• Titan
• Tornax (1934–1937)
• Tourist (1907–1920)
• Trabant (1957–1991)
• Trippel (1934–1944)
• Turbo (1923–1924)
• Utilitas (1920–1921)
• Victoria (1900–1909; 1957–1958)
• Voran (1926–1928)
• Veritas (1947–1953)
• Vogtland (1910–1912)
• Wanderer (1911–1942)
• Wartburg (1898–1904, 1956–1990)
• Wendax (1950–1951)
• Wenkelmobil (1904–1907)
• Wesnigk (1920–1925)
• Westfalia (1906–1914)
• Windhoff (1908–1914)
• Wittekind (1922–1925)
• Zender (1985-c.1990)
• Zündapp (1956–1958)
• Zwickau (1956–1959)

See also

• Automotive industry in Germany
• Automotive industry
• List of automobile marques
• List of motorcycle manufacturers
• List of truck manufacturers

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