This is a list of current and defunct automobile manufacturers of Japan.
Major current manufacturers
edit| Company | Brand | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Honda (1946–present) | Acura | |
| Isuzu (1853–present; spun off from IHI in 1916) | ||
| Mazda (1920–present) (5% Toyota) | Following are the former brands of Mazda Autorama Autozam ɛ̃nfini Eunos Xedos | |
| Mitsubishi (1873–1950; 1964–present) | ||
| Nissan (formerly Datsun) (1933–present) | Infiniti (1989–present) | Datsun (formerly Kaishinsha Motorcar Works) (1925–1986; 2013–2022) Kaishinsha Motorcar Works (1911–1925) |
| Nissan Blue Stage (dealer network) | ||
| Nissan Red Stage (dealer network) | ||
| Subaru (formerly Nakajima Aircraft Company) (1945–present) (20% Toyota) | ||
| Suzuki (1909–present) (5% Toyota) | ||
| Toyota Motor Corporation (1937–present, engineers from Hakuyosha Co. (1912–1929) entered Toyota Industries Corporation after Hakuyosha's dissolution, spun off from Toyota Industries Corporation in 1937) | Daihatsu (1907–present) | Following are the former brands of Toyota Scion (2003–2016) Toyota WiLL (2000–2005) |
| Hino (1910–present) | ||
| Lexus (1989–present) |
Other manufacturers
edit- Ales (see Otomo)
- Asahi (1937–c.1939)
- Aspark (2014–present)
- Atsuta (1930s)
- Autobacs (1947–present)
- Auto Sandal (1954)
- Art and Tech
- BS Motor
- Chiyoda (see Isuzu) (c.1932–1935)
- Cony (1961–1966)
- DAT
- Dome (1975–present)
- Fuji (1957–1958)
- Cabin
- Fuso
- GLM (2010–present)
- Gorham (1920–1922)
- Hope
- Humbee (1947–1962)
- Isaka
- Ishikawajima
- Jiotto (1989–1992)
- Kawasaki
- Kunisue.
- Kurogane (1935–1962)
- Lila (1923–1927)
- Meihatsu
- Meiwa (1952–c.1956)
- Mikasa (1957–1961)
- Mitaka
- Mitsui
- Mitsuoka (1981–present)
- Mizuno-shiki
- Nikken
- NJ (1952–1956)
- Ohmiya
- Ohta (1922; 1934–1957)
- Otomo (1924–1927)
- Prince (1955–1967)
- Publica
- Rintaku
- Sanko
- Showa Corporation
- Sumida (1933–1937)
- Suminoe (1954–1955)
- Tachikawa
- Takeoka (1990–present)
- Takuri (1907–1909)
- Tama (1947–1951)[1]
- TGE
- Tommy Kaira (1996–1999)
- Tsubakimoto Chain (1958–present)
- Tsukuba (1935–c.1937)
- UD Trucks
- Vemac
- Yamaha (1992–1993)
- Yamata (1916)
- Yanase (1964–1965)
- Yoshida-shiki
- Y&T (1994–c.1996)
See also
editReferences and Notes
edit- References
- ^ "Japan Electrifies the Gas Buggie" Popular Mechanics, March 1950, pp. 88–89.
- Notes