List of automobile manufacturers of Japan

This is a list of current and defunct automobile manufacturers of Japan.

Major current manufacturers

  • Hino (1910-present)
  • Honda (1946–present)
    • Acura (1986–present)
    • Honda Verno (former dealer network)
    • Honda Clio (former dealer network)
  • Isuzu (1853–present; spun off from IHI in 1916)
  • Mazda (1920–present)
    • Autorama (former dealer network)
    • Autozam (former dealer network)
    • Efini (former dealer network)
    • Eunos (former dealer network)
    • Xedos (former dealer network)
  • Mitsubishi (1873–1950; 1964–present)
  • Nissan (formerly Datsun) (1933–present)
    • Datsun (formerly Kaishinsha Motorcar Works) (1925-1986; 2013-present)
    • Kaishinsha Motorcar Works (1911-1925)
    • Infiniti (1989-present)
    • Nissan Blue Stage (dealer network)
    • Nissan Red Stage (dealer network)
    • Nissan Cherry (dealer network, c.1970–2009)
    • Nissan Motor (dealer network, c.1968–2009)
    • Nissan chance (dealer network, c.1968–2009)
    • Nissan Sunny/Satio (dealer network, c. 1966–2009)
  • Subaru (formerly Nakajima Aircraft Company) (1945–present)
  • Suzuki (1909–present)
  • Hakuyosha Co. (1912-1929)
  • Toyota Motor Corporation(1937–present)

(engineers from Hakuyosha Co. entered Toyota Industries Corporation after Hakuyosha's dissolution)

(Toyota Motor Corporation spun off from Toyota Industries Corporation in 1937)

    • Daihatsu (1907–present)
    • Lexus (1989–present)
    • Netz Toyota (dealer network, 1998–present)
    • Toyota Corolla (dealer network, 1969–present)
    • Toyopet (dealer network, 1955-present)
    • Scion (2003–2016)
    • Toyota WiLL (2000–2005)
    • Toyota Vista (dealer network, 1980–2004)
    • Toyota Yoda (dealer network, 1967–1998)
    • Toyota Publica (dealer network, 1961–1969)
  • Yamaha (1992–1993)

Other manufacturers

See also

References and Notes

References
  1. "Japan Electrifies the Gas Buggie" Popular Mechanics, March 1950, pp. 88–89.
Notes
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