Comments on: Cars sold in US?

Question: Cars sold in US?

The Confessor — Tue, 09 May 2006 17:10:02 -0800

Looking for car *brands* currently sold at dealerships in the United States. I've got a 40+ member list (after the jump) that strikes me as fairly exhaustive but I also have this nagging feeling that I'm missing one or more "niche" brands.

Acura
Aston Martin
Audi
Bentley
BMW
Buick
Cadillac
Chevrolet
Chrysler
Dodge
Ford
GMC
Honda
Hummer
Hyundai
Infiniti
Jaguar
Jeep
Kia
Land Rover
Lexus
Lincoln
Mazda
Mercedes-Benz
Mercury
Nissan
Pontiac
Porsche
SAAB
Saturn
Scion
Toyota
Volkswagon
Volvo

By: smackfu

smackfu — Tue, 09 May 2006 17:13:55 -0800

Does Mini count as a brand?

By: unlicensedarchitect

unlicensedarchitect — Tue, 09 May 2006 17:15:40 -0800

There are Ferrari, Maserati, and Lotus dealerships in SoCal.

By: awegz

awegz — Tue, 09 May 2006 17:17:12 -0800

Yeah, not really sure what you consider "brands," but you're missing a bunch of the exotics that are available here: Lotus, Maserati, Saleen, Maybach, etc.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Tue, 09 May 2006 17:17:39 -0800

Actually, here's everything that Edmunds has that you don't:

Ferrari
GMC
Isuzu
Lamborghini
Lotus
Maserati
Maybach
MINI
Mitsubishi
Panoz
Rolls-Royce
Subaru
Suzuki

By: birdherder

birdherder — Tue, 09 May 2006 17:18:24 -0800

Why not just look at the drop down list at edmunds or somewhere and compare lists? smackfu and unlicensedarcitect pretty much round out my list. Except Lamborghini, Scion and Rolls Royce.

By: Opposite George

Opposite George — Tue, 09 May 2006 17:19:32 -0800

BTW, "Volkswagen" is how they spell it (I know it looks wrong, but it's German.)

By: bim

bim — Tue, 09 May 2006 17:20:30 -0800

Mitsubishi

Subaru

By: nakedcodemonkey

nakedcodemonkey — Tue, 09 May 2006 17:21:54 -0800

How "niche" do you want your brands? Zap is mighty niche.

By: Alison

Alison — Tue, 09 May 2006 17:27:28 -0800

Qvale
Panoz
Rolls-Royce

By: wilful

wilful — Tue, 09 May 2006 17:41:01 -0800

I read in my local auto supplement a week or two ago that there were 46 brands available in the USA. This was in the context of there being 38 available in Australia, which is extraordinarily high since we're a much smaller market, and right-hand drive.

By: The Confessor

The Confessor — Tue, 09 May 2006 17:43:33 -0800

*Confessor sighs*

It was a matter of not using the proper tools to do the job. I was using Wikipedia & Google to compile my list, somehow missing the usefulness of more specialized sites such as Edmunds. Hell, even Autotrader would have sufficed.

Thanks, smackfu & birdherder.

nakedcodemonkey:

I classified Zap as a modifier & reseller for the SMART brand (actually made by a European company), similar to conversion van and RV companies which merely modify and extend a pre-fabricated chassis.

Upon preview:

I now have 46 brands, which according to wilful should be just about right. Thanks!

By: box

box — Tue, 09 May 2006 20:04:26 -0800

They still sell Daihatsus and Plymouths, don't they?

By: kcm

kcm — Tue, 09 May 2006 22:30:50 -0800

depends. some tuners get unique VINs, such as (I believe) the BMW tuner Hartge. that generally counts them as a manufacturer.. then there's kit cars like Ariel (Atom, etc.).

By: kcm

kcm — Tue, 09 May 2006 22:32:58 -0800

(Saleen [Ford, etc.] is another tuner that gets unique VINs)

By: delmoi

delmoi — Tue, 09 May 2006 23:30:42 -0800

don't forget studabaker.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Tue, 09 May 2006 23:34:53 -0800

bugatti

By: antifuse

antifuse — Wed, 10 May 2006 02:00:08 -0800

box: I'm pretty sure the Plymouth brand has been retired by Daimler-Chrysler. So no, they don't sell new Plymouths anymore. And I'm pretty sure that there's no Daihatsu dealers in the states either.

By: feloniousmonk

feloniousmonk — Wed, 10 May 2006 07:30:14 -0800

I recently got an auto loan, and I noticed under the terms and conditions that I am not allowed to use it to purchase a Daewoo, so I suppose that they are also for sale in NA.