The Complete List Of German Car Brands & Their Logos
Few other countries have the rich automotive history of Germany and its automotive brands. Germany’s automotive industry started, well, at the very beginning. The petrol-engined automobile was invented in Germany in 1870 by Nikolaus Otto and his partner Karl Benz. They invented a four-stroke internal combustion engine together and so Germany joined the new automotive industry. By 1901, about 900 cars were being produced annually in Germany.
Germany has one of the largest automotive industries and workforces in Europe and is not far behind the US and China worldwide.
Germany’s luxury car makers were awarded three of six World Car Awards in 2018 and, after over a century in the business, they still dominate the global market.
Germany is famous for the high-performance and high-quality sports cars made by Porsche, and the cars of Mercedes, BMW and Audi are famous for their quality and technological innovation.
These mechanical engineers heavily influenced Germany’s foray into the automotive market. Germany was producing approximately 900 cars by the year 1901 which is pretty impressive considering the automobile was only invented in 1885.
As of December 2019, Volkswagen Group is the largest automobile manufacturer in the world (based on 2019 unit sales).
Let’s take a look! Which car brands are on the list.
Ultra-luxury, Luxury Car Brands
Mercedes-Benz is the most popular luxury car brand. Mercedes-Benz is described by fans as Reliable, Well made, Good quality, Expensive and Luxurious. followed by BMW and Audi.
Porsche is the most popular luxury sports car brand. According to the J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Survey: 2020 Brand Ranking, The most reliable German car brands was Porsche.
Mass Market Brands
In the popular market, Volkswagen Marque and Opel are most well known.
1Maybach logo
1909-Present
Maybach
Ultra-luxury Cars
2Porsche logo
1931-Present
Porsche
Luxury Sports Cars
3Mercedes-Benz logo
1926-Present
Mercedes-Benz
Luxury Vehicles
4BMW logo
1916-Present
BMW
Luxury Vehicles
5Audi logo
1909-Present
Audi
Luxury Vehicles
6Smart logo
1994-Present
Smart
Luxury Small Cars
(Sort by Popularity)
Mass Market Brands
In the popular market, Volkswagen Marque and Opel are most well known.
1Volkswagen logo
1937-Present
Volkswagen
Mass-Market Cars
2Opel logo
1862-Present
Opel
Mass-Market Cars
3Borgward logo
1919-Present
Borgward
Mass-Market Cars
(Sort by Popularity)
Sports Car Brands
1Apollo logo
2004-Present
Apollo
Sports Cars
2Artega logo
2006-Present
Artega
Sports Cars
3Melkus logo
1959-Present
Melkus
Sports Cars
4Bitter logo
1971-Present
Bitter
Sports-Luxury
5Isdera logo
1969-Present
Isdera
Sports Cars
(Sort by Popularity)
High Performance
1BMW M logo
1972-Present
BMW M
High Performance
2Mercedes-AMG logo
1967-Present
Mercedes-AMG
High Performance
3Audi Sport logo
1983-Present
Audi Sport
High Performance
4Alpina logo
1965-Present
Alpina
High Performance
5Brabus logo
1977-Present
Brabus
High Performance
(Sort by Popularity)
Car Tuning, Car Modification
19ff logo
2001-Present
9ff
Car Tuning
2RUF logo
1939-Present
RUF
Car Tuning
3Carlsson logo
1989-Present
Carlsson
Car Tuning
4TechArt logo
1987-Present
TechArt
Car Tuning
5ABT logo
1896-Present
ABT
Car Tuning
6Mansory logo
1989-Present
Mansory
Car Modification
(Sort by Popularity)
Manufacturer, Truck, Bus, Other
1Daimler logo
1886-Present
Daimler
Manufacturer
2MAN logo
1758-Present
MAN
Trucks
3Setra logo
1951-Present
Setra
Bus
4Wiesmann logo
1988-Present
Wiesmann
Convertibles
5EDAG logo
1969-Present
EDAG
Concept Cars
(Sort by Popularity)
Defunct Car Brands
1Gumpert logo
2004-2013
Gumpert
Supercars
2Wartburg logo
1955-1991
Wartburg
Automobiles
3DKW logo
1916-1966
DKW
Automobiles
4Lloyd logo
1908-1963
Lloyd
Manufacturer
5Wanderer logo
1896-1945
Wanderer
Automobiles
6Horch logo
1904-1932
Horch
Luxury Cars
