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HONDA

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is established with co-founders Soichiro Honda and Takeo Fujisawa and introduces (in 1949) its first original designed and engineered product which Mr. Honda appropriately names the “Dream” D-type motorcycle.

MAZZANTI AUTOMOBILI

Founded by Luca Mazzanti. Italy.

MAZDA

Mazda Motor began as the Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd, founded in Japan in 1920.

MAZ

MAZ is a state-run automotive manufacturer association in Belarus, one of the largest in Eastern Europe.

MAYBACH

The Maybach name honors Wilhelm Maybach, who worked closely with Gottlieb Daimler in the late 19th century to build the first internal combustion-powered automobiles and went on to design the first Mercedes car.

MAXWELL

The Maxwell was a brand of automobiles manufactured in the United States of America from about 1903 to 1925.

MATHIS

Mathis S.A. was an automobile manufacturer in Alsace that produced cars between 1910 and 1950.

MATHESON

The Matheson Automobile Company factory and general offices were located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA.

MATFORD

Matford was a car and truck manufacturer in France from 1934 to 1940.

MASON

The Mason Motor Car Company was founded early in 1906 in Iowa.

MASERATI

Maserati was named after Alfieri, Bindo and Ettore Maserati and established in 1914.

MARTIN-WALTER

Martin-Walter was founded in 1773 as harness manufacturers.

MARSHALL ARTER

Marshall Arter of London was another short lived company offering light cars starting in 1912.

MAROTTI

MARMON

Marmon was an automobile brand name manufactured by the Nordyke & Marmon Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, from 1902 through 1933.

MARION

The Marion Motor Car Company was located in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1904-1914.

MARATHON

Marathon Motor Works was an early automobile manufacturer, based in Tennessee.

MAICO

Maico produced microcars from 1956 to 1958.

MAIBOHM

Maibohm Motors started car production in Ohio in 1916.

MAHINDRA

Two brothers, JC and KC Mahindra along with Ghulam Mohammed set up ‘Mahindra & Mohammed’ on the 2nd of October, 1945.

MAG

The M.A.G. (Magyar Altalanos Gepgyar) company started car production in the Hungarian capitol of Budapest in 1912.

MAF

MAF was a small firm from the Leipzig area founded by Hugo Ruppe, whose father had built Piccolos.

LYONS-ATLAS

Lyons-Atlas, located in Indianapolis, Indiana, produced the Lyons-Knight from 1913 to 1915.

LUCID

Lucid Motors is a luxury mobility company that is reimagining what a car can be by applying innovative engineering, design, and technology to define a new class of vehicle.

LOZIER

The Lozier Motor Company founded by Henry Abrahm Lozier was a brass era producer of automobiles in the United States of America.

LOTUS

Lotus Cars was founded and owned for many years by Colin Chapman.