Car make letter a in an oval. Decoding the logo emblems of major automakers

Why do Toyota cars have a round “heart”? Why did a bull end up on the hood of a Lamborghini? And what is the significance of six stars in the Subaru galaxy? The world of auto heraldry is mysterious and multifaceted... There are so many names of cars in the world that you can get confused. Let's look at the main car brands and their logos.

1) BMW. Let's start with the blue and white nameplate with a black border. Its modest appearance, however, does not prevent it from awe-inspiring everyone who truly values ​​comfort and quality in a car. But few people know that before becoming a benchmark company for the production of driver's cars, bayerisch motoren werke specialized in the production of engines for aircraft. This explains the BMW logo, which depicts a propeller against the sky.

2) MAZDA. Japan's symbols, as always, are superstitious and somewhat abstract: the emblem of Mazda cars is a stylized checkmark depicting outstretched wings, as a symbol of creative flight, tenderness and flexibility. “All this is present in Mazda cars!” the manufacturer assures.

3) . In their interpretation of the Citroen logo, the French completely refuted their traditional sophistication. Andre Citroën started out as a gear manufacturer, and the signature two chevrons signify gearing. Unexpected, right?

4) AUDI. In 1899, an inventor named Horch founded the company Horch & Co. For the next ten years it flourished. But the flowering ended in 1909, when Horch built a new 6-cylinder engine. He did this very unsuccessfully and almost bankrupted the company with his invention.

For this, his partners decided to get rid of him and... kicked him out of their own company. And he quickly founded a new Horch nearby, but by a court decision (the partners tried again) it had to be renamed. And since the founder’s last name translated from German means “listen,” Horch turned to the Latin version of this word, resulting in Audi.

And the four rings symbolize the merger of four automobile companies into Auto Union that took place in 1932, saving the brand.

5) . A car monster like Subaru started out in shipbuilding. Its name comes from the company's native Japanese and means a group of six stars in the constellation Taurus. They are displayed on the radiator grille of Fuji Heavy Industries cars.

6) . The motto: “Whatever you name a yacht, so it will float” is actively used by the Japanese auto giant Nissan. Everything is simple here! However, like his own Infiniti, the sign of which is a stylized infinity symbol stretching into the distance.

7) . The Maybach logo is interesting. In the entire history of the company, not even 800 cars have been sold, which does not prevent the company from living. Some decipher the two M on the nameplate as Maybach Manufakturen (because each copy is exclusive and assembled by hand), others - as Maybach Motorenbau. In fact, the MM on the nameplate was captured in the history of the Maybach father and son.

8) . U English cars has its own differences, especially typical for brands with great history. This is the presence of wings on the logo and, one way or another, the name of the founder. Illustrative examples are Aston Martin, Bentley, Austin and others.

9) VOLVO. The Swedish manufacturer has a Latin name Volvo cars, which means “I am rolling” (from the verb volvere - “to roll”). Members of the board of directors of SKF supplemented the capacious and memorable name with an original logo - an antique symbol of iron, reflecting the power, reliability and durability of Volvo cars.

On the first car in 1927, the nameplate was accompanied by a stripe that crossed the radiator diagonally. Initially, it held the emblem, and when this was no longer necessary, it became a decorative element.

10) OPEL. The corporate emblem of the OPEL brand car did not appear immediately. At first it was just an inscription, and the lightning bolt in the emblem migrated from the Blitz model, which, in fact, is translated that way.

eleven) . Things are more complicated with the decoding of the Toyota symbol: there are definitely three options here. On the one hand, Toyota mugs can depict the eye of a needle with thread, pointing to the origins of the company’s activities, because it began with the sale of spinning machines. The yen proceeds from this particular business were used to invest in the auto business.

On the other hand, the emblem of a fully “people’s” car can be explained by the image of a globe with parallels and a meridian, as a sign of the scale and prevalence of Toyota cars.

And on the third hand, Toyota Motor Company itself today interprets its ellipses as the heart of the buyer, the heart of the product and the limitless possibilities of the company.

12) . The Porsche emblem is the coat of arms of the German city of Stuttgart. And it itself was built where a stud farm had previously been located.

13) SKODA. The Czech automaker's logo has changed 12 times since 1895. Although often these same replacements were not visible to the naked eye, and today’s SKODA symbol is little different from what was approved 83 years ago: a winged arrow with three feathers. In 1991, an original design solution appeared - the use of black (as a symbol of centuries-old tradition) and green (as a sign of the company’s special attention to protecting nature and the environment).

14) . Chrysler's symbol is the winged wax seal. This is due to the fact that Walter Chrysler's cars were originally produced for the US Postal Service. Daimler Chrysler's long-term partnership ended with "divorce and a maiden name." Chrysler today is returning, so to speak, to its roots, even in terms of the Pentastar logo, which represents a five-pointed star symbolizing the five brands within the concern.

15) MERCEDES-BENZ. Mercedes-Benz marketers decided not to bother with updating the symbol, but simply announced that from November 1, 2007, the branded star logo in print can be seen on top, separately from the name, since “the star is always high.” And the nameplates Mercedes brand- one of the most hacked off in Russia. And here hooligans and thieves do not miss: they take with them not only “a symbol of power over land, sea and air,” but also about a thousand rubles.

16) DODGE. Today, the “American” Dodge is “walking” more and more confidently along open roads towards the brutality-loving big heart of the Russian car consumer. It inherited its name from the founding brothers Dodge, and the logo in the shape of a ram's head symbolizes the long-thinking gearbox. Just a joke, of course! The ram is here as an example of the assertiveness inherent in cars of this brand.

17). Fundamental China decided not to go far and interpreted its auto dignity in the language of tradition, albeit translated into English: Great Wall cars display a piece of the Great Wall of China.

18) . The history of another American auto brand is long and pointless to retell. It is only worth noting that over a hundred years of life (namely life, not existence - the project was obviously successful), the Cadillac brand logo changed 7 times. It has evolved from a shield with merlettes combined with a tulip wreath and crown, through a V-shaped element (for models V8, V12 and V16) with the same crown, to a “symbol of excellence” inspired by the work of the European geometricist painter Mondrian.

19) . The logic of the relationship between the “catlike” appearance of Peugeot cars and the symbol of this brand is obvious. And it came from one of the earliest Peugeot models - Lion. But the lion, in turn, was borrowed by the Belforts Inn company from its hometown of Beltford, where the production of cars of this brand began.

20) . As the legend explains, the creation of a car under the Lamborghini brand is purely the result of injured pride. There are many interpretations of this story, but in general they are similar.

Each car has its own logo ( emblem), and each has its own story.

Will identify the brand cars you can use the icon and today we will talk about the meaning of logos of different cars.

Rolls-Royc

A figurine of a winged woman – “Spirit of Ecstasy”.
The creation story has a hint of romance. Once upon a time, the sculptor Charles Sykes was commissioned by his friend, a motorsport enthusiast, Lord Montague, to decorate his car with a figurine. Sykes created an elegant figurine depicting a woman in flowing clothes, creating the illusion of flight - a kind of allusion to Lord Montagu's affair with his secretary. Charles Rolls and Henry Royce drew attention to this figure. They also decided to order a figurine from Sykes, which could become standard for decorating all cars of the brand.
Since 1911, Rolls-Royce cars have had a figurine in the form of a “flying girl,” which was only officially recognized as a symbol of Rolls-Royce in 1921 and was included in the price of the car.

? KODA

The emblem acquired its modern appearance at the Pilsen Skoda company: it was there that features were born that have survived to the present day with minimal cosmetic changes. In 1923, two appeared official version Skoda logo. The first badge was in use for only two years, until 1925. We are talking about an arrow with five feathers and the name of the brand, framed in a circle. The second sign has survived to this day: an arrow with three feathers.

There are a variety of legends about the meaning and origin of this arrow-shaped logo, and none of them has been officially confirmed. As they say, the author of the idea is the commercial director of Pilsen Skoda Maglich, who meant the sign in the form of an image of either the head of an Indian in a hat with feathers, or a rooster. According to a number of documents, the emblem was the product of a competition that was held under the supervision of the technical director of Pilsen Skoda, but the name of the designer has not survived to this day. The Skoda company is developing dynamically, and this dynamics inevitably transfers to its brand. In 1994, the Skoda logo debuted in a stylish new color scheme.

The meaning of the Skoda logo

What does the Skoda logo mean? The most reliable answer to this question can be obtained in the brand’s brand museum in the car’s native Czech town: the large ring framing the emblem symbolizes the impeccability of production; the wing, which some perceive as a gear, signifies the manufacturability and innovation of the product, as well as its prevalence throughout the world; the arrow, or beak, emphasizes the high quality of cars and the direction of production into the future; a small circle (eye) emphasizes the accuracy and precision of all production processes.

Toyota

The first, most common...
The Toyota emblem symbolizes the thread threaded through the eye of a needle. The fact is that Japanese company Toyota Automatic Loom Works produced weaving machines until 1933. A little later, the company switched to car production and the Japanese, as people who respect traditions, did nothing to change the sign. The Japanese manufacturer also gave the logo a poetic and philosophical meaning. Namely: the intersecting two ellipses symbolize the heart of the car and the driver, and the large ellipse that unites them speaks of the prospects and broad capabilities of the corporation.
There is another version...
The Toyoda company was named after its leader Kiichiro Toeda and was engaged in the production of weaving looms. In 1935, the company switched to automobile production and was renamed Toyota Motor Corporation, for several reasons:

Convenient pronunciation;
The word "Toyota" in Japanese consists of eight traits, and according to the company's founders, it was attractive because the number 8 in Japan is considered lucky and lucky.

Subaru

Subaru was the first Japanese car company to use a name from its native language.
The company's name was given by Fuji Heavy Industries President Kenji Kita in 1954.
The company's name refers to a constellation of six stars, also known by its original Japanese name, mutsuraboshi, in the constellation Taurus. We know it as the Pleiades constellation. Since Fuji Heavy Industries was formed by the merger of six companies, the Subaru name is meant to symbolize this.
Subaru also means "to unite" in Japanese.

Mercedes-Benz

According to the most common and convincing version, the Mercedes company with its characteristic symbol arose as a result of the merger of two manufacturers - Benz and Daimler. This happened back in 1926, and a three-rayed star was born, first surrounded by a laurel wreath, and later in 1937 - by a circle. The new Daimler-Benz venture embodied the achievements of both companies in Mercedes cars with great success.

The Mercedes-Benz logo is perhaps a symbol of the company's confidence in its excellence. The three-pointed star symbolizes the company's superiority in all areas - on land, in the air, in water.

B MW

BMW's history began with aviation, and the company's logo remains true to its roots. The blue triangles of the BMW logo symbolize the airplane's propellers in motion, while the white triangles represent the sky peeking out from behind them. In fact, the company played an important role in the Second World War, as it was one of the main suppliers of aircraft engines for German aircraft.

The current BMW logo design is said to have originated from the circular design of a rotating airplane propeller. The white and blue checker boxes are supposed to be a stylized representation of a white/silver propeller blade spinning against a clear blue sky. The theory is further strengthened with the statement that the image originates in the First World War, in which the Bavarian Luftwaffe flew planes painted in blue and white. It also reflects BMW's origins as a manufacturer of military aircraft engines during World War I that BMW began as a manufacturer of aircraft engines. According to the company magazine, “BMW Werkzeitschrift” (1942), the BMW logo appeared when a BMW engineer was testing the company's first 320 engines. He admired the reflection of the bright disk of the spinning propeller, which looked like the aura of two silver cones.

Audi

Audi has an extremely difficult fate. The company's founder, August Horch, named his first business A. Horch & Cie back in 1899 (Horch translates from German as “listen”). However, ten years later Augustus was driven out of his own company and he was forced to found a new one. At first he used the old name, Horch, but his former partners took this brand away from him through the courts.

At first glance, the Audi logo is simple and clear, right? But everything is not as simple as it seems. Each of the four rings symbolizes one of the four founding companies of the Audi group in 1932: DKW, Horch, Wanderer and Audi.

Volkswagen

The letter 'V' in the company logo is an abbreviation for “volks”, which means “people” in German. ‘W’ is short for “wagen”, which means car in German. That is, the company wanted to show that their car is a car for the people.

The logo was created by Franz Xavier Reimspiess, a Porsche employee (the man who perfected the Beetle engine in the 1930s), and was chosen after an open competition. The letters "W" and "V" are combined into a monogram. During Nazi Germany, the emblem was stylized as a swastika. After the plant came into British possession, the logo was inverted, and later the background became blue instead of black. His work was considered the best in the VW logo competition. Franz was even rewarded by paying him a bonus of 100 Reichsmarks (about $400).

Porsche

Porsche is named after the German designer Dr. Ferdinand Porsche, who was the author of many inventions and innovations: in particular, back in 1897, he created a car using solar energy, and in the mid-1930s he created the Volkswagen project, a car which over time became the most common in the world. Although Porsche founded his own design firm back in 1931, it was only in 1948 that his son Ferry began to assign this name to the cars he developed. Their production began in 1950. The rearing horse on the company emblem is borrowed from the coat of arms of the city of Stuttgart, which was founded in the Middle Ages on the site of a stud farm (at first the name was Stuten Garden, “Garden of Mares”): the horns, red and black stripes are borrowed from the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Württemberg, whose capital was Stuttgart. This “combined” coat of arms appeared as the Porsche emblem in 1952.

P eugeot

The Peugeot company was formed in 1812 when brothers Jean-Pierre and Jean-Frédéric Peugeot converted their “windmill into a steel mill.” Their first products were cylindrical rods for watch movements. Later, the Peugeot plant turned into a real family business. Over many decades, they produced a variety of goods: metal parts, machine tools, umbrellas, irons, sewing machines, spoked wheels, and later bicycles. Yes, indeed, we can say that Peugeot's entry into automotive industry It started with bicycles. At the time of the production of bicycles, Peugeot was considered the best bicycle manufacturer. In 1898, Armand Peugeot began producing steam cars, and a year later (having met Daimler) switched to gas internal combustion engines. The lion on the Peugeot logo was copied by jeweler Justin Blazer from the coat of arms of France in 1847 . At the beginning, the logo was used as a sign of the quality of the steel produced, but later, acquiring different forms (but maintaining the concept), it smoothly moved to cars.

Emile Peugeot and Jules Peugeot are the founders of the company, the fathers of the Peugeot Fr?res company, they made an offer to the jeweler and part-time engraver from the deep province of Franche-Comté, Julien Belezer, to draw the logo of their new company, which will distinctive feature Peugeot products from competitors.

O pel

The famous German company, founded in 1899, produced bicycles, motorcycles, cars and trucks. Since 1928, its factories have become the property of an American corporation. General Motors" In addition to Germany, cars are produced in Belgium, Spain, Poland, and Portugal. The company's logo was changed frequently, but in the end the logo in the form of the letter "O" crossed out by a zigzag lightning bolt was adopted. This is a tribute to the successful Blitz truck, which was produced for about 30 years.

M aserati

On December 14, 1914, Alfieri Maserati founded the Officine Alfieri Maserati company in Bologna. As the basis for the Maserati logo, Mario Maserati (Alfieri and Mario are brothers) took the image of the trident of Neptune, the sculpture of which is located in the city square in Bologna.
But if the image of the trident was taken from a sculpture, then the idea itself has a completely different origin.

History of the logo
Once, in the Bologna forest, Alfieri Maserati was attacked by a wolf with obvious unfriendly intentions. But then a man with a pitchfork in his hands arrived to help Alfieri. Thanks to the pitchfork and the man’s courage, the wolf was defeated and Alfieri was saved. The rescuer, in gratitude, became a racer in the Maserati team. And the image of the life-saving pitchfork was decided to appear on the car logo.

The meaning of car logos - interesting to know updated: February 18, 2017 by: website

Choosing the right name and emblem in the automotive business is one of the most important tasks. Over the entire history of the automotive industry, a huge number of car brands have appeared in the world - at least a thousand of them; At the same time, car enthusiasts know no more than a hundred names. Without knowing the emblems, it is not easy to understand such diversity. Each manufacturer tries to reflect in its logo unique features products, while it is easy to see general principles in the total mass of symbols. What do the emblems of famous car brands look like and what do they mean? How did the names of common cars come about?

This Japanese brand appeared quite recently - in 1986. The Honda division chose the image of a caliper in a circle as its symbol. This tool is designed to highlight the constant Japanese precision when creating cars - at first glance it should be clear that the car has no flaws. This can be seen in the name - Acura is consonant with the English word accuracy - precision, accuracy.
In addition, the logo resembles the first letter of the brand name and a slightly modified first letter of the name of the parent company - H. The design is very simple, which is due to the difficulty of selecting a unique image at the end of the 20th century, but has many possible meanings.

Alfa Romeo

The Italian company took part of its logo from the coat of arms of its home city - Milan. The left half of the round icon is a red cross on a white background. The right half is a green snake eating a man - this is the coat of arms of the Italian Visconti dynasty, which ruled the country in the Middle Ages.

Aston Martin

The modern Aston Martin logo appeared in 1927. It represents open eagle wings - a symbol of speed and pride. This choice of logo is due to the fact that the company intended to produce fast sports cars. Because of this, the old icon - the intertwined letters A and M - was replaced with a stylized image of a bird.

Even a person far from the automotive world will recognize at first glance the four rings, the symbol of the German company Audi. Closed circles represent the merger of the founding companies in 1932: Audi, Horch, Wanderer and Dampf Kraft Wagen. The last three disappeared after the war, but Audi rose from the ashes in 1965 and borrowed the old logo.

There are three variations of the Bentley winged logo: the letter B on a green background is intended for sports cars, on a red background for luxury cars, and a black background is a symbol of power. Eagle wings, borrowed by the Italians, mean, like Aston Martin, speed and majesty.

The circle with blue and white sectors in a black ring with the letters BMW is no less known to everyone than the Audi rings. The meaning of the symbol is twofold: on the one hand, the circle resembles a rotating airplane propeller - this recalls both speed and the history of BMW associated with the production of aircraft engines. On the other hand, the white and blue colors are a tribute to the flag of Bavaria, where the company is located. In general, the logo has remained virtually unchanged since its inception in 1920 - only the font of the letters changed in the middle of the 20th century.

Brilliance

Brilliance translated from English means brilliance, brightness. These are the cars that the Chinese company produces, despite their low cost. The brand's logo is very simple - it means the same thing, only in the form of Chinese characters.

The red oval of the emblem is bordered with pearls - it immediately becomes clear that this is due to the elite quality of the cars produced by the company. The name of the company is the surname of its founder, Ettore Bugatti.

Buick is a division American company General Motors, founded by Scots. Like other proud British families, David Buick, the founder of the Buick company, had his own family coat of arms - three shields of red, white and blue colors– which was taken as the logo of the car brand.

In the BYD logo, pure plagiarism from BMW is visible to the naked eye. The emblem is noticeably simplified - there is no volume, the circle is divided into only two parts. The story, of course, has nothing to do with this. The distortion of the popular brand did not in any way affect the popularity of the Chinese company - its cars are among the most common in Europe.

Cadillac

American Cadillac cars are known throughout the world as elite class vehicles. Cadillacs are produced in Detroit, the industrial capital of the United States. This city was founded in 1701 by the Frenchman Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, whose family coat of arms was taken as the emblem of the car brand.

Chery is not a misspelling of the word cherry, as you might think; The company name is a Chinese word meaning “prosperity.” The logo is again ambiguous. You can see two letters C surrounding the letter A - this is an abbreviation of the full name of the corporation, Chery Automobile Corporation. If you look closely, clasped hands become visible, symbolizing strength and strength. Another option is that the letter A in the center of the logo means a road going into the distance.

Chevrolet

Everything is simple with the brand name - it was named after the French racer Louis Chevrolet, who agreed to use his name in the name of the American corporation in 1911.
The meaning of the General Motors division logo is more difficult to determine. There are several versions. According to official history, the golden cross symbolizes a bow tie, associated with wealth and high society. There are also rumors that the company's founder, William Durant, saw a similar cross on the hotel wallpaper. Another opinion expressed by his wife is that Durant adapted someone else's logo that he liked, which he saw in the morning newspaper.

Chrysler

Chrysler has a very standard badge for luxury cars in the form of wings, symbolizing speed and dynamism. The name of the company is the surname of its founder, Walter Chrysler, one of the iconic figures in the automotive world. He created a company that united many well-known car brands and became vice president of General Motors. Chrysler enjoyed the greatest popularity at the beginning of the 20th century - one of the most famous skyscrapers in New York, the Chrysler Building, was even built for the company. Today the company has lost ground somewhat and is producing family cars, being a division of the Fiat plant.

Two inverted Vs are symbols quite common in heraldry. But in this case, the emblem has a special historical meaning. The founder of the company, Andre Citroen, began his career in a workshop that produced parts for steam locomotives. Soon he began producing gears, a schematic image of which was used as the logo of the automobile company founded by the engineer.

Dacia is one of the most ancient names on our list. In ancient times, Dacia was the name given to the territory where Romania is located today. The Romanian automobile plant borrowed this name from the ancient Romans, who called the land of the Dacian tribes Dacia. These people worshiped animal totems - the wolf and the dragon, and their warriors wore scaly armor. The scale also became the emblem of the car, also resembling an inverted letter D. The silver shade was chosen in honor of the parent company, Renault.

According to the main version, the Koreans chose a sea shell as the Daewoo logo. However, the company’s name, translated from Korean as “great universe,” fits better with the version that the car icon symbolizes an open lily flower. Lily has always been associated with purity, majesty, and beauty.

Daihatsu

The company icon is an elongated initial letter of the brand name, resembling a bullet - a symbol of speed. You can also see an airplane wing in this figure. In general, elongation is associated with acceleration as well as compactness.
The name is more difficult to understand, since it is connected with the peculiarities of the Japanese language. The company is located in Osaka, which is reflected in the name, consisting of two hieroglyphs - dai and hatsu. The first is taken from the name of the city, and the second from the phrase “car production”. Thus, literally Daihatsu can be adapted into Russian, like the banal “Osaka Automobile Plant”.

Dodge is known for its muscle cars with tons of power. It is not surprising that the head of a mountain goat with huge horns was chosen as the brand emblem. However, in 2010, the logo changed - it now represents the simple name of the company founded by the Dodge brothers in 1900, decorated with red sloping lines. Because red goes faster.

FAW stands for "First Automobile Corporation." It is clear that the Chinese did not bother too much not only with the name, but also with the logo - it depicts the number 1. Eagle wings are also intended to represent the company as a leader - like a bird, FAW spreads its huge wings and shows its superiority.

In the case of Ferrari, the associative series when looking at the emblem is simple: stallion - gallop - speed - racing cars. So? But no. That's not what the horse in the logo means.
Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the company, was a fan, so to speak, of the First World War pilot, Francesco Baraca. He was an ace, and, like all professionals in his field, he had his own identification mark - a black horse painted on the body of the plane. Ferrari depicted this horse on the logo of his car, using as a background the yellow color associated with Enzo’s hometown of Modena. The top of the emblem is decorated with stripes of the Italian flag.

The Fiat brand name is an abbreviation indicating the location of the plant. Italian car factory city ​​of Turin - this is how it is deciphered and translated into Russian. It was decided to shorten the name to fit it on the emblem in 1901. The shape of the logo has changed constantly over the last century. Today the icon is made in the spirit previous versions– round chrome trim with a crimson rounded trapezoid in the center. Pride in its history distinguishes this Italian company.

The Ford emblem is one of the simplest on our list. Surname of the company's founding father and legislator automotive production Overall it is written in a beautiful font and inscribed in a blue oval. Minimalist, practical, impossible not to recognize – the ideal option.

Polish plant passenger cars Mobiles took the simple route and took its own abbreviation as its name. Until 2010, the plant produced cars under the Daewoo brand, but in recent years it has acquired its own production line.
The company's logo is simple and elegant - in the center of a white letter O on a red background the letters F and S merge. The red color is a symbol of power and challenge.

The Chinese company Geely did not fail to associate itself with grandeur. The white element of the emblem can be associated with the wing of a bird, but still it signifies a mountain (perhaps Everest itself) against the backdrop of a piercingly clear sky. The name of the company is translated from Chinese as “happiness”.

And again the abbreviation. Behind three simple letters hides not just anyone, but General Motors - the largest automobile manufacturing corporation not only in the United States, but until 2008 throughout the world. The company was created by the ambitious Grabowski brothers, who started with the creation of one truck and united small automobile factories of the entire state of Michigan under a single auspices.

Great Wall

“Great Wall” – from the name it immediately becomes clear where this brand of cars comes from. The logo is a schematic image of the battlement of that very great wall. The emblem has been in use since 2007 and is designed to evoke patriotism combined with majesty and unwavering grace.

The name of the company is the surname of its founder, Japanese Soichiro Honda. The emblem is a straight letter H. Not to be confused with an inclined H - this is Hyundai!

Hummer cars are no longer produced - since 2010, the assembly line has ceased operation. But it will be possible to meet them for a long time. The brand name is the abbreviation HMMWV adapted for better euphony - High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle, model 998. It is immediately clear that the vehicle is of military origin - and so it is, Hummers are widely used by the US Army in ground operations. They became available to civilians in 1979. A car emblem is simply the name of the brand; You can’t expect anything more stylish from the military.

Hyundai, Hyundai, Hyundai - whatever they call these cars. In fact, the Korean word Hyundai is pronounced "Handey". The company embodies the whole spirit of South Korea - the desire for modernity, high technology, and its name translates exactly like that - “new time”. The emblem is an elegant slanted letter H. It is similar to the Russian one because it is supposed to symbolize shaking hands, which looks exactly like this in the minds of Koreans.

Infiniti

Infinity is infinity, into which the road depicted on the brand logo goes. It was decided to abandon the original version - the familiar infinity sign in the form of an inverted figure eight. And in vain - the emblem would be more unique; a road that goes beyond the horizon is found in at least three other brands, as we have already seen.

Isuzu is an ancient company even by the standards of the automotive industry, founded in 1889. The construction of cars began only in 1916, when the use of diesel engines in cars began. The company received its modern name in 1934 - it was named after the Japanese Isuzu River. The logo resembles the letter I, growing upward, just like the company's never-ending expansion.

When Jaguar Cars was founded in Britain, there were obviously no questions about choosing a logo. A stylized wild cat, symbolizing grace, speed, and elegance, was created by artist Gordon Crosby. The Jaguar-shaped nameplate, however, is rare for safety reasons, but the brand name can be found on the hood of any Jaguar.

The Jeep logo is simple - it represents the company name, made in the most unremarkable style. But the name is very interesting, if only because it has become a household name. Initially, this word was simply consonant with the abbreviation GP - general purpose vehicle.

The KIA emblem is an abbreviation on a cherry background with a chrome oval border. This shape is a symbol of the globe, indicating the company’s goals to become a leader in the global automotive market. And the name speaks about this - it is translated as “enter the world from Asia.”

Koenigsegg

Probably few people have met Russian roads Swedish Koenigsegg cars. The plant produces sports cars in small quantities, exclusively to order in exclusive versions. The company is young, founded in 1994 by Christian von Koenigsegg, who used his family coat of arms in the company logo - gold and orange diamonds with a blue border.

Lamborghini

Lamborghini is a division of Audi AG, which in turn is part of the Volkswagen group. The company is engaged in the production of elite supercars, which everyone dreams of, but saw in real life just a couple of times.
The name is the surname of Ferruccio Lamborghini, who became a car manufacturer, starting with the creation of tractors. The bull on the emblem is easy to connect with this story - tractors just came to replace these strong animals. In addition, Taurus is the constellation under which the company’s founder was born. Lamborghini's passion for bulls is emphasized by the names of the model range - Diablo, Murcielago, Gallardo and others famous supercars named after bulls who participate in bullfights.

Land Rover

Legendary Land Rover SUVs and Range Rover is the brainchild of a British car manufacturer, a division of the American company Ford. The name speaks for itself: land - land and rover - all-terrain vehicle. The last word is also associated with lunar rovers, Mars rovers and other “moves” - it becomes clear that the owner of the car will conquer any land.
The brand logo is simple - the name is on a dark green background with a silver oval edging, which also evokes associations with the earth, rough terrain, over which Land Rover can easily pass.

Lexus is a subsidiary of Toyota that produces premium cars. The name was not chosen by chance - it is consonant with the English luxury - luxury, luxury. A truly luxurious car does not need an overly elaborate emblem - it is a smoothed letter L inscribed in a circle. Elegance in every feature is the hallmark of these cars.

The Chinese company Lifan produces a wide range of vehicles - from light scooters to huge buses. On our roads, however, you can only see passenger cars.
The name of the company is translated from Chinese as “go full sail.” It is logical that the emblem also depicts sails - three of them of blue color. Ironically, sailboats actually move at the speed of a walking person.

Lincoln cars are very prestigious, and the goal of the company's creators was recognition throughout the world. The brand's emblem speaks precisely about this - it is a stylized compass with arrows pointing in all 4 directions. The company is part of the Ford plant and is named after Abraham Lincoln, the American president for whom the founder cast his first vote.

Maserati

The company, which produces premium sports cars, was founded by the Maserati brothers. The logo is based on the coat of arms of their home city - Bologna - which has red and blue colors. The Trident of Neptune was taken in honor of the statue of this god in the central square of the city.

The full face of a flying bird with its wings spread is an obvious symbol of speed and freedom. You can also see an open flower in the Mazda logo. Perhaps the smooth and flexible letter M was taken from the coat of arms of Hiroshima. However, in reality it is just a stylized first letter of the Japanese company's name.

German Wilhelm Maybach founded the luxury car company in 1909 and named it after himself. Initially, the cars were produced to order, each of them was unique, but today not a single company can survive without mass production.
The two intertwined letters M in the logo are both the surnames of Wilhelm Maybach and his son Karl, and the abbreviation for Maybach Manufacture (yes, Maybach cars were originally assembled by hand).

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes produces almost all types of land vehicles - trucks, buses, premium cars. The company was named after the daughter of an Austrian industrial magnate, who ordered 10 cars from its founders (a fabulous sum at that time) with the condition that the cars would bear this name.
The logo in the form of a three-pointed star immortalizes the three founders of the company - Gottlieb Daimler, Wilhelm Maybach and Karl Benz, whose production was united into a single corporation. In addition, the star symbolizes the presence of Mercedes products in all three areas - on land, in the sky and at sea - since the company's predecessor, Daimler, originally produced engines for aircraft and ships. The emblem was created by Daimler himself.

Mitsubishi

The Mitsubishi logo was created by merging the family crests of the company's founders - three diamonds and three oak leaves. The name of the company translates as “three diamonds”; it was the red precious stones that were reflected on the car emblem, which has not changed throughout the history of the company.

Initially, the logo of the Japanese automaker was traditionally Japanese - it was a red rising sun with a blue stripe with the company name on it. Today they have gotten rid of such brightness in favor of modernity. Now the Nissan emblem is a silver ring with a chrome strip in the center, on which the word Nissan is written in black.

The Opel company is named after its founder, Adam Opel. This company did not do anything - it started with the production of sewing machines, then switched to bicycles. During the war, military trucks rolled off production lines. Today they come out under the Opel brand family minivans and cars.
The Opel badge is a silver lightning bolt inscribed in a ring. The symbolism is not difficult to understand - it means lightning speed, speed.

The Italian corporation Pagani produces so much luxury cars, that even the word “supercar” is too small for them - only hypercars come off assembly lines. The company is known for producing the most fast car in the world - Zonda F. The plant is named in honor of Horatio Pagani, the founder of the company.

At the beginning of its existence, the French company also did not ignore bicycles; only later the production of Peugeot cars began. The company's logo has changed many times, but it has always retained the traditional lion, taken from the flag of the French province in which the Peugeot factory was located. Today the lion is depicted very schematically and with a touch of three-dimensionality.

Logo Porsche brand at first glance it resembles the coat of arms of some ancient and proud country. In general, this is true - the main part of the emblem represents the coat of arms of the state of Baden-Württemberg, in which the sports car manufacturer is located. Specifically, the company is located in Stuttgart, as evidenced by the name of the city in the center of the logo and the city symbol in the form of a black horse.

Renault's logo has changed even more often than Peugeot's - over more than a century of history, 12 versions of the logo have changed. At first, the logo featured the ornate initials of the Renault brothers; at one point the company switched to the production of tanks, and the formidable war machine found its place on the Renault emblem. Today the sign is a three-dimensional figure of a silver-colored diamond. It is easy to notice the unreality of its shape - by this the logo designer hints that Renault is ready to realize impossible ideas.

Rolls-Royce

The company is named after the founders, Frederick Royce and Charles Rolls. Its logo is minimalistic and ascetic - simple letters R, superimposed on each other and framed by a black rectangle. Don’t forget the nameplate that adorns the hoods of premium cars – a flying woman with her arms thrown back. This woman is a symbol of speed. Both emblems were purchased by BMW, under whose auspices Rolls-Royces are produced today.

The logo of the Swedish company Saab is a crowned red griffin, taken from the family coat of arms of the local Count von Skane, the ruler of the province in which the company was founded. Today the old company does not exist - cars under this brand are produced by the Swedish concern, and the owners of the Saab name do not have rights to the logo.

What happened to the Saab logo? The mythical winged beast migrated to trucks, the brand of which is named after the same province of Skana.

Seat is a Spanish brand whose logo is made in the form of a cut square letter S. The emblem combines silver and red colors, which immediately indicates the status of the cars and inspires the trust of buyers.

The Czech company's logo is a green arrow with a huge bird's wing, inscribed in a black ring. It is difficult to unravel the artist’s idea, but we can say that the arrow symbolizes the speed and swiftness of flight. The green color may signify the company's commitment to creating eco-friendly cars. The eye on the wing is a symbol of looking into the future, the desire to develop and introduce new technologies into machine production.

Subaru is a huge Japanese concern that combines six large companies their heavy industry areas. The name refers to exactly this - translated from Japanese it means “to gather together.” The first cars of the plant were assembled on the basis of Renault.
The logo - six silver stars on a blue background - is an image of the Pleiades constellation, familiar to all Japanese. Six companies – six stars, everything is logical.

Suzuki produces not only passenger cars - it is much better known as a manufacturer of motorcycles and ATVs. The company was named after Michio Suzuki, its founder. Its logo features the Latin letter S in red, stylized as a Japanese hieroglyph.

Tesla, named after Nikola Tesla, has been mass producing electric vehicles since 2008. Its emblem looks like a chrome shield with the name printed on it, made in a somewhat futuristic font. An additional symbol is a stylized letter T.

Toyota did not immediately begin producing cars. Initially, it was the production of weaving looms and sewing machines, which is reflected in the company’s emblem - it symbolizes the thread threaded through the eye of a needle. Here you can also see secondary meanings - for example, the driver’s hands holding the steering wheel.

Volkswagen

Volkswagen - German name, literally meaning “ people's car" It is precisely these machines, accessible to the general population, that are produced by the German corporation, which has united many smaller manufacturers under its name. The brand's logo - the intertwined letters V and W in a ring - was created through an open competition, which was won by a Porsche employee. During Hitler's reign, the letters were intertwined in the shape of a swastika - this symbol was changed immediately after Germany's defeat in the war. The company's factories then went to Britain.

The arrow and circle symbolize the shield and spear. This is the sign of Mars, the Roman god of war, the symbol of iron and the emblem of the entire masculine gender. There are many meanings, but it was the second one – the connection with metal – that justified the appearance of this sign on the emblem of the Swedish car brand. When the company was founded, Sweden produced the highest quality steel in the world, and it was with this quality that cars were to be associated. The chrome symbol is intersected by a blue stripe with the Volvo company name.

The Gorky Automobile Plant is famous for its minibuses and light trucks, as well as a series of Volga passenger cars. Initially, the plant copied American Ford cars, and this was even visible in the emblem - a blue oval was used, and the letter G was a copy of the letter F. A graceful deer complemented the symbols of the plant in 1950, and the shape of the shield was taken from the coat of arms Nizhny Novgorod, in which GAZ is located.

In the past, the emblem of the Zaporozhye Automobile Plant depicted a dam, above which there was a stylized abbreviation ZAZ. The background was dark red, the image was golden - in the spirit of the USSR flag. Today, the logo is a chrome oval with the letter Z inscribed in it with smooth features.

Plant named after Likhachev for a long time did not have an emblem - only in 1944 the designer of the ZIL-114 proposed a logo that is still used today. It represents the abbreviation ZIL against the background of a rounded rectangle.

IzhAvto

The Izhevsk Automobile Plant has not produced cars under its logo since 2005. Today the Lada Granta is rolling off its production lines. But you can still find the emblem on old cars. It looks very peculiar - the letters I and Z are formed by narrow ovals, which are inscribed in a black figure.

KamAZ

Thanks to the Paris-Dakar races, KamAZ trucks are known not only in Russia and the CIS countries, but also in the West. They will also recognize the emblem of the Kama Automobile Plant - a galloping horse. The horse is a symbol of great strength and power, and this is what many associate with KamAZ trucks.

Lada

The leader of the domestic automobile industry - AvtoVAZ, or Volzhsky automobile plant. It has a voluminous silver-blue logo, which depicts a floating boat inscribed in an oval ring. The emblem hints at the location of the plant on the banks of the Volga, along which merchant ships sailed in the past. In the outlines of the VAZ symbol you can see the first letter of the abbreviation.

Perhaps only residents of the countries of the former Soviet Union know about LAZ. Lviv buses in the past traveled along the roads of every Soviet city. The Ukrainian automobile plant produced cars under a very simple emblem - a bold letter L inscribed in a round ring.

Moskvich

The emblem of this car brand, produced at the plant of the same name, which went bankrupt in 2010, is red and represents the stylized battlements of the Kremlin walls. Both the name and the logo are associated with the capital of Russia.

A masterpiece of military and industrial style, the UAZ-469 was decorated with an emblem representing a bird inscribed in a ring. In 1981, the Ural Automobile Plant acquired a new logo - an image of a live seagull and a pentagon around it. Today, UAZ hoods are marked with a dark green emblem with the plant’s abbreviation in Latin letters.

Thus, among car logos Several basic concepts can be distinguished:
the main element most often fits into the ring;
European companies use the coats of arms of their lands;
the main trend is the association of the brand with speed and luxury;
Company names most often use the names of their founders.

There are a great many car emblems in the world; all manufacturers try to reflect their history, philosophy and values ​​in the logo. Symbols are changing, old companies are disappearing, new manufacturers are ascending to the automotive Olympus - about how many more interesting emblems will we find out in the future?

Today, there are more than 50,000 car models and approximately 500 car brands. To make it easier to get acquainted with many car brands, they can be divided by country of origin.

The Chinese automotive industry is actively developing and today there are more than 40 car logos from China.

Famous Chinese automakers:

1. Chery. The logo is based on the letter “A”, located inside an ellipsoidal figure in the form of arms encircling the symbol. The letter enclosed inside the ellipse symbolizes high level machines from this manufacturer. The company was founded in 1997, but received the right to install its logo only in 2001.
2. Lifan. The Lifan emblem symbolically depicts three sailboats, which is directly related to the brand name, which literally translates as “going in full sail.”
3. Geely. Like many Chinese automakers, Geely Automobile Holdings began by producing not cars, but other equipment, namely refrigerators. Together with Honda, Geely badges appeared on cars for the first time. This manufacturer is one of the most famous Chinese automakers.
4. Great Wall. Manufacturer Great Wall Motors specializes in the production all-wheel drive vehicles, although the model range includes small passenger cars, minivans, limousines, and pickups. With the high quality of transport from this manufacturer, the simplicity and reliability of the machines is known throughout the world, to positive aspects This includes the compatibility of parts with other Chinese manufacturers, which greatly simplifies their maintenance and repair.
5. BYD Auto. The company first announced itself in 1995, initially focusing on the simple requirements of ordinary people. Currently, the priority direction in car production is the independent development, design and production of your own unique cars in full accordance with its name - Build Your Dreams. Currently, this manufacturer focuses on developing electric cars with a primary focus on buses.
6. SAIC- the largest Chinese state automobile concern, originally specializing in the production passenger cars for the highest government apparatus. At the moment, the manufacturer produces cars together with well-known automobile conglomerates (VAG, GMC, Rover Group). In addition to passenger vehicles, SAIC produces trucks, motorcycles, tractors and buses.
7. BAW is the main manufacturer of Chinese all-wheel drive SUVs. In addition to them, the concern produces pickups, light trucks and best cars for military needs.

Japanese cars

Japanese cars have been a leader among automakers for many years. There are almost 20 brands from the land of the rising sun.

Main Japanese brands:

1. Honda. The Honda icon is depicted in the form of a stylized “H” symbol, based on the first letter of the surname of the concern’s founder, which is enclosed in a square with smoothed corners.
2. Toyota. The Toyota emblem consists of three ovals, two of which form the letter "T" and are often described as thread threaded through a needle, a nod to the manufacturer's weaving past. The two ovals symbolize the union of the driver’s heart and the car. Both ellipses are contained within the common one.
3. Subaru. The Subaru emblem depicts the Pleiades constellation; the second meaning of the logo is the merger of 6 companies into one - Fuji Heavy Industries. At the beginning of the journey, components from the French brand Renault were used to produce basic cars.
4. Suzuki. The Suzuki emblem features a stylized letter “S”. The company began its activities with the production of weaving equipment and motorcycles.
5. Mitsubishi. The manufacturer's name translates as “3 diamonds”, which are stylized in the logo.
6. Nissan. The Nissan emblem is based on the sun, and across it is the name of the concern. The history of the company goes back more than 80 years.
7. Acura- is a separate branch of the Honda concern, the name is based on the word “Aku”, symbolizing reliability, accuracy and accuracy. The emblem contains a stylistic image of a caliper (an instrument for precise measurements). The brand was founded in 1984.
8. Datsun. From 1931 to 1986, the company produced its own products, after which it was absorbed by the Nissan automaker until 2013, when the manufacturer resumed independent production of cars. The emblem contains a Japanese flag with a cross brand inscription.
9. Infinity. The Infiniti emblem contains a stylistic image of a road rushing into the distance, symbolizing the endless possibilities of a car of this brand. Premium cars of this brand are produced on the basis of Nissan-FM.
10. Lexus. The emblem contains a stylized letter “L” in an oval at an angle. The name of the manufacturer is a harmonious synonym for luxury, which is a priority in the production of cars under this brand. Lexus produces premium cars aimed at consumers who prefer luxury and driving comfort.
11. Mazda. The Mazda badge resembles both a tulip, a seagull, a stylized image of an owl, and the letter “M” with outstretched wings pointing upward to the sky.

Russian car brands

Like automakers in other countries, logos Russian stamps machines have their own meanings and traditions.

Domestic automakers:

1. VAZ. The emblem contains a stylized rook in an oval, in which both the Russian “B” and “V” are visible. The boat is a symbol of the regional location of the plant, where in ancient times the movement of people and goods was carried out on boats.
2. GAS. Initially, the production base for these cars was the products of the Ford concern, which was reflected in the original plant badge, which resembled the American emblem. Since the mid-20th century, changes have occurred in the emblem, reflected in the appearance of a stylized image of the region’s coat of arms in the badge. Today, the stylistic image of a deer on a blue background is present on many domestic vehicles (trucks, passengers, cars).
3. Moskvich. The Moskvich logo contains several meanings. Initially, the “M” is visible; upon closer examination of the emblem, one can see the similarity of the icon with elements of the Kremlin wall. Currently, the logo belongs to the VAG (Volkswagen) concern.
4. UAZ. The logo of the Ulyanovsk manufacturer shows a bird spreading its wings from a circle.

German car brands

The reliability and practicality of German cars allowed not only to win love all over the world, but also led to the fact that emblems German concerns have become synonymous with “quality”.

German car brands:

1. Audi. The icon of four rings contains a symbol of the merger of 4 companies. Many people see the emblem as the 4 wheels of a car.
2. BMW. The German concern initially declared itself as a manufacturer of products for the aircraft industry, as a result of which the initial logo contained an image of a propeller. Subsequently, a circle with a wide black outline began to be used as an emblem, the inner part of which was divided in a checkerboard pattern into 4 equal sectors. The two silver sectors symbolize steel, and the blue sectors represent the color of the flag.
3. Mercedes-Benz. The Mercedes-Benz brand logo features a three-pointed star inside a circle. The rays of the star symbolize primacy and superiority in water, on land and in the air, which is directly related to the release power units for air and water transport.
4. Opel The Opel logo features lightning in a circle as a symbol of speed.
5. Volkswagen. The company's logo depicts two letters from its name.
6. Porsche. The Porsche logo depicts the symbol of its hometown of Stuttgart - a rearing horse, and the presence of deer antlers on a red background symbolizes Baden-Württemberg.

European car brands

European manufacturers represent about 30 well-known car brands.

The most popular European car brands:

1. Rolls-Royce. The English concern produces premium cars. The company's logo contains two letters "R" in honor of the names of its creators. The letters are located one above the other with a slight shift of the second down and to the right.
2. Rover. Despite the constant changes in Rover logos, stylized images from the Viking Age are constantly visible in their symbolism. The current logo is a gold-colored boat with a red sail, depicted on a black background.
3. Ferrari. In the logo of the Italian company on a yellow background, which is the symbol of Modena, the letters “SF” (an abbreviation meaning Ferrari stables) are added, and the colors of the country’s flag are present at the top of the icon.
4. Fiat. The Fiat emblem combines a circle and a square, inside which the brand name is inscribed. The badge is a symbol of the developments and experience that are the pride of the company.
5. Renault. The emblem of the French manufacturer Renault features a stylized diamond on a yellow background, symbolizing prosperity and optimism.
6. Peugeot. The French company's logo features a lion standing on its hind legs, symbolizing dynamism.
7. Citroen. The Citroen logo has a heraldic meaning, and two chevrons, which are an attribute of a military uniform, indicate long service.
8. Volvo. The Volvo logo represents the symbolism of the god of war, Mars (shield, spear). The diagonal line intended to fasten the symbols has become a bright and recognizable attribute of the emblem.

Korean car logos

Korean traditions oblige us to put meaning and content into brand emblems.

Main Korean car brands:

1. Hyundai. The logo of the largest Korean manufacturer contains a stylized letter “H” in an ellipse, tilted to the right, symbolizing a partner handshake, and the name of the concern itself can be translated as “new time.”
2. Ssang Yong. The name of the South Korean manufacturer literally translates as “two dragons,” which is reflected in the logo in the form of a stylized image of dragon wings or claws.
3. Daewoo. The company logo is a stylized image of a sea shell, and the company name itself translates as “Big Universe.”
4. Kia. In the logo Korean brand The brand name is inscribed in the ellipse, which is a piece of the symbolic phrase “Enter the world of Asia”

American cars

With Americans' love for distinctive cars and passion for standing out from the crowd, American car emblems easily stand out from the crowd.

Some of the American car brands:

1. Ford. In the Ford emblem, in the ellipse familiar to the modern automotive industry, against a blue background, the name of the concern’s founder is written in capital letters.
2. Buick. Modern emblem of the American manufacturer are three silver coats of arms, symbolizing the most successful cars produced by the company of all time.
3. Hummer. Coming from military battles, it is marked simply and unpretentiously in a simple font - Hummer, the emblem is located on the eight-bar radiator grille.
4. GMC. The largest American concern, General Motors, for more than a century of its existence, is distinguished by a laconic logo consisting of the abbreviation GMC, made in red.
5. Cadillac. The company owes its name to the founder, whose name is included in the brand. The central part of the logo depicts the family coat of arms of the company's progenitor.
6. Chevrolet. The stylized cross, which is the logo of the Chevrolet brand, according to legend, appeared from a pattern seen by the owner of the company on the wallpaper of a French motel.
7. Chrysler. The Chrysler logo contains stylized wings, which are a symbol of the speed and power of cars produced by one of the oldest concerns. It includes such well-known brands as Dodge, Lamborghini.
8. Pontiac. Purebred emblem American car is a red arrow located between two large air intakes.
9. Tesla. The emblem of Tesla, which specializes in the production of cars with electric motors, is the letter “T”, stylized as a sword.

Among the variety of car brands, well-known and recognizable ones can be distinguished. To make it easier to navigate in such a variety of automobile manufacturers, brands can be divided by country of origin.

Each state is characterized by investing special meaning in the emblems and names of its car brands.

Car manufacturers take every possible care to promote their brands on the market, endowing their products with unique distinctive emblems - car brand badges.

Even for this technically insignificant touch, the consumer is ready to choose products from large automobile concerns.

The brand is recognizable not only by appearance car or the name of the manufacturer, but also by the icon located on the radiator grille and hood. A list of car brands can be found in any print publication or online magazine dedicated to the automotive industry.

An excursion into history: how did car emblems appear?

Since 1885, when the first three-wheeled vehicle appeared, its creator Karl Benz marked his “brainchild” with a brand name. Further, with the development of the industry and the transition of the palm in manufacturing from German to French inventors, each of the automakers sought to mark the car with their own logo. At first these were the first letters of the creators' surnames, for example “Panhard et Levassor” from 1889 had two large letters PL in front.

In 1900, Benz decided to name his car after his daughter Mercedes, which served as the name of the popular brand German cars Mercedes, where the triangular star adorns the products of this brand to this day.

With the expansion of the industry, all manufacturers began to choose a specific logo for themselves, trying to endow it with unique simplicity and recognition. The meaning of the emblem was different - from the coat of arms of the city in which the production was based, to graphic images of various surnames and mottos of companies. Over the years, automakers have been working to improve this small design detail without changing its original appearance. Each photo of a car brand is taken in such a way that a distinctive emblem is included in the frame.

Interesting facts about car brands from around the world

According to unverified data, there are now about 2000 car brands in the world, but it is simply impossible to accurately count all the brands of cars in the world. This speaks not only of a large number of auto production companies, but also of the constant emergence of new companies on the market through mergers or divisions. The newly formed concerns continue to produce both well-known brands and are moving on to developing their own unique models, creating new names and icons for them.

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Also big cars giants can produce a brand of car in their country that is not supplied to the foreign market and remains unknown to a wide range of car enthusiasts. Such products also have their own unique emblems.

IN given time Most online magazines for car enthusiasts create special catalogs that indicate car brands and their badges with photos, provide brief historical information about the manufacturer and the full range of products. A large number of videos have also been created dedicated to car brands with the names of the badges translated into Russian.

Car brands, their names and icons

Each car has come a long way from developers to the buyer. And in the process of creating each brand, designers and constructors tried not only to confirm the good reputation of the car with their name, but also to come up with a special distinctive sign that reflects the basic concepts of the creators. Every year, manufacturers compile ratings of the popularity of car brands. Of course, the leading places are occupied by auto giants with many years of sales experience in Europe, America and Japan. But they have recently been replaced by young and competitive companies from China.

European cars

1. Mercedes-Benz has a three-pointed star badge, as “a symbol of power over land, sea and air.” The company decided not to change or update such a familiar icon, but simply to separate it from the name in printed publications since 2007, where the logo will be printed higher than the main name.
2. The Bayerisch motoren werke concern, before cars, was manufacturing engines for aircraft and decided not to change anything in the name for its cars. Now one of the world's most recognizable icons with a picture of a white propeller against the background of the blue sky, reliable and high-quality BMWs are marked.
3. Gear maker Andre Citroen has given his Citroen cars a bit of history in the badge - two characters with angles up, like a gear symbol.
   
4. The four rings on Audi represent the merger of four automakers into one, called Auto Union, in 1932.
   
5. Maybach father and son endowed their luxury cars with two distinctive “M” letters on the emblem.
   
6. Manufacturers logo Opel symbolizes lightning, and appeared during the creation of the Blitz model.
   
7. Coat of arms of the city of Stuttgart in Germany migrated to respectable and always fashionable Porsche cars.
8. Arrow with three feathers on the emblem of the Czech Scoda has been decorating cars since 1895, although in 1991 it was painted black (a symbol of longevity) and green (a symbol of ecology).
   
9. An early model from Peugeot, the Lion, gave rise to lion emblems, as a distinctive sign of this brand.
   
10. The Italian Alfa Romeo badge is complicated, because it consists of the flag of the Milan municipality (red and white) and the coat of arms of the Visconti (green snake).
    

American cars

Japanese cars

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Chinese cars

Recently, many cars from Chinese manufacturers have appeared on the market. Although many talk about plagiarism and a pitiful resemblance to the emblems of leading auto giants, Chinese car brands are produced with their own badges, which are given the closest attention during development. Unlike European and American brands, where the emblem reflects mainly historical facts, family achievements or tied to the place of origin of production, Chinese designers for their young automobile industry are developing logos, following mainly the company’s motto. Therefore, the icons of Chinese car brands are closely related to Chinese history and reflect the desire for the development and implementation of new technologies: