In 1862, German entrepreneur Adam Opel founded an industrial company that took his name, which initially occupied a niche in the production of sewing machines. In addition, in 1870, the production of carriages and bicycles under the Opel brand was started. The first car of the brand known today was introduced in 1899, after the […]

In 1933, the Japanese automobile company Nissan was founded. However, the concern devoted the first years of its existence to the production of cars under the Datsun brand. In 1934, the first passenger car of the brand called Nissanocar was introduced, and in 1935, the first car in the territory was introduced, which was assembled […]

The Japanese company Mitsubishi was founded in 1880. However, the first attempts to create a car were made only in 1917. So the Model A was introduced, which did not gain much popularity and was quickly discontinued. After that, the company switched to the creation of a truck, while simultaneously improving the technology for the […]

In 1958, the British company “British Motor Corp” founded the automobile brand “Mini”. The history of the company dates back to 1956, when the Suez Crisis clearly demonstrated the problems of the global fuel supply system, leading to the introduction of coupons for gasoline in the UK. At this time, the head of British Motors, […]

In 1927, the English automobile company “MG” was registered, founded by the designer William Morris, who, being the head and founder of another English brand “Morris”, had been creating prototypes of cars of various classes for many years. In the same year, the MG Midjet compact sports roadster was introduced, which had a huge impact […]

The German automobile concern Daimler in its modern form was formed back in 1926 as a result of the merger of the two largest automobile companies in Germany – Daimler Motoren and Benz, originally called Daimler-Benz. And the future legend of the entire automotive industry in Europe was headed by another legendary hero – Ferdinand […]

In 1920, the Japanese company Mazda was founded, which during the first years of its existence was engaged in the creation of machine tools, cooperating with the largest companies in the country. In addition, from 1921 to 1931, the company was engaged in the development of several variants of motorcycles, but they never went into […]

In 1914, an Italian company was founded, named after three brothers who founded a small workshop, on the basis of which the company was founded – Maserati. In the same year, Mario Maserati, who was engaged in art and did not see himself as an engineer, saw a statue of Neptune in the square of […]

In 1917, Henry Leland, the founder of the Cadillac brand, registered a new company, Lincoln, to start manufacturing aircraft power units for the United States military. However, Leland’s financial difficulties forced him to put Lincoln up for auction, and Henry Ford, one of the main players in the US automobile market, became the new owner […]

Lexus is a division of the Japanese company Toyota, created to develop and manufacture luxury cars. Initially, the models of this brand were designed for sale in the United States, but its popularity allowed it to expand the sales market in other directions. Today Lexus cars can be bought in most countries of the world. […]