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• Nissan   Jidosha-Seizo Kabushiki-Kaisha ("Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd." in English) was established on December 26, 1933, taking over all the operations for manufacturing Datsuns from the automobile division of Tobata Casting Co, Ltd, and its company name was changed to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. on June 1, 1934. The founder was Yoshisuke Aikawa , the brilliant leader of the Nissan combine. He had grand plans to mass-produce 10,000 - 15,000
• Jaguar In 1922, a young motorcyclist by the name of Bill Lyons joined sidecar builder William Walmsley to form the Swallow Sidecar Company in Blackpool, England. Their stylish, distinctive aluminum sidecars proved popular. In 1927, Lyons crafted a sporty two-seater body for the small, inexpensive but homely Austin Seven. The Swallow Sidecar and Coachbuilding Company was born. The following year saw the addition of the
• Land Rover   1947 The beginning ·  Sept 4: the Land Rover project first fully explained to the Rover Car Company Board of Directors. The project was approved for full production (before the prototype was made) ·  Oct 15: First photos of finished prototype (80") ·  Oct 16: The name "Landrover" was approved by Board of Directors ·  Apr 20: The Times first publicly reports the Land-Rover ·  Apr 30: Land-Rover shown to public at Amsterdam Car show 1949 First Land Rovers
• G M   The founding of General Motors on September 16, 1908, drew little attention. Motorcar firms were appearing virtually everywhere. Success for the young automotive concern was not predestined. There was no guarantee of a place in the market or assurance of any profit. Of the nearly 1,000 companies that tried to build and sell motor vehicles prior to 1927, less than 200 continued in business long enough to even offer a commercially
• Ford Ford History The '''Ford Motor Company''' (often referred to simply as '''Ford'''; sometimes nicknamed '''FoMoCo'''), is an automobile maker founded by Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, United States (where the company is currently headquartered), and incorporated on June 16, 1903. According to ''Fortune'' magazine, DaimlerChrysler and Toyota Motor replaced Ford as the world's number two and three automobile