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There were over 1,800 automobile manufacturers in the United States from 1896 to 1930. Very few survived and only a few new ones were started after that period.
Major current US automakersWith their various marques, many of which earlier had been independent companies, some of which are now extinct:
- Chrysler(1925-present)
- Chalmers-Detroit/Chalmers(1908-1923)
- DeSoto(1929-1961)
- Dodge(1914-present)
- Eagle(1988-1998)
- Imperial(1955-1975, 1981-1983)
- Jeep(1941-present)[1][2]
- Maxwell(1905-1925)
- Plymouth(1928-2001)
- Ram(2009-present)
- Valiant(1960-1966)
- Ford(1903-present)
- Continental(1956-1958)
- Edsel(1958-1960)
- Lincoln(1920-present)
- Mercury(1939-2010)
- General Motors
- Buick(1903-present)
- Cadillac(1902-present)
- Cartercar(1906-1916)
- Chevrolet(1911-present)
- Elmore(1893-1912)
- Ewing(1908-1911)
- GMC(1911-present)
- Hummer(1992-2010)
- Oakland(1907-1931)
- Oldsmobile(1897-2004)
- Rainier(1905-1911)
- Saturn(1990-2010)
- Scripps Booth(1913-1923)
- Sheridan(1920-1921)
- Welch(1903-1911)
- Welch-Detroit(1910-1911)
[edit]Minor current US automakers- AC Propulsion[1](1997-present)
- Anteros[2](2005-present)
- Aurica(2010-present)
- Avanti[3](1965-1991; 2000-present)
- Berrien Buggy[4](1968-present)
- Blast[5]
- Callaway[6](1984-present)
- Carbon[7](2003-present)
- Commuter[8](2004-present)
- DeLorean(1995-Present)
- Devon[9](2008-present)
- Dragon[10](2002-present)
- Electro[11]
- E-Z-Go[12](1954-present)
- Formula1 Street[13]
- Fisker[14](2005-present)
- Ida[15]
- Local[16]
- Mosler(originally named Consulier) (1993-present)
- Next Autoworks (originally named V-Vehicle)
- Oka
- Panoz[17](1989-present)
- Polaris(1954-present)
- RDC(2007-present)
- Shelby American (1992-present)
- SSC(2004-present)
- Studebaker[18]
- Tanom[19]
- Tesla[20](2007-present)
- Vector[21]
- Zimmer[22](1980-1988; 1998-present)