List of automobile manufacturers of Japan

This is a list of current and defunct automobile manufacturers of Japan.

Major current manufacturers

CompanyBrandNotes
Honda (1946–present)Acura
Isuzu (1853–present; spun off from IHI in 1916)
Mazda (1920–present) (5% Toyota)Following are the former brands of Mazda
Autorama
Autozam
Efini
Eunos
Xedos
Mitsubishi (1873–1950; 1964–present)(Nissan)
Nissan (formerly Datsun) (1933–present)(Renault)Infiniti (1989–present)Datsun (formerly Kaishinsha Motorcar Works) (1925–1986; 2013–2022)
Kaishinsha Motorcar Works (1911–1925)
Nissan Blue Stage (dealer network)
Nissan Red Stage (dealer network)
Subaru (formerly Nakajima Aircraft Company) (1945–present)(20% Toyota)
Suzuki (1909–present) (5% Toyota)
Toyota Motor Corporation (1937–present, engineers from Hakuyosha Co. (1912–1929) entered Toyota Industries Corporation after Hakuyosha's dissolution, spun off from Toyota Industries Corporation in 1937)Daihatsu (1907–present)Following are the former brands of Toyota
Scion (2003–2016)
Toyota WiLL (2000–2005)
Hino (1910–present)
Lexus (1989–present)


Other manufacturers

See also

References and Notes

References
  1. "Japan Electrifies the Gas Buggie" Popular Mechanics, March 1950, pp. 88–89.
Notes
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