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MANUFACTURERS

Themakers.

メーカーとブランド。

Names are set in type — no logos or emblems are used. Founding dates and history follow the cited sources.

  1. 01ToyotaFrom the first Crown to the Prius and the Land Cruiser, a maker whose range spans nearly every category in this archive.
    Black 1955 Toyopet Crown RS on display at the Toyota Automobile Museum, door open.
    Toyopet Crown (first generation) · 13 in archive
  2. 02LexusToyota's luxury marque, launched with the LS 400 in 1989.
    Black 1994 Lexus LS 400 (first generation, UCF10), rear three-quarter view at Montlhery.
    LS 400 (first generation) · 02 in archive
  3. 03NissanSkyline, Fairlady Z, President and Leaf — performance, luxury and electrification under one name.
    Blue 1972 Nissan Patrol (60 series) soft-top on a dark display stand.
    Patrol 60 Series · 12 in archive
  4. 04InfinitiNissan's luxury marque, launched in North America in 1989.1989
  5. 05HondaAn engine company first — from high-revving S-series roadsters to VTEC and Formula One.
    Red 1964 Honda S500 roadster on museum display (Toyota Automobile Museum).
    S500 · 08 in archive
  6. 06AcuraHonda's luxury and performance marque, launched in North America in 1986.1986
  7. 07MazdaThe rotary engine, the Roadster and a Le Mans win — a maker defined by its own path.
    White Mazda Cosmo Sport on display at the Mazda Museum in Hiroshima.
    Cosmo Sport (110S) · 06 in archive
  8. 08SubaruFlat engines and four-wheel drive, from the 360 kei car to the World Rally Championship.
    White 1970 Subaru 360, front three-quarter view on a show stand.
    360 · 03 in archive
  9. 09MitsubishiRally-bred Lancer Evolutions, Dakar-winning Pajeros and an early mass-market EV.
    White 1971 Mitsubishi Colt Galant GTO-MR on display at the Toyota Automobile Museum.
    Colt Galant GTO · 07 in archive
  10. 10SuzukiSmall cars with big reach — the Jimny and a long line of kei vehicles.
    Yellow first-generation Suzuki Jimny (LJ10) on a dark display at the 2018 Paris Motor Show.
    Jimny LJ10 · 03 in archive
  11. 11DaihatsuA specialist in compact and kei vehicles, including the Copen roadster.
    Black first-generation Daihatsu Copen (L880K) Active Top in a parking area in Japan.
    Copen (first generation) · 01 in archive
  12. 12IsuzuBest known today for trucks and diesels, with passenger-car classics such as the 117 Coupé.
    Silver 1979 Isuzu 117 Coupe XE, front three-quarter view.
    117 Coupé · 01 in archive