The Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a motor racing title awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) to the winning car manufacturer in an annual series of races held throughout Australia. Whilst the first two championships were open only to Group E Series Production Touring Cars subsequent championships through to 1991 were run to the same regulations as the Australian Touring Car Championship. The title has been revived twice since then, firstly in 1994 as a championship open to 2-litre Class II Touring Cars (soon to become known as Super Touring Cars) and from 2008 as a series for production cars, incorporating the Australian Production Car Championship.
For 2016 the Australian Manufacturers' Championship has been replaced by the Australian Production Car Series.Australian Production Car Series - 2016 Calendar, australianproductioncars.com.au Retrieved 2 June 2016
Results The actual name of the title was changed by CAMS a number of times as shown in the following table of championship winners.
Year Championship Champion 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship General Motors-Holden 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship Ford Motor Co of Australia 1973 Australian Manufacturers' Championship General Motors-Holden 1974 Australian Manufacturers' Championship General Motors-Holden 1975 Australian Manufacturers' Championship General Motors-Holden 1976 Australian Championship of Makes General Motors-Holden 1977 Australian Championship of Makes Ford Motor Co of Australia 1978 Australian Championship of Makes Ford Motor Co of Australia 1979 Australian Championship of Makes General Motors-Holden 1980 Australian Championship of Makes General Motors-Holden 1981 Australian Endurance Championship Toyota (Australia) 1982 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes Nissan Motor Co (Australia) 1983 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes General Motors-HoldenToyo Kogyo (Mazda) 1984 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes Toyo Kogyo (Mazda) 1985 Australian Manufacturers' Championship BMW (Aust) Pty Ltd 1986 Australian Manufacturers' Championship Nissan Motor Co (Australia) 1987 Australian Manufacturers' Championship BMW (Australia) Pty LtdNissan Motor Co (Australia) 1988 Australian Manufacturers' Championship Ford Motor Co of AustraliaToyota Motor Corp Australia LtdBMW (Australia) Pty Ltd 1989 Australian Manufacturers' Championship Toyota Motor Corp Australia Ltd 1990 Australian Manufacturers' Championship Ford Motor Co of Australia 1991 Australian Manufacturers' Championship Nissan Motor Co (Australia) 1992–1993 Not Contested 1994 Australian Manufacturers' Championship - Champion Driver BMW (Australia) Pty Ltd Tony Longhurst (BMW 318i)CAMS Report, March 1995, page 10 1995–2007 Not Contested 2008 Australian Manufacturers' Championship Hyundai AustraliaHyundai Wins 2008 Australian Manufacturers’ Championship Retrieved from www.themotorreport.com.au on 20 October 2009 2009 Australian Manufacturers' Championship Mitsubishi Australia Ltd 2010 Australian Manufacturers' Championship Mitsubishi Australia Ltd 2011 Australian Manufacturers' Championship Mitsubishi Australia Ltd 2012 Australian Manufacturers' Championship Mitsubishi Australia Ltd 2013 Australian Manufacturers' Championship Mitsubishi Australia Ltd 2014 Australian Manufacturers' Championship BMWAMChamps to retain endurance formats in 2015, Monday 29 September 2014, www.speedcafe.com Retrieved on 3 October 2014 2015 Australian Manufacturers' Championship BMW Australia Pty Ltd
See also List of Australian Manufacturers' Championship races
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