This is a list of current and defunct automobile manufacturers of Japan.
Major current manufacturers Japan Company Sub Brand NotesFuso (1932 –present) Honda (1946–present) Acura Isuzu (1853–present; spun off from IHI in 1916) UD Trucks (1935–present) J-Bus (2002–present) Mazda (1920–present) (5% Toyota) Following are the former sub brands of Mazda:AutoramaAutozamɛ̃finiEunosXedos Mitsubishi (1873–1950; 1964–present) NMKV (2011–present) Nissan (formerly Datsun) (1933–present) Infiniti (1989–present) Datsun (formerly Kaishinsha Motorcar Works) (1925–1986; 2013–2022)Kaishinsha Motorcar Works (1911–1925) Subaru (formerly Nakajima Aircraft Company) (1945–present) (20% Toyota) Suzuki (1909–present) (5% Toyota) Toyota (1937–present, engineers from Hakuyosha Co. (1912–1929) entered Toyota Industries after Hakuyosha's dissolution, spun off from Toyota Industries in 1937) Daihatsu (1907–present) Following are the former sub brands of Toyota: Scion (2003–2016) Toyota WiLL (2000–2005) Century (2025–present) Hino (1910–present) Lexus (1989–present)
Other manufacturers Ales (see Otomo) Asahi (1937–c.1939) Aspark (2014–present) Atsuta (1930s) Autobacs (1947–present) Auto Sandal (1954) Art and Tech BS Motor Chiyoda (see Isuzu) (c.1932–1935) Cony (1961–1966) DAT Dome (1975–present) Fuji (1957–1958) Cabin Fuso GLM (2010–present) Gorham (1920–1922) Hope Humbee (1947–1962) Isaka Jiotto (1989–1992) Kawasaki Kunisue. Kurogane (1935–1962) Lila (1923–1927) Meihatsu Meiwa (1952–c.1956) Mikasa (1957–1961) Mitaka Mitsui Mitsuoka (1981–present) Mizuno-shiki Nikken NJ (1952–1956) Ohmiya Ohta (1922; 1934–1957) Otomo (1924–1927) Prince (1955–1967) Publica Rintaku Sanko Showa Corporation Sivax Sumida (1933–1937) Suminoe (1954–1955) Tachikawa Takeoka (1990–present) Takuri (1907–1909) Tama (1947–1951)"Japan Electrifies the Gas Buggie" Popular Mechanics, March 1950, pp. 88–89. TGE Tommy Kaira (1996–1999) Tsukuba (1935–c.1937) Vemac Yamaha Yamata (1916) Yanase (1964–1965) Yoshida-shiki Y&T (1994–c.1996)
See also List of automobile manufacturers List of automobile marques List of Asian automobile manufacturers Timeline of Japanese automobiles Eliica
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