List of defunct automobile manufacturers of the United States


This is a list of defunct automobile manufacturers of the United States. They were discontinued for various reasons, such as bankruptcy of the parent company, mergers, or being phased out.

A

'Blue & Gold, Red John, model
Moved to Cleveland and renamed to 'Abbott' in 1917.
  • Abeln-Zehr
Renamed to 'Zehr' after departure of S. Abeln in 1912.
tzero model
Ace model
'Adams-Farwell' model
Airscoot model
Based in Seattle
Based in New York City
Sampson model
Also known as Aldo
Based in Ohio
Based in Philadelphia
'Aluminum' model
Jonz and American models. Based in Indiana.
Populaire model
Based in New York
Renamed to 'American Bantam' in 1935
Based in Michigan
Based in Chicago
Also known as Alco
  • American Metal Wheel & Auto Co
Juvenile model
Junior model
Also known as AMC
Balanced Six model. Based in New Jersey
Amco model. Based in New York
Renamed to Amplex in 1910
Based in Massachusetts
Based in Illinois
Car-Nation models
Renamed to 'Ames Body Corporation' in 1915
Also known as A.E.C.
  • Angus
Fuller model
  • Anheuser-Busch
Built in St. Louis by the beer company
Based in Saginaw, Michigan.
Based in Jackson, Michigan.
Based in Pittsburgh
Based in Massachusetts. Renamed to 'Atlas-Knight' in 1912.
Based in Indiana
  • Auburn Motor Chassis
  • Aultman
  • Aurora Automobile Co.
Formerly 'Aurora Carriage Top Company'
King-Remick model

B

Based in Wisconsin
Based in Cleveland
  • Balboa
  • Baldner
  • Baldwin
  • Ball Steam
  • Balzer
  • Banker
  • Bantam
Distinct from American Bantam
Hudson model
Based in Pennsylvania
Based in Cleveland
Based in Cleveland
Gyroscope model, based in Michigan.
Distinct from the British brand
Smith Flyer model
Based in Cleveland
Based in Indiana
Based in Chicago
  • Burdick
  • Burg
  • Burns
  • Burrows
  • Burtt Manufacturing Co.
Cannon model

C

Distinct from Carrol
Based in Wisconsin
  • C.B
  • Ceco
Based in Chicago
'Tourist' model
Renamed to 'Century Electric Car Company' in 1915
  • Century Steamer
  • Cornish-Friedberg Motor Car Co
  • Chadwick Engineering Works
  • Chalfant
  • Chalmers-Detroit
Renamed to Chalmers in 1911
Apollo model
  • Chicago Steam Car
  • Chief
  • Christie
  • Christman
  • Church-Field
  • Church Manufacturing Co
Lenawee model
  • Cincinnati Steamer
  • CinO
  • Citicar
  • Clark
  • Clark Electric
  • Clark & Company
Clarkmobile model
Built in Cleveland
Based in Missouri
Based in Denver
Based in Indianapolis
Based in New York
Distinct from 'Columbia Electric'
Based in Ohio
  • Comet
Based in Illinois
  • Comet
  • Commerce
  • Commercial Motor Truck Company
Based in Ohio
Based in Minneapolis and Chicago
Gas-au-lec model
  • Cosmopolitan
Distinct from the Nash Cosmopolitan
'Clermont' model
Renamed to Crane-Simplex in 1915
Renamed to 'Crowther-Duryea' in 1917
  • Croxton-Keeton
Renamed to 'Croxton' in 1911
Renamed to Cutting Motor Car Company in 1911; defunct c. 1912; last model year 1913.

D

E

'Compound' model
'Wayne' model

F

Also known as F.A.L.
  • Falcon Engineering Company
Unrelated to Ford Falcon
  • Falcon-Knight
  • Famous
  • Fanning
  • Farmack
  • Farner
  • Faulkner-Blanchard
  • Federal
  • Federal Steam
  • Fenton
Unrelated to Fenton Headers
Based in Michigan
'Flanders Six' model
Manufactured as the Jewell beginning in 1906. Organized in Cleveland, Ohio, & named for the city nickname.
New York company, one of two of the same name, organized by Clarence Forth. No cars built.
  • Forth
Mansfield, Ohio, company, one of two of the same name, organized by Clarence Forth. Only one prototype car assembled; went bankrupt late 1911.
  • Fort Pitt
Organized in New Kensington, Pennsylvania; moved to Pittsburgh 1911. Always known as the Pittsburgh Six
Based in Wisconsin

G

H

Renamed to Hammer Motor Company for 1905–1906
Xenia model

I

  • Ideal Electric Co.
  • Illinois Electric
  • Imp
  • Imperial Motor Car Company
  • Imperial Automobile Company
  • Imperial
  • Imperial Electric
  • Independent Harvester
  • Indiana
  • Indianapolis
  • International
  • International
  • International
  • International Cyclecar Company
'Economy' model

J

Argonne model

K

Michigan model
Yale model

L

M

'Cyclomobile' model
  • Manistee Motor Car Company
Autoette model
'Carter Steam' model
  • Michigan Automobile Company
Later renamed Clipper Automobile Company
'Warner' model

N

Also known as Neustadt.
Allen Kingston model
'Haase' and Logan models

O

Also known as Ottokar

P

Renamed from Bour-Davis
Havers model

Q

R

Also known as Raulang.
Also known as Zebra Motors Inc.
Steamobile model
'Tourist' model

S

'Kerosine Carriage' model
  • Scott
  • Scott-Newcomb
Standard Steam Car model
'Arrow' model
'Fawick Flyer' model
  • Silver-Knight
'Silver' model
Renamed to Great Smith for 1907–1911
Also known as S&M Simplex
'Dixie Junior' and 'Dixie Tourist' models.
Steam cars
Also known as Standard Electric
Became Stearns-Knight for 1912–1929.
Renamed to Stearns Steamer for 1901–1903
Originally called Erie Motor Carriage Co.
Halladay model.
  • Stringer
  • Strobel & Martin
  • Strong & Rogers Electric
  • Strouse
Also known as S.R.K.

T

Steam cars
Empire Steamer model
  • Texan
  • Thomas
  • Thomas-Detroit
  • Thompson
Steam cars
  • Thresher Electric
  • Tiffany Electric
  • Tiger
  • Tincher
  • Tinker & Piper Steam
  • Tinkham
  • Toledo
  • Tonawanda
  • Torbensen
  • Touraine
  • Tourist
  • Tractmobile
  • Trask-Detroit
  • Traveler
  • Trebert
  • Trimoto
Also known as Tri-Motor

U

Electric cars

V

Also known as V.E.C. Electric
Previously Overman Steam
  • Victormobile
'Steamer' model

W

'Orient' model
Arrow Cyclecar model
Renamed to Woods Dual Power for 1917–1918
  • Woods Mobilette
  • Worth Gas Engine Manufacturing Co
  • Worth

X

Y

Z