List of model car brands

A

• AB Minicars – Diecast model cars made in Thailand.
• AB-Models – AutoBarn Models
• Abrex Kovove Modely Aut – Czech firm, Škoda models in 1:43, 1:24 & some 1:18. Also 1:18 scale Jawa motorcycles.
• A.C. Gilbert Company – American manufacturer of 1:32 scale slot cars and sets, 1930s–1960s, though mostly made erector sets.
• Academy Plastic Model – Korean plastic model maker, mostly military vehicles. Associated with dinky
• Accurate Miniatures – Molded kits made for this company by Monogram. 1:24 scale.
• ACME – Hong Kong maker of plastic toys
• Action Collectibles – Mainly NASCAR, other stock car diecast, drag racing cars.
• Agama Racing – 1:8 radio-controlled buggy specialist
• Agat – Soviet/Russian model car brand from Saratov, making 1:43 scale metal models of Soviet and Russian car brands
• Airfix – British plastic car and airplane kits. Some built plastic HO military and other toys.
• Almost Real
• Aluminum Metal Toys – American promotional model and kit company dating from 1948.
• Amalgam Collection - Artisan hand-made 1:8 scale model cars. Headquartered in Bristol, England. Also makes 1:12 and 1:18 scale models.
• American Diecast Company
• Amloid – Mostly cast plastic toys, like Gay Toys or Processed Plastic – often very clever and realistic.
• AMR Andre Marie Ruf / AMR Century – White metal built and kits, supplied Danhausen and bought by Danhausen.
• AMW – German 1:87 scale plastic, mostly trucks and buses/coaches with authentic liveries. Name was changed to AWM.
• Anguplas – Spanish 1:87 scale maker from the early 1960s
• Anker – Plastic toys from East Germany 1960s-1970s. Name later changed to Piko
• Anson – Mostly 1:18 scale from Hong Kong, mostly European vehicles. Engine compartments can be especially detailed and colorful.
• Aoshima – Japanese plastic & metal model manufacturer. Includes Skynet brand, Miracle House brand, DISM brand and FunnyKnights brand.
• Aoyagi Metals Company – Japanese slot car and radio controlled car
• Apex Replicas – Australian producer of 1:18 and 1:43 scale diecast and resin model cars
• Arcade – Primitive producer of cast vehicles mainly in the 1930s
• ARCO – Plastic toys from USA, later diecast, but not sure if it was the same manufacturer
• Ari Unic – East German plastic reproductions of French Norev models
• – 1980s 1:24 scale kits from Japan, became Micro Ace.
• Arnold – West German tinplate and later plastic toys
• Artin – Chinese manufacturer of 1:64, 1:43, and 1:32 scale cars and track.
• Asahi – Japanese tin, but also diecast "Model Pet" series as agent in Japan for Corgi & Lone Star.
• Atlas – Chinese 1:76, 1:87, and 1:43 scale diecast models, some recasts of Norevs also reissues of old Dinkys with old packaging designs.
• ATMA Paulista – Plastic 1:24 scale cars made in São Paulo, especially notable for the Belcar DKW Vemag, apparently a promotional
• Auburn Rubber Company – Early American producer of rubber cars.
• Aurora Plastics Corporation – American manufacturer of 1:24 static kits and developer of the pioneering Model Motoring and AFX lines as well as 1:32 and 1:48 slot cars.
• AUTOart – Established in 1998. Other lines of diecast vehicles formerly associated with AUTOart were Gateway, Gate and UT Models. The latter was originally a German company with diecast cars made in China and associated with Paul's Model Art which produces Minichamps. AUTOart makes diecast and composite model cars, and diecast motorcycles. The car models have been divided over time into various series, including the Millennium series, Performance series, Signature series and the Composite series.
• AutoBarn Models – AB-Models
• AutoDux – German windup metal and plastic toys from the 1960s. Also known as Dux.
• Automodello – Hand-built, highly detailed, signed/autographed, limited and standard edition 1:43 scale resincast manufacturer. Features TVR, Griffith, Fitch, and Bricklin.
• AUTO METAL - AURO METAL – Yugolasvia 1:50 scale during the communist era and after it. Only built a single model Yugo- ZASTAVA KORAL.
• Auto Pilen – Spanish manufacturer of die-cast models in 1:43 and 1:64. Made by Pilen S.A.
• Auto Place Model – Based in Hong Kong.
• Autosculpt –
• Auto World – American brand of die-cast models and slot cars in 1:18 and 1:64, which specializes in American-made cars. Owned by Round 2 LLC.
• Avanstyle
• AWM – German 1:87 scale plastic, mostly trucks and buses/coaches with authentic liveries.
• Axial R/C – famous for rock crawlers.

  B

• Bandai – Formerly large tin plate; plastic kits; now produces toy cars often related to anime merchandising.
• Ban Seng – Malaysian manufacturer from the 2000s, specializing in 1:43 concept cars made in very short production runs.
• Bang – Italian manufacturer, later 1980s, specializing in 1:43 Ferraris, picked up where Box Models left off.
• Banthrico – Die cast car banks in 1:25th and other scales. Promo maker in the early 1950s. Made banks through the 1990s.
• Bapro – Swedish toy maker in the late 1940s, early 1950s
• Barclay – American simple metal toys of the 1950s & 1960s – similar to Tootsietoy. Known for tiny cars about long.
• Barni - The brand name indicated on the base of some 1:32 Chinese-made diecast models for the Iranian market.
• Base Toys – Similar to Hartoys, or Lledo, oo scale or 1:76.
• Bauer Models –
• * Bauer Exclusive – metal die-cast in 1:18 and 1:12 scales.
• BBR Models – Luxury Italian 1:18 & 1:43 scale model manufacturer. Offers both diecast and resin models
• Bburago – Italian, made by the brothers who made Mebetoys and Martoys. Made 1:18 scale diecast popular.
• Beeju – British company making plastic trucks and buses
• Benbros – British diecast of different sizes.
• Best Box – Dutch brand of three-inch diecast models, precursor of Efsi
• Biante – Australian 1:18, 1:43 and 1:64 scale model manufacturer
• Bing German manufacturer of tin-plate models
• Bizarre – Spark model product.
• Blitz Model Tecnica – 1:8 IC track radio controlled cars late 80s through 1990s
• Blue-Box – Hong Kong maker of plastic cars and trucks
• BoLink – radio controlled cars
• Bos-Models "Best of Show" – 1:87 & 1:64 1:43 & 1:18 resin car & truck models, owned by the German company : "Model Car World GmbH", made in China
• Boss Bodies – Slot car aftermarket 1:32 scale body manufacturer in New Hampshire, USA
• Box Model – Made by Grassini & Co. Italian manufacturer in the early 1980s of mainly Ferraris that later split & became Bang models & Best models.
• BP – Not 'British Petroleum' but 'Brothers Petersen' in Denmark, made a handful of models in the late 1940s
• Brekina – German manufacturer for highly detailed plastic models of the 1940s – 1970s in 1:87 scale.
• Brimtoy – British maker of larger plastic cars and trucks See also Wells-Brimtoy.
• Brio – Swedish wood toys, but also marketed diecast Saabs and other vehicles.
• Britbus – highly detailed bus models for British market but made in China. 1:76 scale.
• Britains – British manufacturer of soldiers and animals with Land Rovers, Jeeps & farm equipment mixed in.
• Brookfield Collectors Guild – Wisconsin maker of metal and plastic American promotional models.
• Brooklin – Handbuilt 1:43 white metal cars originally made in Brooklin suburb of Toronto, Canada and now made in England.
• Bruce Arnold Models – handbuilt 1:43 white metal / resin post-war American cars. Officially licensed by General Motors.
• Bruder – German manufacturer, plastic large trucks, farming and construction models.
• Brumm – Italian manufacturer of die-cast models in 1:43 scale.
• BS – Simple plastic cars from France
• Buby – Argentine maker of many scales.
• Buddy L – Tonka like toys; mostly pressed steel.
• Budgie Toys – diecast cars and trucks made in England. Similar to Matchbox.
• Busch – German manufacturer for plastic models in 1:87 and 1:160

  C

• Calsito Models – Dutch model cars
• Capricorn – Italian nitro radio-controlled cars
• Cararama – Mostly 1:43 scale, also HO, made in China by Hongwell.
• Carette – Very early tinplate toys. Germany.
• Carousel 1 – Carousel 1 produced high quality and detailed die cast 1:18 scale Indianapolis 500 Race Cars. From 1998 through 2009, seventy models were released covering the “golden era” of the famous race. Carousel 1 is no longer in business.
• Carrera – Current Austrian manufacturer of 1:43, 1:32, and 1:24 beautifully detailed slot cars, track, and digital control systems.
• Castle Toy – British die-cast manufacturer
• Castline – Makes M2 Machines replicas of US and Japanese cars of the 1950s to 1970s.
• Chad Valley – Die-cast cars and buses made in England since the 1920s.
• Che Zhi – Chinese Brand of diecast cars, usually 1:32 scale.
• Chibi – Plastic copies of Dinky Supertoys made in Argentina
• CF - Hong Kong brand copy to Tomica models.
• Chrono – 1:18 scale cars, mostly of British marques from the 1960s and 1970s. Made in China.
• CIJ – see Compagnie Industrielle du Jouet.
• CKO – see Kellerman – pressed steel German cars and trucks. Dies later acquired by Czech firm Kovap Nachod, and still later, Kaden.
• Classic Carlectables – Manufacturers of Australian Touring Cars and V8 Supercars
• Classic Model Cars – German manufacturer of precision high end die-cast collectible model cars and race car transporters in 1:18 and 1:12 scale.
• Classiques CCC – 1:43 scale resin models made in France.
• Classic Model Replicars –
• Cle – Name from Clement Gaget. Plastic toy cars and trucks from 1950s – 1970s
• Clifford – Hong Kong maker of plastic toys like the VW Transporter with opening side doors
• CM – Hong Kong maker of London / Hong Kong double decker plastic buses
• CMNL – See Creative Master Northcord ltd.
• Cofalu – Mostly figures and accessories but plastic motorcycles and some vehicles also
• Collectors Classics – Argentine-produced 1:43-scale models of classic American cars.
• Colourful Model –
• Comando – See Juguetes Joaquin Valero.
• Compagnie Industrielle du Jouet – Compagnie Industrielle du Jouet ; French die-cast manufacturer, name now brought back by Norev.
• Companion – Russian model car brand from Gelendzhik, making models of Soviet/Russian trucks and buses of plastic
• Conquest- Handbuilt 1:43 white metal cars. Most models made by SMTS. Line discontinued and brought back in 2005.
• Conrad Models – Conrad Modell; German maker of promotional trucks and some cars.
• Contrast Racing – Spanish large scale radio-controlled car
• Corally – Dutch electric radio controlled cars
• Corgi Toys – Introduced in 1956, the first real competition to Dinky Toys and great toy innovator.
• Corgi Classics Limited – Modern Corgi.
• Cox Models – Formerly one of the USA's most respected manufacturers of slot cars. Also model kits.
• Cragstan – Toy distributor of many types of toys, including diecast from Gamda Sabra of Israel marketed as Cragstan Detroit Seniors, and Japanese tinplate and plastic toys.
• Creation Model – Japanese nitro radio-controlled cars, known for the Infinity brand
• Creative Master Northcord Ltd – highly detailed die-cast bus models in 1:76 scale.
• Crescent Toys – British manufacturer of die-cast models, sometimes marketing DCMT toys. Often 1950s & 1960s race cars. Boxes are reminiscent of Italian Mercury with illustrations
• Crown Premiums – Manufacturers of mint die-cast collectibles. Mostly 1:24 scale trucks and custom cars and hot rods.
• Cult Scale Models – 1:18 scale. Made of the best materials, by most skillful artists and in limited quantities.
• Cursor Models – Cursor Modell; German manufacturer of diecast and plastic promotional models and 1:43 models for the Mercedes museum.