Automobile Brand Logo Generations

Car Brands are everywhere in the work and with every brand, there is a logo is also there. Do you guys know what's every logo meant?

Some of my favourite Car Brands loges Explained. 

Audi 

 Audi = Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer that distributes luxury vehicles. 

Audi is a fully owned subsidiary of the VW Group and has its roots at Bavaria, Germany. 

Audi branded vehicles are produced in ten production facilities worldwide.

Logo Explained 

The company name is based on the Latin translation of the surname of the founder, August Horch. "Horch", meaning "listen" in German, becomes "Audi" in Latin. Four interlocking rings symbolised the merger of four automobile manufacturers based in the German state of Saxony: Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer became Auto Union AG. ... The fourth company was DKW, one of the largest motorcycle manufacturers of its time.

BMW

Bavarian Engine Works Company (Bayerische Motoren Werke AG), famously referred to like BMW, is a German automobile company which produces luxury vehicles and motorcycles.

The company was founded in 1916 as a manufacturer of aircraft engines, which is produced from 1917 until 1918.

The company has significant motorsport history, especially in touring cars, Formula 1, sports cars and the Isle of Man TT.

BMW = A 1929 BMW ad depicts the BMW emblem, complete with the four coloured quadrants, in a spinning aeroplane propeller. The interpretation that the BMW logo represents a propeller has endured ever since.

                           Cadillac 

The Cadillac Motor Car Division is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors Company(GM) that designs and builds luxury vehicles.

Cadillac automobiles are at the top of the luxury field within the United States.

Cadillac models are distributed in 34 additional markets worldwide.

Cadillac is among the first automotive brands in the world, second in the United States only to fellow GM marque Buick. 

The firm was founded from the remnants of the Henry Ford Company in 1902.

It was named after Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, who founded Detroit, Michigan. 

The Cadillac crest is based on his coat of arms.

Cadillac=The crest of Cadillac was a design inspired by the French adventurer Antoine de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac's coat of arms. He is noted in 1701 for the founding of the city of Detroit and is said to be an ancestor of Henry Leland, founder of Cadillac.

Ferrari 

Ferrari is an Italian luxury car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. 

Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1939 out of the Alfa Romeo race division as Auto Avio Costruzioni, the company built its first car in 1940. 

However, the company's inception as an auto manufacturer is usually recognized as 1947, when the first Ferrari-badged car was completed.

Ferrari =The famous symbol of Ferrari is a black prancing horse on yellow background, usually with the letters S F for Scuderia Ferrari. The horse was originally the symbol of Count Francesco Baracca, a legendary “asso” (ace) of the Italian air force during World War I, who painted it on the side of his planes.

Honda Motor Company

Honda Motor Company, Ltd. is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, garden equipment, marine engines, personal watercraft, power generators and other products.

Honda was the first Japanese automobile manufacturer to release a dedicated luxury brand, Acura, in 1986.

Honda= The “H” is the first letter in the name of the Honda Motor Company founder Soichiro Honda. ... Today, the Honda logo is one of the most well-known and popular car logos in the automotive market. It represents the quality, durability and confidence of every vehicle produced under the company's name

Hyundai = While the “H” in Hyundai's automobile logo does stand for the company's name, it's also a stylized picture: a silhouette of two individuals shaking hands. ... When you see the logo embossed in silver on a vehicle's grill, the colour stands for its sophistication, creativity and perfection.

Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. is an Italian brand and manufacturer of luxury sports cars and SUVs based in Sant'Agata Bolognese. 

The company is owned by the Volkswagen Group through its subsidiary Audi.

Ferruccio Lamborghini, an Italian manufacturing magnate, founded Automobili Ferruccio Lamborghini S.p.A. in 1963 to compete with established marques, including Ferrari.

Lamborghini = Across the top of the shield is the word Lamborghini in capital letters above an image of a golden bull. There are two reasons for the use of a bull in the Lamborghini logo: ... The bull represents Lamborghini sports cars' power, speed, and prestige.

Mercedes-Benz is both a German automotive marque and, from late 2019 onwards, a subsidiary – as Mercedes-Benz AG – of Daimler AG.

Mercedes-Benz is known for producing luxury vehicles and commercial vehicles.

The headquarters is in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The name first appeared in 1926 as Daimler-Benz.

Mercedes-Benz = The Three-Pointed Star Logo Meaning. Today, a silver circle with a Three-Pointed Star in the centre is now recognized as the Mercedes-Benz logo. While the logo meaning was rooted in family, it now has come to represent the strength and prevalence of Daimler engines on the land, on the sea, and in the air.

Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937. In 2017, Toyota is the largest automobile manufacturer in Japan, and the second-largest in the world behind Volkswagen, based on 2018 unit sales. Toyota was the world's first automobile manufacturer to produce more than 10 million vehicles per year, which it has done since 2012 when it also reported the production of its 200 millionth vehicle.

Toyota = Origin of the Toyota Logo The two perpendicular ovals inside the larger oval represents the heart of the customer and the heart of the company. ... The outer oval symbolizes the world embracing Toyota. Each oval is contoured with different stroke thicknesses, similar to the “brush” art known in Japanese culture.

Lincoln (formally the Lincoln Motor Company) is the luxury vehicle division of American automobile manufacturer Ford. 

Marketed among the top luxury vehicle brands in the United States for nearly its entire existence, Lincoln has competed closely against its General Motors counterpart Cadillac. 

The division has the distinction of establishing the personal luxury car segment with the 1940 Lincoln Continental; more recently, the 1998 Lincoln Navigator would be the first full-size luxury SUV.

Lincoln = Others assert the emblem, often called the Lincoln Star, is a celestial body that reflects the brand's opulence and radiance. ... The most accepted explanation of the Lincoln logo is that it's based on the Continental star, which was adapted as Lincoln's emblem in the 1950s when the Lincoln and Continental lines merged.

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. In 2011, Mitsubishi Motors was the sixth-largest Japanese automaker and the nineteenth-largest worldwide by production. From October 2016 onwards, Mitsubishi has been one-third (34%) owned by Nissan, and thus a part of the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance.

Mitsubishi = The name "Mitsubishi" refers to the three-diamond emblem. "Mitsubishi" is a combination of the words 'Mitsu' and 'hishi. ' Mitsu means "three." Hishi means "water chestnut," and Japanese have used the word for a long time to denote a rhombus or diamond shape.

Land Rover is a British brand of predominantly four-wheel drive, off-road capable vehicles, that is owned by multinational car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) since 2008 a subsidiary of India's Tata Motors. JLR currently builds Land Rovers in Brazil, China, India, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom. 

The Land Rover name was created in 1948 by the Rover Company for a utilitarian 4WD off-roader, yet today Land Rover vehicles comprise solely upmarket and luxury sport-utility cars.

land rover = Rumor has it that the oval shape of the logo was inspired by a tin of fish, which the designer Maurice Wilks was eating for lunch at the time. Colour: The green may symbolize nature and a Land Rover model's ability to get you out of the city and off the paved roads.

 

Peugeot is a French automotive manufacturer, part of Groupe PSA. The family business that preceded the current Peugeot company was founded in 1810 in France and manufactured coffee mills and bicycles. On 20 November 1858, Émile Peugeot applied for the lion trademark. Armand Peugeot built the company's first car, an unreliable steam tricycle, in collaboration with Léon Serpollet in 1889; this was followed in 1890 by an internal combustion car with a Panhard-Daimler engine. Due to family discord, Armand Peugeot founded the Société des Automobiles Peugeot, in 1896. The Peugeot company and family are originally from Sochaux, France. Peugeot retains a large manufacturing plant and Peugeot museum there.  In February 2014, the shareholders agreed to a recapitalisation plan for Groupe PSA, in which Dongfeng Motors and the French government each bought a 14% stake in the company.

PEUGEOT = The lion symbol first appeared in 1847 when the PEUGEOT family were producing steel products. The lion image was used to represent the strength and sharpness of the products – symbolised through the lion's jagged and sharp teeth. In 1858, the logo was registered as the PEUGEOT trademark.

Citroën is a French automobile manufacturer founded in 1919 by the French industrialist André-Gustave Citroën, and part of Groupe PSA since 1976. In 1934, the firm established its reputation for innovative technology with the Traction Avant. This was the world's first car to be mass-produced with front-wheel drive, four-wheel independent suspension, as well as unibody construction, omitting a separate chassis, and instead of using the body of the car itself as its main load-bearing structure.

Citroen = The famous Citroen logo features a stylized image of double helical gears, paying tribute to Andre Citroen's engineering background and early gear business. It also looks like a double 'V' sign, turned upside down, or a double arrow facing upwards.