A Brief History Of The Cars – All Car Brands

British car brands

• Bentley

Without the British car brands, the world may not have known what luxury is. Bentley is one of the best British car brands and it produces nothing but luxurious cars. Owned by Volkswagen Group, Bentley sells its cars by franchised dealers available all across the Earth. The biggest market of Bentley cars is China, as an info-graphic from 2012 states. However, Bentleys are not for all, they are very expensive to buy, as well as to own and maintain.

• Aston Martin

The legendary Aston Martin cars have become known to many by their appearance in many James Bond movies. However, the British popular car maker is no longer British, but it is certainly one of the most popular British car brands ever. Aston Martin cars are a unique combination of the well-known British charm and innovative and very advanced technologies. Most of the cars Aston Martin manufactures are luxurious big tourers, but today, the manufacturer contains a lot of sports car models in its comprehensive range.

• Jaguar

Founded in 1922, this car manufacturer is one of the most popular British car brands of all times. Jaguar is a synonym for the combination of luxury and power, while the fuel efficiency is one of the main points when Jaguar designs cars. Jaguar has faced big financial issues, but with the manufacturing of some new, fast, stylish cars with a numerous of advanced features and technologies, the company is back on track. Today, the British car maker is producing all kinds of vehicles in engineering centres that offer the most advanced technologies.

French car brands

• PSA Peugeot Citroen

French car brands are well-known to the world, but one of them all is very special and most popular – PSA Peugeot Citroen. In fact, PSA Peugeot Citroen is the second biggest car manufacturer in Europe, as it sells cars under both Peugeot and Citroen marque. Cars from these two French car brands are available all around the world. PSA Peugeot Citroen produces over 3.5 million vehicles per year.

• Bugatti

Bugatti has been the best of all French car brands, offering the most beautiful and luxury cars. Unfortunately, the company is defunct since the early 1960s, because of financial issues. In only 6 decades, Bugatti has been operating very successfully, thanks to its founder and manager Ettore Bugatti. Bugatti cars can be found even today on the roads and they are characterized as great-looking cars with an incredible speed. Luckily, Bugatti’s rights were purchased in 1998 by the German giant Volkswagen and it still produces its remarkable, exclusive and fast cars.

• Renault

As all French car brands, Renault has a world-wide presence due to its large production. Established in 1899 by three young engineers, Renault produces over 3,2 million vehicles all around the world, or more precisely, in more than 100 countries. Recently, Renault has bought 50% of the French sports car manufacturer Alpine, with plans to manufacture new Alpine sports cars and launch them on sale till 2016. The best market of Renault is Europe and it is not only known by its range of cars, but for its role in the motor sport, rally races and F1.