Alternate Motor Car company names
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How about this- Henry Ford changes his name to Henry kjefojvnfeo[unhcfeo[iunjd[osqi, and thus we have the Kjefojvnfeo[unhcfeo[iunjd[osqi motor company.
This would be my favourite:https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=73691&highlight=British+Motor+Works
my turn:
German car companies
S.A.B = Schwabische Auto Bau.
D.M.G = Deutsche Motor Gesellschaft.
M.W = Mercedes Werke
K.A.M = Krupp Auto Manufaktur
C. Benz & Söhne (carl Benz & sons )
Real Name of german car companies who no more exist
A.A.A = Aktiengesellschaft für Akkumulatoren- und Automobilbau
Automobilwerk Walter Schätzle
Adlerwerke (eagel works)
Messerschmitt AG (after WW2 they build cars )
for English car companies
MOTÖRHEAD
with add campain „Is it loud enough?“
German car companies
S.A.B = Schwabische Auto Bau.
D.M.G = Deutsche Motor Gesellschaft.
M.W = Mercedes Werke
K.A.M = Krupp Auto Manufaktur
C. Benz & Söhne (carl Benz & sons )
Real Name of german car companies who no more exist
A.A.A = Aktiengesellschaft für Akkumulatoren- und Automobilbau
Automobilwerk Walter Schätzle
Adlerwerke (eagel works)
Messerschmitt AG (after WW2 they build cars )
for English car companies
MOTÖRHEAD
with add campain „Is it loud enough?“
From my Batavia TL:
The Republic of China:
*Norinco
*Chengdu Motorworks
*Lanqi (Blue Flag, IRL, there is a line of Chinese cars known as Hongqi or Red Flag, but China's flag ITTL is blue.)
*Cao Yuan Lang Motor Corporation (Steppe Wolf Motor Corporation)
The Empire of Manchuria:
*Aixin Motor Corporation
*Haishenwei
Xinjiang:
*Xibei (Northwest)
*East Turkestan Motors
Empire of Japan:
*Aichi Motor
*Sumimoto Motorworks
*Wu (Wu Baifu, aka Momofuku Ando, was the guy that invented instant Ramen OTL)
*Panasonic
*New Shinjuku Automotive
Das Reich:
*IG Farben Motorwerke
*Rheinmetall Autowerke
*Rosen AG
*Grossdeutschland Motor Gesellschaft (Has a rather controversial youth brand known as Totenkopf, GDMG seems to be completely unapologetic about this though, despite Russian and American protests.)
*Glock (Gaston Glock gets a job in automotive engineering instead, as an added note, Heckler & Koch is a prominent manufacturer of consumer electronics.)
The People's Republic of Russia:
*Omsk Heavy Industries
*Kalashnikov Heavy Industries
*Baikal Automotive
The Batavian Republic (Dutch East Indies):
*Spyker
*Indonesian Marine and Automotive
The United States:
*Walton Electric and Mechanical
*Connally Automotive Corporation
Brazil:
*Osorio
The Republic of China:
*Norinco
*Chengdu Motorworks
*Lanqi (Blue Flag, IRL, there is a line of Chinese cars known as Hongqi or Red Flag, but China's flag ITTL is blue.)
*Cao Yuan Lang Motor Corporation (Steppe Wolf Motor Corporation)
The Empire of Manchuria:
*Aixin Motor Corporation
*Haishenwei
Xinjiang:
*Xibei (Northwest)
*East Turkestan Motors
Empire of Japan:
*Aichi Motor
*Sumimoto Motorworks
*Wu (Wu Baifu, aka Momofuku Ando, was the guy that invented instant Ramen OTL)
*Panasonic
*New Shinjuku Automotive
Das Reich:
*IG Farben Motorwerke
*Rheinmetall Autowerke
*Rosen AG
*Grossdeutschland Motor Gesellschaft (Has a rather controversial youth brand known as Totenkopf, GDMG seems to be completely unapologetic about this though, despite Russian and American protests.)
*Glock (Gaston Glock gets a job in automotive engineering instead, as an added note, Heckler & Koch is a prominent manufacturer of consumer electronics.)
The People's Republic of Russia:
*Omsk Heavy Industries
*Kalashnikov Heavy Industries
*Baikal Automotive
The Batavian Republic (Dutch East Indies):
*Spyker
*Indonesian Marine and Automotive
The United States:
*Walton Electric and Mechanical
*Connally Automotive Corporation
Brazil:
*Osorio
I mean, a lot of this is just the people founding the company deciding to develop a different name in the first place.
Henry Ford could name his company "Michigan Automotive" and it would still be plausible.
You also have corporate mergers and brand takeovers that could throw monkey wrenches into things: Names like Rolls Royce, American Motors and Daimler could easily be kept or incorporated in a different fashion than OTL.
In terms of names, I think the auto industry is very flexible, within limits. If a new company C3 Automotive showed up I doubt its name would be an issue. In the end, this just goes down to what the investors want to say.
Henry Ford could name his company "Michigan Automotive" and it would still be plausible.
You also have corporate mergers and brand takeovers that could throw monkey wrenches into things: Names like Rolls Royce, American Motors and Daimler could easily be kept or incorporated in a different fashion than OTL.
In terms of names, I think the auto industry is very flexible, within limits. If a new company C3 Automotive showed up I doubt its name would be an issue. In the end, this just goes down to what the investors want to say.
Svartekaptenen
Banned
well since SAAB stands for Svenska Aeroplan AB perhaps they did not think
that that name would be suitable for a car so instead: SMIAB
that that name would be suitable for a car so instead: SMIAB
NapoleonXIV
Banned
Convair Motors
Hughes Automobile Company
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Automobile Company
Wal Motors
"Drive a Sears"
Higgins Transport (Wooden cars after WWII)
General Electric Autos (latest model the Tesla)
In Ireland, the Norton Burro, a somewhat small but very rugged precursor to the SUV propelled by a modified version of the reliable and strong Norton Atlas Engine.
Hughes Automobile Company
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Automobile Company
Wal Motors
"Drive a Sears"
Higgins Transport (Wooden cars after WWII)
General Electric Autos (latest model the Tesla)
In Ireland, the Norton Burro, a somewhat small but very rugged precursor to the SUV propelled by a modified version of the reliable and strong Norton Atlas Engine.
MrP
Banned
Samson Automobiles (armoured car chappy in WWI IOTL)
Société Frères (Renault IOTL)
The Playboy Automobile Company (ITTL Playboy magazine is either not founded or has another name)
Société Frères (Renault IOTL)
The Playboy Automobile Company (ITTL Playboy magazine is either not founded or has another name)
Well, both these companies started building cars very early in their company history. This development accelerated after WWII when aircraft building was initially restricted.
It seems rather unlikely that successful aviation companies would try to enter the highly competitive automotive market with the current surplus of production capacity.
IMO, the most likely POD is after WWII, when war contracts lapsed and the aviation companies needed fresh business to stay afloat. That could lead to SAABanized car companies, still retaining a marketing link with the aviation company.
Bristol is a OTL example but companies like AVRO, Supermarine, Macchi etc. might also be suitable. Curtiss, the legendary American fighter plane manufacturer was largely superseded after their P40 effort, so they could have opted for a car-based future, linked to the glamour of the sharknosed P40's.....
Grey Wolf
Donor
Well, Pierce-Arrow was originally just Pierce with Arrow a make of car, but they found that Pierce-Arrow had greater impact so double-barelled the name
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I've often used Ajax and Victor as made-up car companies for alternate timelines
I remember reading a novel written in the 1930s. Clearly to avoid giving free publicity to any make (like the BBC used to go out of its way to avoid), they made up several car companies - I remember researching them and discovering they didn't exist ! I think one may have been Panther
Best Regards
Grey Wolf
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I've often used Ajax and Victor as made-up car companies for alternate timelines
I remember reading a novel written in the 1930s. Clearly to avoid giving free publicity to any make (like the BBC used to go out of its way to avoid), they made up several car companies - I remember researching them and discovering they didn't exist ! I think one may have been Panther
Best Regards
Grey Wolf
Deerfield (named after the city in Michigan)
Colt (famed gunmaker turned carmaker)
Bristol (actual little known British car company, former aircraft engine maker)
Avro (former British aircraft maker)
Gohsn (Carlos Gohsn starts his own company in Brazil)
Colt (famed gunmaker turned carmaker)
Bristol (actual little known British car company, former aircraft engine maker)
Avro (former British aircraft maker)
Gohsn (Carlos Gohsn starts his own company in Brazil)
Hendryk
Banned
Chinese car manufacturers from my "Superpower Empire" TL:
Number One China Automobiles
Chinese name: 中國第一汽車 (Zhongguo Di Yi Qiche)
Location: Changsha, Hunan Province
Date Founded: 1915
Wuhan Automobile Works
Chinese name: 武漢汽車工廠 (Wuhan Qiche Gongchang)
Location: Wuhan, Hubei Province
Date Founded: 1932
Fortune Motor Corporation
Chinese name: 幸運汽車公司 (Yingxun Qiche Gongsi)
Location: Guangzhou, Guangdong Province
Date Founded: 1949
Shenyang Automobiles
Chinese name: 瀋陽汽車 (Shenyang Qiche)
Location: Shenyang, Liaoning Province
Date Founded: 1963
Luoyun Aircraft and Automobile Corporation
Chinese name: 罗云飛机汽車公司 (Luoyun Feiji Qiche Gongsi)
Location: Luoyun, Guangxi Province
Date Founded: 1968
Number One China Automobiles
Chinese name: 中國第一汽車 (Zhongguo Di Yi Qiche)
Location: Changsha, Hunan Province
Date Founded: 1915
Wuhan Automobile Works
Chinese name: 武漢汽車工廠 (Wuhan Qiche Gongchang)
Location: Wuhan, Hubei Province
Date Founded: 1932
Fortune Motor Corporation
Chinese name: 幸運汽車公司 (Yingxun Qiche Gongsi)
Location: Guangzhou, Guangdong Province
Date Founded: 1949
Shenyang Automobiles
Chinese name: 瀋陽汽車 (Shenyang Qiche)
Location: Shenyang, Liaoning Province
Date Founded: 1963
Luoyun Aircraft and Automobile Corporation
Chinese name: 罗云飛机汽車公司 (Luoyun Feiji Qiche Gongsi)
Location: Luoyun, Guangxi Province
Date Founded: 1968
pacifichistorian
Banned
Hm, well, Chevrolet was founded by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant- Louis Chevrolet was a race-car driver who Durant had hired at Buick. If things go a bit differently, Chevrolet could be called Durant instead?
Another thought, if you want company names, is that what is now General Motors was founded by Durant (pre-Chevrolet) as a holding company for Buick... perhaps he decides just to keep the Buick name as Chrysler and Ford kept their original names, so GM could be the "Buick Corporation".
Another thought, if you want company names, is that what is now General Motors was founded by Durant (pre-Chevrolet) as a holding company for Buick... perhaps he decides just to keep the Buick name as Chrysler and Ford kept their original names, so GM could be the "Buick Corporation".