Volvo
Founded: 1927
Headquarter: Gothenburg, Sweden
The logo for Volvo is the ancient symbol of Iron, which is a
circle with an arrow pointed diagonally upwards to the right.
The name Volvo means ‘I roll’ in Latin and is derived from the
Latin word “volvere” which means ‘to roll’.
The name originated from the company that manufactured
bearings for the car industry.

Toyota
Founded: 1937
Headquarter: Tokyo, Japan
Though the logo for Toyota looks like a T, it is actually three
elipses depicting the heart of the customer, the heart of the
product, and the ever-expanding technological advancements
and boundless opportunities that lie ahead. This symbol also
represented Mars, the God of War, and also the symbol for
‘man’. The Volvo car and brand was sold to Ford in 1999.
The current Toyota Mark consists of three ovals: the two
perpendicular center ovals represent a relationship of mutual
trust between the customer and Toyota. These ovals combine to
symbolise the letter ‘T’ for Toyota. The space in the
background implies a global expansion of Toyota’s technology
and unlimited potential for the future.

Skoda
Founded: 1895
Headquarter: Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic
Although the Skoda logo is viewed as one of the most original
and stylistically clean manufacturing company trademarks in
the world, the author is not yet known.
The black and green logo, which has been used since 1994,
gives the Skoda brand a greater degree of originality — black
symbolises the hundred-year tradition, green signalises
environmental production.

Rolls Royce
Founded: 1906
Headquarter: Buckingham Gate, London
The Rolls Royce logo consisting of the two ‘R’s or the double R
clearly stands for the Rolls and Royce, two founders of this
car manufacturing company. In 1884 Frederick Henry Royce
started an electrical and mechanical business. He made his
first car, a ‘Royce’, in his Manchester factory in 1904.
He was introduced to Charles Stewart Rolls in a Manchester
hotel on the May 4 that year, and the pair agreed a deal
where Royce would manufacture cars, to be sold exclusively by
Rolls. A clause was added to the contract, stipulating the cars
would be called ‘Rolls-Royce’.

Renault
Founded: 1899
Headquarter: Boulogne-Billancourt, France
The first Renault logo designed in 1900 features the initials of
the three Renault brothers — Louis, Ferdinand and Marcek
drawn on a medallion.
In 1906, the company changed its logo to represent the front
end of a car enclosed in a gear wheel. In 1919, the company
replaced its logo with the image of a tank. In 1923, the
company replaced its tank logo with the Grille-shaped logo and
introduced the name of the car ‘Renault’ in its logo for the
first time. In 1925, the diamond replaced the circle and
Renault became the ‘diamond brand’ and is called the same
today. In 1946, the brand was nationalised becoming Regie
Nationale des Usines Renault.
This name is immediately added to the brand diamond, which
is now Yellow. The term ‘Regie Nationale’ was dropped in 1959.
In 1972, Renault modernised its logo. The designer, Victor
Vaserely redesigned the diamond in the shape of a dynamic
3-D diamond.
In 1992, the logo is enlarged and produced in relief, as part
of Renualt’s drive for progress, quality and innovation. In
2004, Renault presents a new interpretation of its logo, placed
on a warm yellow background. In 2007, Renault begins a wave
of 26 vehicle launches. The logo is currounded by a yellow
square — a symbol of quality.

Porsche
Founded: 1931
Headquarter: Stuttgart, Germany
The Porsche logo is almost identical to Stuttgart’s coat of arms.
Stuttgart, was built on the site of a stud (horse) farm. The
antlers and red and black stripes are part of the arms of the
Wruttemberg Kingdom.

Peugot
Founded: 1882
Headquarter: Sochaux, France
The Peugot’s lion logo was initially designed for marking saw
blades and steel products. It symbolises the three qualities of
Peugeot saw blades: the toughness of the teeth, the flexibility
of the blade, and the speed of the cut.
In 1850, the lion image appeared for the first time on the
‘Peugeot Bros’ arrow. Initially put on saw blades, this logo was
registered in 1858, and for many years would mark the tools
manufactured by the brand.

Mitsubishi
Founded: 1970
Headquarter: Tokyo, Japan
The three diamonds of the Mitsubishi logo represents the three
ship fleet owned by the company founders and the first
activity of the Nippon manufacturer.

Mercedes-Benz
Founded: 1871
Headquarter: Stuttgart, Germany
The star in three corners represents the Mercedes-Benz
dominance on land, sea and air. The star appeared for the
first time in 1909 on a Daimler.
In 1926 the crown of laurel was added to mark the union with
Benz. The current logo with a star in a circle was used for the
first time in 1937.

Lamborghini
Founded: 1963
Headquarter: Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy
The Lamborghini logo stands for the founder’s zodiac sign —
the Taurus (a bull). Ferruccio Lamborghini’s love of bullfights
is displayed in the logo and Lamborghini models get their
names from famous bulls.
Lamborghini is now a subsidiary of German car manufacturer
Audi AG, which is in turn a subsidiary of Volkswagen

Jeep
Founded: 1941
Headquarter: Toledo, Ohio, USA
The Jeep logo as it stands currently represents the front of
the vehicle. It consists of two circles representing the
headlights and vertical bars representing the grill in the front
of the car. The word Jeep runs on top of the logo. Jeep
started out as a military vehicle and was later considered a
Willys-Overland model, so it didn’t originally have a logo.
Probably the closest thing to a Jeep logo appeared in 1963 in
the centre of Wagoneer and Gladiator hubcaps and steering
wheels. The interesting thing about this logo is that never seen
on the car itself. The car just has the words ‘Jeep’ on it. The
logo is primarily used for advertising and marketing purposes

Jaguar
Founded: 1922
Headquarter: Coventry, England
The Jaguar logo is a Jaguar leaping across the company name.
The leaping Jaguart is possibly built to represent the speed,
power and quickness of the car. The Jaguar emblem is also
placed on the front of the car.
Jaguar Cars Limited is a British based luxury car
manufacturer, originally with headquarters in Browns Lane,
Coventry, England but now at Whitley, Coventry.
It was founded as the Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922,by two
motorcycle enthusiasts, William Lyons and William Walmsley,
and changed its name to Jaguar in 1945.

Hyundai
Founded: 1967
Headquarter: Seoul, South Korea
The Hyundai Motor Company is a South Korean company
manufacturing automobiles. Their automobiles are available in
many countries around the globe. The Hyundai logo appears to
be an oval shaped H (symbolising Hyundai).
It is also supposed to be symbolic of the company’s desire to
expand. The ovaloid shape indicates the company’s global
expansion and the slanted, stylised ‘H’ is symbolic of two
people (specifically the company and customer) shaking
hands.

Ford
Founded: 1903
Headquarter: Dearborn, Michigan
The Ford oval trademark is one of the best-known corporate
symbols in the world and has been in regular use for more
than 50 years.
The script trademark dates back to the inception of the
company when Henry Ford’s engineering assistant developed a
stylised version of the words ‘Ford Motor Company’.
This last logo is the blue oval that Ford released in 2003 in
honour of the 100 years of the company. The logo was named
the ‘Centennial Blue Oval’.

FIAT
Founded: 1899
Headquarter: Turin, Italy
The FIAT is an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili
Torino (Italian car factory of Turin), founded by a group of
investors. The current Fiat logo has the letters F-I-A-T
written with a silver line between each of them. The lines were
added by the company’s design chief when one day passing
under the factory, he noticed the sky at the backdrop of the
huge FIAT letters on the top of the building. The lines added
are the spaces he saw in the company’s name over the building
and decided to keep it.
Fiat was founded in Turin on July 12, 1899. The first plant,
inaugurated in 1900 at Corso Dante, had 235 employees and
produced 24 automobiles. The first automobile to bear the Fiat
brand name was a model 4 HP.

Ok IVM founded in 20-- in Uruagu Nnewi, Nigeria. It has an oval shape with IVM written inside it. The ovaloid shape
indicates the company’s
global expansion. IVM means INNOSON VEHICLES & MOTORS


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Quite informative

Mazda is a brand obsessed with symbolism.

The name comes from Ahura Mazda, the god of wisdom, intelligence and harmony in early Asian civilizations. It also derives from the name of its founder, Jujiro Matsuda.

Its current logo was introduced in 1998. We'll let Mazda describe the symbolic complexity:

Capturing the spirit of Mazda, the stylised "M" evokes an image of wings in flight and symbolises the Mazda’s flight toward the future. The "V" in the centre of the "M" spreads out like an opening fan, representing the creativity, vitalty, flexibilty and passion that is Mazda. The symbol as a whole expresses the sharp, solid feeling that Mazda will be seeking in all of its products. The dynamic circle symbolises our readiness to spread our wings as we enter the 21st century.



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Subaru's logo references a cluster of stars in the constellation of Taurus
The six stars in the Subaru logo are a reference to Pleiades, a cluster of stars in the constellation of Taurus. Subaru is Taurus's Japanese name.

These six stars are especially easy to identify in the Japanese sky, and have guided travelers for generations.



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