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24 car brands in the archive start with B, including BMW, BYD and Bentley.
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Car Brands That Start With B: Key Facts
- Brands on this list
- 24
- Countries
- 8
- Oldest brand
- Bugatti (1909)
- Newest brand
- BYD (1995)
- Most brands from
- United Kingdom (6)
Car Brands That Start With B at a Glance
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China | 1995 |
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United Kingdom | 1919 |
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Car Brands That Start With B: Entry Details
BMW
Germany · Founded 1916How the BMW roundel grew out of the Rapp Motorenwerke emblem, what its blue and white quarters mean, why the propeller story is a myth, and which cars built the brand.
- Segment
- Luxury vehicles
- Archived logo versions
- 9
BYD
China · Founded 1995How the BYD logo went from a blue-and-white oval with a BMW look-alike problem to a red oval and then a flat three-letter wordmark, plus the cars and people behind it.
- Segment
- Electric vehicles
- Archived logo versions
- 5
Bentley
United Kingdom · Founded 1919How the Bentley winged B grew from a 1919 radiator badge into today's flat black emblem, what its parts show, and which Bentley cars made the name famous.
- Segment
- Luxury vehicles
- Archived logo versions
- 5
Bugatti
France · Founded 1909From the red oval with its ring of dots and EB monogram to today's plain black wordmark, see what the Bugatti logo shows, where it came from and which cars made it famous.
- Segment
- Hypercars
- Archived logo versions
- 5
BAC
United KingdomA look at the slanted-stripe BAC mark used by Briggs Automotive Company, the Liverpool maker of the single-seat Mono, and what is known about its design.
- Segment
- Vehicle maker
- Archived logo versions
- 1
Baojun
ChinaHow the Baojun logo moved from a horse-head shield to a silver diamond horse profile, what the name "Treasured Horse" means, and which cars defined the brand.
- Segment
- Vehicle maker
- Archived logo versions
- 2
BeiBen
ChinaA look at the BeiBen Truck emblem, a red circle with a spire-like mark above Chinese and Latin lettering, and the Baotou heavy-truck maker behind it.
- Segment
- Vehicle maker
- Archived logo versions
- 1
Berkeley
United KingdomA look at the round Berkeley badge with its red and silver B, the British microcar maker from Biggleswade, and the sports cars it built from 1956 to 1960.
- Segment
- Vehicle maker
- Archived logo versions
- 2
Berliet
FranceSee how the Berliet logo moved from a bold script wordmark to the locomotive-front badge and a later geometric mark, and which Berliet vehicles became icons.
- Segment
- Vehicle maker
- Archived logo versions
- 3
Bertone
ItalySee how the Bertone logo moved from a blue-and-chrome crest to the stylized b monogram, what the mark shows, and which Bertone designs became icons.
- Segment
- Vehicle maker
- Archived logo versions
- 3
Bestune
ChinaHow the Bestune badge works, why FAW renamed Besturn to Bestune in 2018, and which cars carried the brand.
- Segment
- Vehicle maker
- Archived logo versions
- 1
BharatBenz
IndiaHow the BharatBenz roundel works, what the name means, how Daimler launched the Indian truck brand in 2011, and which BharatBenz trucks mattered.
- Segment
- Vehicle maker
- Archived logo versions
- 1
Bitter
GermanyThe Bitter logo is a stencil-style letter B split by a vertical slit. Here is what it shows, who founded the marque, and which cars carried it.
- Segment
- Vehicle maker
- Archived logo versions
- 1
Bizzarrini
ItalyA look at the red and gold Bizzarrini eagle badge from Livorno, what is and is not documented about it, and the engineer and cars behind the name.
- Segment
- Vehicle maker
- Archived logo versions
- 1
BMW M
GermanyHow the three-stripe BMW M badge came to mark Munich's motorsport division, what the M stands for, and which M cars from the M1 to the XM made it famous.
- Segment
- Vehicle maker
- Archived logo versions
- 3
Borgward
GermanyHow the Borgward rhombus went from a Bremen radiator badge to a revived 2010s emblem, what its red-and-white quarters show, and which Borgward cars mattered.
- Segment
- Vehicle maker
- Archived logo versions
- 4
Bowler
United KingdomThe Bowler logo explained, from its black wordmark inside swooshes to the Derbyshire off-road maker's Land Rover-based rally raid vehicles.
- Segment
- Vehicle maker
- Archived logo versions
- 1
Brabus
GermanyHow the Brabus name and its circled B badge came out of a 1977 Bottrop tuning shop, what the name means, and which Brabus builds became the best known.
- Segment
- Vehicle maker
- Archived logo versions
- 1
Brilliance
ChinaHow the Brilliance emblem pairs a chrome oval with a red wordmark, what is documented about the Shenyang carmaker, and which of its cars matter most.
- Segment
- Vehicle maker
- Archived logo versions
- 1
Bristol
United KingdomHow the Bristol Cars roundel pairs a ship-and-castle shield with a black ring, what is documented about it, and which Bristol cars became classics.
- Segment
- Vehicle maker
- Archived logo versions
- 1
Brockway
United StatesTrace Brockway's gold Huskie badge from a Cortland truck maker to Mack's own answer to its Bulldog, and see why the plant closed in 1977.
- Segment
- Vehicle maker
- Archived logo versions
- 1
Brooke
United KingdomA short look at the Brooke Cars badge, the British maker of the Double R sports car, and what is documented about its name and history.
- Segment
- Vehicle maker
- Archived logo versions
- 1
Bufori
MalaysiaHow the gold Bufori script came to badge hand-built, 1920s-style coupes from Sydney and Kuala Lumpur, what the name stands for, and which models defined the brand.
- Segment
- Vehicle maker
- Archived logo versions
- 1
Buick
United StatesSee how Buick's tri-shield grew from a 1937 coat-of-arms badge into today's mark, what its three shields represent, and which Buick cars carried it.
- Segment
- Vehicle maker
- Archived logo versions
- 9
Car Brands That Start With B: Analysis
Why browse by initial
Browsing by initial is the quickest way to find a brand when only the first letter is certain. Brands starting with B come from different countries and eras, so the list is also a cross-section of the industry.
Where these brands come from
United Kingdom has the most brands on this list (6 of 24), followed by China (5) and Germany (5). In all, 8 countries are represented.
How old these brands are
The oldest brand on this list is Bugatti, founded in 1909, and the newest is BYD, founded in 1995. The most common founding decade is the 1910s (2 brands).
FAQ: Car Brands That Start With B
Which car brands start with B?
BMW, BYD, Bentley, Bugatti, BAC, Baojun, BeiBen, Berkeley, Berliet and Bertone, and 14 more in the table above.
Which is the oldest brand on this list?
Bugatti, founded in 1909.
How is this list compiled?
Brands are listed by the first letter of their name as it appears on the brand page.
Sources & methodology
Brands are listed by the first letter of their name as it appears on the brand page. Each brand page lists its own sources, and the logo images are an educational reference archive.
Maintained by Artsiom Dusau, a software engineer and BMW 4 Series owner. Editorial policy