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11 car brands in the archive start with W, including W Motors, Wanderer and Wartburg.
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Car Brands That Start With W: Key Facts
- Brands on this list
- 11
- Countries
- 5
- Most brands from
- China (3)
Car Brands That Start With W at a Glance
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Car Brands That Start With W: Entry Details

W Motors
United Arab EmiratesHow the chrome W shield of Dubai supercar maker W Motors is built, what the company has said about its name, and the cars that made it known.
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Wanderer
GermanyHow the Wanderer logo moved from a flowing 1896 script to the winged W, what the mark shows, and which cars from the Chemnitz maker are remembered.
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Wartburg
GermanyHow the Wartburg badge puts Eisenach's castle on a pair of chrome wings, what the VEB lettering means, and which East German cars carried it.
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Weltmeister
ChinaHow the Weltmeister logo pairs a ringed bar mark with a bold wordmark and Chinese name, plus the story of WM Motor's electric cars.
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Western Star
United StatesHow the Western Star W-and-star emblem identifies a premium North American truck brand, where the trucks are built, and which models defined it.
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Westfield
United KingdomA look at the Westfield wheel-and-sunrise badge, what its parts show, and the Lotus Seven-inspired sports cars it has been fixed to.
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WEY
ChinaHow the WEY badge of a tall metallic bar and an extended wordmark identifies Great Wall Motor's premium brand, why it is named after a surname, and which SUVs defined it.
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Wiesmann
GermanyThe Wiesmann gecko badge, why the Dülmen sports car maker chose a lizard, and the hand-built roadsters and coupes that carried it.
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Willys-Overland
United StatesFrom a red Willys Utility oval to the Willys-Knight helmet and the bold W in a red disc, see how Willys-Overland's badges changed and who stood behind them.
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Workhorse
United StatesThe Workhorse logo pairs a bold W-and-H shield with a wide wordmark in orange-red. See where the name comes from and how the electric truck maker grew out of AMP.
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Wuling
ChinaHow the Wuling "W" emblem went from a red badge with Chinese characters to today's silver mark, what the diamond shapes show, and which Wuling vehicles mattered most.
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- 2
Car Brands That Start With W: 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 W come from different countries and eras, so the list is also a cross-section of the industry.
Where these brands come from
China has the most brands on this list (3 of 11), followed by Germany (3) and United States (3). In all, 5 countries are represented.
FAQ: Car Brands That Start With W
Which car brands start with W?
W Motors, Wanderer, Wartburg, Weltmeister, Western Star, Westfield, WEY, Wiesmann, Willys-Overland and Workhorse, and 1 more in the table above.
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