Car Brands That Start With W

Every car brand in the archive whose name begins with W, with its logo and history.

Car brands A to Z Updated By Sources & methodology

Short answer

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

Car Brands That Start With W — 11 brands, best known first
BrandCountryFounded
W Motors logo
W MotorsVehicle maker
United Arab Emirates —
Wanderer logo
WandererVehicle maker
Germany —
Wartburg logo
WartburgVehicle maker
Germany —
Weltmeister logo
WeltmeisterVehicle maker
China —
Western Star logo
Western StarVehicle maker
United States —
Westfield logo
WestfieldVehicle maker
United Kingdom —
WEY logo
WEYVehicle maker
China —
Wiesmann logo
WiesmannVehicle maker
Germany —
Willys-Overland logo
Willys-OverlandVehicle maker
United States —
Workhorse logo
WorkhorseVehicle maker
United States —
Wuling logo
WulingVehicle maker
China —

Car Brands That Start With W: Entry Details

W Motors logo

W Motors

United Arab Emirates

How 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.

Segment
Vehicle maker
Archived logo versions
1
W Motors logo & history →
Wanderer logo

Wanderer

Germany

How 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.

Segment
Vehicle maker
Archived logo versions
7
Wanderer logo & history →
Wartburg logo

Wartburg

Germany

How 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.

Segment
Vehicle maker
Archived logo versions
1
Wartburg logo & history →
Weltmeister logo

Weltmeister

China

How the Weltmeister logo pairs a ringed bar mark with a bold wordmark and Chinese name, plus the story of WM Motor's electric cars.

Segment
Vehicle maker
Archived logo versions
1
Weltmeister logo & history →
Western Star logo

Western Star

United States

How the Western Star W-and-star emblem identifies a premium North American truck brand, where the trucks are built, and which models defined it.

Segment
Vehicle maker
Archived logo versions
1
Western Star logo & history →
Westfield logo

Westfield

United Kingdom

A look at the Westfield wheel-and-sunrise badge, what its parts show, and the Lotus Seven-inspired sports cars it has been fixed to.

Segment
Vehicle maker
Archived logo versions
1
Westfield logo & history →
WEY logo

WEY

China

How 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.

Segment
Vehicle maker
Archived logo versions
1
WEY logo & history →
Wiesmann logo

Wiesmann

Germany

The Wiesmann gecko badge, why the Dülmen sports car maker chose a lizard, and the hand-built roadsters and coupes that carried it.

Segment
Vehicle maker
Archived logo versions
1
Wiesmann logo & history →
Willys-Overland logo

Willys-Overland

United States

From 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.

Segment
Vehicle maker
Archived logo versions
5
Willys-Overland logo & history →
Workhorse logo

Workhorse

United States

The 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.

Segment
Vehicle maker
Archived logo versions
1
Workhorse logo & history →
Wuling logo

Wuling

China

How 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.

Segment
Vehicle maker
Archived logo versions
2
Wuling logo & history →

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.

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