Best Car Brands In The U.S.

If you’re car shopping, it helps to know which brands come out at the top. In this guide, we’ll look at all of the major car brands sold in the United States.

Acura

Acura is a luxury brand owned by Japan’s Honda Motor Company. Popular models include the RDX compact luxury crossover, the MDX three-row crossover, and the TLX sedan. Acura builds cars for the U.S. market at plants in Japan, Canada, and the United States. They’ve been selling vehicles in the U.S. since 1986.

Audi

Audi, a German automaker that is part of the Volkswagen Group, markets a variety of cars and SUVs in the U.S. The company’s product range includes the Audi A4 sedan and Q8 SUV as well as the R8 sports car. In recent years, Audi has begun rolling out electric vehicles through its e-tron family. It builds these cars at plants around the globe.

Buick

The Buick brand, part of General Motors, sells a family of crossovers and sedans in the U.S. market that includes the Buick Encore, Encore G.X., Envision, and Enclave. All but one of those models (the Chinese-built Envision) are built in North America.

Dodge

Dodge is a brand of performance vehicles owned by the U.S. subsidiary of the Stellantis conglomerate. The company sells three vehicles primarily — the Dodge Challenger sports coupe, the Dodge Charger sedan, and the Dodge Durango SUV. Founded by brothers John and Horace Dodge in 1914, the company originally built cars before shifting to trucks in 1928.

Ford

Ford Motor Co. is one of the largest automobile companies in the U.S. and sells the most popular vehicle in the country, the Ford F-150 full-size pickup. Ford builds and sells cars around the world from its headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan. One of the longest-running American car brands, Ford claimed early success with its high-volume, low-cost Ford Model T.

Honda

Honda is a company based in Japan that sells a full line of vehicles in the United States, including its popular Civic, Accord, and CR-V. Many of the vehicles it sells here are manufactured in the U.S.; it also makes motorcycles and outdoor power equipment.