6 Popular Car Brands You Probably Didn't Know Existed!!

popular car brands you probably didn't know existed what's up everyone in the past 100 years or so of the car industry automotive brands have become a significant part of our lives even if you're not a car person you're sure to easily recognize most of the popular makes up models at least that said there are still some major car companies that are totally unknown to most people even knowledgeable enthusiasts we're not talking about obscure exotic boutique brands either but companies that sell thousands or even hundreds of thousands each year including in Europe or America let's get right into the video this video is sponsored by Auto doc Auto doc is a massive online motor parts website with super low prices and a clean looking mobile app they make it easy to find car parts for repairing or maintaining your car whether it's brake pads air filters or tons of other parts they're accessible in 26 countries check the link in the description let's get back to the video number one great wall motors China with an annual production of over a million vehicles great wall motors is one of China's top domestic companies since China is the world's biggest car market which is continually expanding we're sure that great wall motors will only grow larger China will grow larger and eventually become a globally recognized name the company was established in 1985 and today produces a wide range of different models from urban minis all the way to large SUVs rather like many Chinese companies Great Wall is continuously under criticism and a few lawsuits for copying more popular designs and shapes that said great wall is seeing great success exporting its cars across the globe to continents like South America Asia and even Europe in the UK it's cars are not available for purchase though however its commercial pickup ranges been popular thanks to their no-nonsense design and low prices something fleet bias love of course number two Daimler UK if you live in the UK or mainland of Europe you've probably seen various Jaguar sedans with a slightly different grille or a stylized D replacing the Jaguar logo eagle-eyed enthusiasts might notice a few all details which underlined the fact that this was not a regular XJ when in fact a Daimler super v8 Daimler was a company established in 1896 which was famous for the production of luxury cars planes specialty vehicles and even military equipment it was fairly active until the 60s when Jaguar bought it and used the brand to produce even more upscale models than regular Jaguar products in recent years it has been inactive but for a long time it was the symbol of elegance and prestige for people for which a Jaguar just wasn't classy enough the royal family for instance number three proton Malaysia here is one some of you may know especially if you live in the UK and have a keen eye proton is a Malaysian car company which could be considered semi successful at least on the European market proton motors first starting exporting to the EU in the late 80s and early 90s competing with the likes of care and high Undine due to aggressive marketing and the exciting flagship vehicle these Satria GTI which was produced with the help of Lotus protes will managed to sell over 140,000 cars in the UK alone until 1997 in fact in 1992 one in five cars sold in the UK was a proton and they were out selling their primary competitors from high on Diane's say big time a 1999 survey suggested that proton was even the third most reliable car brand in Britain unfortunately due to the changing global economic climates and increasing competition proton sales have diminished in Western markets but they are still a roaring success across the globe number four Perodua Malaysia even if you've heard of proton or perhaps owned one you're pretty unlikely to have heard of its fellow Malaysian brands the piraju of car company established in 1991 piraju was main focus is on building economy cars in small vans which are designed in partnership with other Asian brands that is why many piraju were cars look like other models from suzuki Mitsubishi Daihatsu and hi own died but they're not exact clones piraju was main selling point so that their vehicles are inexpensive and back to certainly not luxury vehicles as you might expect piraju our cars are mostly sold in Asia and in right-hand drive configurations although this meant that there was a small number exported to the United Kingdom every now and then you might see a little old lady driving one to the shops he's probably never heard of the brand either that says even though this brand is pretty obscure their annual production of almost a quarter of a million cars is not to be sniffed at number five Mitsuoka Japan most Japanese brands are well known across the globe but Japan's domestic market still hiding some real automotive gems such as Mitsuoka Mitsuoka is dedicated to building unique cars based on the running gear of regular production models from brands such as Honda Toyota and Nissan the idea behind Mitsuoka is to bring to market totally unique vehicle designs but retain the everyday usability low running costs and easy maintenance that we've come to expect from Japanese cars the company's first forays into the automotive world were in the early 90s when it unveiled its lineup of retro inspired cars that looked sort of like scaled-down versions of the check your market to perhaps one of their most famous cars was the Orochi which was based on the Honda NSX other vehicles they've done are the Mitsuoka vugt based on the Nissan Micra and a very posh looking mitsuoka galue based on the Nissan crew strangely with the RB 20 II engine for the Skyline r33 whilst they may seem strange in the Western world Mitsuoka was one of the first companies ever to fully explore retro-themed design languages something that was later copied by brands like Daihatsu with its köppen or perhaps even modern minis number six Ssangyong motors Korea once regarded as part of the Korean rise to automotive power Ssangyong kind of disappeared from the global car scene in the 2000s only recently returning to the European market the company was established in 1959 and were mainly focused on building off-road and commercial vehicles it looked like San Yong was in the right place and at the right time when in 1991 it started a partnership with Mercedes and entered the emerging SUV market with Musso and Korando these two models sold relatively well and gave the company the confidence to invest in other projects however the next few models like the acción Rexton rhodius and Chiron were pretty unusual shall we say the cars were affordable and decently put together mostly using old but tested Merc parts but didn't sell especially well at European markets that said expect to see a lot more from this brand soon in the UK at least they're opening up dealerships rapidly and there must so pick up at latest Carano SUV are selling like hotcakes so there you are have you heard of these brands are there any other brands that I probably won't have heard of let me know in the comments and don't forget to dislike or like the video thanks for watching Cheers [Music]

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Length: 7min 37sec (457 seconds)

Published: Fri Sep 06 2019