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2.BMWThe companys circular white and blue logo is

portrayed as the movement of an aircraft propeller withthe white blades cutting through a blue sky. The

German automobile company, Bayerische Motoren

Werke is popularly known as BMW.

(Photo: Reuters Pictures)

BMW

The companys circular white and blue logo is

portrayed as the movement of an aircraft propeller with

the white blades cutting through a blue sky. The

German automobile company, Bayerische Motoren

Werke is popularly known as BMW.
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4. previous next5.olls-Royce6.One of the oldest car manufacturers Rolls-Royce is very

well known for its mascot on the bonnet of its cars. The

silver lady also known as the Spirit of Ecstasy is in theform of a woman leaning forwards with her arms

outstretched behind and above her.

7.It was designed by Charles Robinson Sykes and carrieswith it a story about a secret passion between John
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Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, a pioneer of

the automobile movement and his secret love and the

model for the emblem, Eleanor Velasco Thornton.

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1.ToyotaThere are three ovals in the logo, the two perpendicular

ovals inside the larger oval represent the heart of the

customer and the heart of the company. They are
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overlapped to represent a mutually beneficial

relationship and trust between each other.

The overlapping of the two perpendicular ovals inside

the outer oval symbolize "T" for Toyota, as well as a

steering wheel, representing the vehicle itself and the

outer oval symbolizes the world embracing Toyota. This

logo of Toyota was introduced in October of 1989 to

commemorate the 50th year of the company.

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The Audi emblem of the four rings denotes one of

Germany's oldest automobile manufacturers. It symbolizes

the merger in 1932 of four previously independent motor

vehicle manufacturers: Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer.


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These companies are the foundation stones on which the

present-day AUDI AG is built.

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1.MitsubishiThe name Mitsubishi refers to the three-diamond

emblem. Mitsu means three while Hishi(pronounced

as bishi) means water chestnut. The logo is said to be an

arrangement of two family crests; the three-oak-leaf

crest of the Yamauchi family, Lords of Tosa, whereYataro was born, and the three-tiered water chestnut

crest of the Iwasaki family.

(Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
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Mercedes-Benz

Classified as one of the luxury automobiles, Mercedes-

Benz has a corporate logo which describes the three-

pointed star enclosed in a circle. This star was included

in the design intended for use on the radiator grille and

became a registered trademark in August 1923.


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1.HyundaiThe corporate logo of the Hyundai Motor Company is a

circled slanting capital H. The company was establishedin 1967 and Cortina was the companys first model

which was released in cooperation with Ford Motor

Company in 1968.


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1.HondaThe capital H inside a square symbolizes distinguishes

Honda from the other cars. The Honda MotorCompany has been one of the largest motorcycles and

automotive manufactures since the 1950s.


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1.RenaultRenault cars are recognized by its diamond logo andhave been through many changes since it first was used

in 1925. This French multinational vehicle

manufacturer was established in 1899.


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1.ChevroletAlthough many variations in coloring and detail of theChevrolet bowtie has changed over the years since its

introduction in late 1913, its essential shape has never

changed. In 2004, Chevrolet began to phase in the gold

bowtie that today serves as the brand identity for all of

its cars and trucks marketed globally.


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11.previous next1.Opel

The official logo of Opel is in the form of a horizontally

stretched letter Z. The origin of the companys logo lies

in the truck Opel Blitz (Blitz means lightening in

German). And that is to portray the horizontal form of

a lightning which appears in the current logo.
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1.SuzukiThe letter S is the corporate logo of Suzuki and itslargest and most valuable subsidiaries, Maruti Suzuki.

The company is known for manufacturing compact

automobiles and has main production facilities in over

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Tata

A circled capital T is the corporate identity of TataMotors. It is India's largest automobile company and

Jaguar Land Rover, Tata Marcopolo Motors and

Concorde Motors are among its many joint ventures,

subsidiaries and associate companies.
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1.VolkswagenVolkswagen means people's car in German. Thecompany is was founded on 28 May 1937 and

headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. The current

Volkswagen logo, which reads a V and a W inside a

circle, was redesigned in 2000.


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1.JaguarThe leaping jaguar is the emblem used on the bonnet ofthe cars. Jaguar was founded as the Swallow Sidecar

Company by Sir William Lyons in 1922 and is now a

subsidiary of the Indian company Tata Motors.


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Ferrari

The well known symbol of the Ferrari cars is the black

prancing stallion on a yellow shield with the letters SF

for Scuderia Ferrari and also has three stripes of colors

green, white and red on top representing the nationalcolors of Italy. The company was founded by Enzo

Ferrari in 1929 as Scuderia Ferrari.
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17.previous next1.Bentley

Bentley distinguishes its cars with a winged B badge on

the hood of its cars. The Bentley Motors was founded in

1919 by W. O. Bentley and is now owned by

Volkswagen.
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1.LamborghiniFerruccio Lamborghini founded Automobili FerruccioLamborghini in 1963 and it is said that the world of

bullfighting is a key part of Lamborghini's identity. It is

believed that Lamborghini was so impressed by the

Spanish fighting bulls when he visited the Seville ranch

of Don Eduardo Miura, a renounced breeder of the

bulls that he decided to adopt a raging bull as the


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emblem of the company.

Porsche

The centre of the crest shows a black horse rampant, an

expression both of forward thrusting power and a

derivation of the city seal. The team at Porsche was

giving a clear sign of the bond they felt with the town in

which they were based and now every Porsche has been

duly armed with this logo.


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The emblem of Porsche was initially put together out of

elements from the history of Wrttemberg-Baden, as

the political region was still called at that time: stylised

antlers and the state colours of red and black.

Aston Martin

The full name against a pair of wings is a die-cast

emblem is what the company adopted to show off on the

radiators of the cars manufactured. Lionel Martin andRobert Bamford founded Aston Martin in 1913.


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