Archive for the tag 'Car Logos'

Jul 18 2009

A collection of Brand Car Logos and Their Stories (II)

Published by Michelle under Car Logos

LOTUS

Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, Norfolk, England. The company designs and builds race and production automobiles of light weight and high handling characteristics. The logo of Lotus Cars features the abstracted shape of a lotus on the oval light yellow plane, with the word “LOTUS” and four overlapped English letters “A.C.B.C”, which stands for the name of its founder A.C.B.CHAPMAN.
RENAULT

Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, buses, tractors, and trucks. Due to its alliance with Nissan, it is currently the world’s 4th largest automaker. 1923 - In 1923, [...]

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Jul 17 2009

A collection of Brand Car Logos and Their Stories (I)

Published by Michelle under Car Logos

AUDI
The name Audi is based on a Latin translation of the surname of the founder August Horch, itself the German word for “listen!”The Audi emblem is four overlapping rings that represent the four marques of Auto Union. The Audi emblem symbolizes the amalgamation of Audi with DKW, Horch and Wanderer: the first ring represents Audi, the second represents DKW, third is Horch, and the fourth and last ring Wanderer. Its similarity to the Olympic rings caused the International Olympic Committee to sue Audi in International Trademark Court in 1995.
BENZ
Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. [...]

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