Can You Identify These Failed Car Brands in 7 Minutes?

By: Robin Tyler
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Can You Identify These Failed Car Brands in 7 Minutes?
Image: Wiki Commons by Norbert Aepli

About This Quiz

In the world of motoring, the line between success and failure is very small.

Over the last century and a bit, many auto manufacturers have started all over the world. And not all of them can be like Toyota, Ford, Chevy and all the other successful brands that produced incredible models that sell in their thousands, hundreds of thousands and in some cases, millions.

There are those that started with the intention of providing their models to the masses, of turning the car manufacturing business into a profitable business only to last a few short years before going bust. And we won't get into the factors that led them there.

And then there are those auto manufacturers that make it, have a long history of producing cars loved by the public. But then, something goes wrong. A repositioning, increasing the cost of their vehicles and many other factors have brought down what seemed to highly successful car makers. Often, however, the causes are beyond their control. In the 1930s, for example, the Depression saw to the closure of many car makers. Granted, they were making luxury models at the time, which after the Depression just would not sell. They could not readjust and read the writing was on the wall.

But do you think you will be able to identify those car brands, both past and present, that have come and gone?

Let's see how well you do in this quiz, shall we?

Pontiac
YouTube by Car vs Car
An American brand that gave us the likes of the GTO, a renowned muscle car, can you name this failed car brand?
Pontiac
Hudson
Mercury
Hummer
Hudson
YouTube by Cascadia Classic
This failed car brand made vehicles in the United States from 1909 to 1954. Name it, please.
Pontiac
Hudson
Mercury
Hummer
Mercury
YouTube by Jakeman21642
Tell us from the brands below, which one belong to the Ford group and was closed in 2011?
Pontiac
Hudson
Mercury
Hummer

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Hummer
YouTube by Doug DeMuro
This brand formed part of the General Motors stable after it started out independently in 1992. It went bang in 2010. Can you identify it from the options below?
Pontiac
Hudson
Mercury
Hummer
Vector
YouTube by Vaughn Adams
American supercars? Yes, that was the plan behind this brand that didn't last long at all.
Vector
Hummer
Mercury
Pontiac
Studebaker
YouTube by Celebrity Cars
A massive name in American motoring that sadly saw its demise at the end of 1964 due to poor sales. Can you name it?
Hudson
Vector
Mercury
Studebaker

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Packard
YouTube by Lou Costabile
One of the first motoring brands in America, can you name the company that started in 1899 but closed by 1958?
Studebaker
Packard
Vector
Hummer
Oldsmobile
YouTube by Cereal Marshmallows
The oldest auto brand in America, but sentiment means nothing and General Motors chopped them in 2004. What was their name?
Packard
Vector
Oldsmobile
Studebaker
Saturn
YouTube by Brad Holt
Created to compete with the influx of smaller Japanese cars in the 1980s, this brand bit the dust in 2010. Any ideas as to who they were?
Saturn
Oldsmobile
Hummer
Pontiac

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Plymouth
YouTube by Doug DeMuro
This brand formed part of Chrysler until its closure in 2001. Name them, please.
Hudson
Saturn
Packard
Plymouth
Tucker
YouTube by WasabiCars
Name this company that lasted all of two years, with the owner up for stock fraud.
Plymouth
Tucker
Pontiac
Hummer
AMC
YouTube by Lou Costabile
This company brought us muscle cars such as the rebel and ugly cars such as the Goblin. Who were they?
Vector
Tucker
Mercury
AMC

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Edsel
YouTube by Lou Costabile
Part of the Ford stable, this brand failed in record time. What was it?
Studebaker
AMC
Hummer
Edsel
DeLorean
YouTube by CNET
Famous thanks to the 'Back to the Future' movie trilogy but not for anything auto-related. What car out of the options below are we talking about?
Edsel
DeLorean
AMC
Tucker
DeSoto
YouTube by Motor City Classic Cars
This brand was established in 1928 as part of the Chrysler group. It was closed in 1961. What was it?
DeLorean
Plymouth
Saturn
DeSoto

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Nash
YouTube by Grautogallery1
Formed in 1916, this brand eventually merged with Hudson to form the American Motor Corporation. Which of these below are we talking about?
DeSoto
Hummer
Nash
Mercury
Stutz Motor Company
YouTube by Dragone Classic Motorcars
Credited with the 'Bearcat', the first American sports car, this company opened in 1911 but by 1939 had disappeared.
Nash
Stutz Motor Company
Pontiac
Edsel
Kaiser-Frazer
YouTube by JW Burrell invented iPhone
Formed in 1947, by 1951, this brand had already come to an end. Can you name them?
Saturn
Stutz Motor Company
Kaiser-Frazer
Mercury

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Pierce-Arrow
YouTube by Lou Costabile
From 1901 to 1938 this motor company, based in Buffalo, New York made luxury vehicles. Can you name them?
Kaiser-Frazer
Oldsmobile
Pierce-Arrow
Packard
Duesenberg
YouTube by Lou Costabile
Luxury vehicles don't sell during a depression as this company found out, closing in 1937. Any idea as to who they were?
Pierce-Arrow
Hudson
Vector
Duesenberg
Suzuki
YouTube by The Fast Lane Car
Still selling around the world, just non-existent in the United States, identify this auto manufacturer please.
Suzuki
Duesenberg
Nash
AMC

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Auburn
YouTube by Lou Costabile
Formed in 1900, the Depression had its say in sending this company to closure. Who were they?
Mercury
Auburn
Suzuki
Pontiac
Cord
YouTube by Lou Costabile
Forming part of the Auburn group, this vehicle manufacturer was called?
Cord
Auburn
Hummer
DeLorean
Eagle
YouTube by Carfection
Another division of Chrysler that was short lived, name this motor company that produced vehicles from 1988 to 1999.
Eagle
Duesenburg
Stutz Motor Company
Cord

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Sunbeam
YouTube by DIXIE DREAM CARS
Name this brand that produced cars in Britain from 1905 to 1936, please.
Eagle
Cord
Sunbeam
Auburn
Wilys Knight
YouTube by Streetside Classics
Can you name this American manufacturer, originally called Edwards Motor Company?
Hudson
Sunbeam
Willys-Knight
Edsel
Singer
YouTube by Alberto Viani
Established in 1874, this company originally made bicycles before moving onto cars. Their production lasted till 1970. Who are they?
Singer
Wilys Knight
Mercury
Eagle

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Hillman
YouTube by Ratt Fink
This motor company also made bicycles before moving to cars. They were established in 1901.
Suzuki
DeSoto
Singer
Hillman
Rambler
YouTube by Grautogallery1
Identify this brand that has been seen around the world and formed part of many auto companies.
Hillman
Rambler
Plymouth
Tucker
Maybach
YouTube by Car TV
German, luxurious, and Simon Cowell owned one but that didn't stop the brand from going bust. What are we talking about?
Rambler
Edsel
Maybach
Sunbeam

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Isuzu
YouTube by Bob Bird
Still a product in other parts of the world, this vehicle manufacturer no longer produces for the US market. Name it, please.
Auburn
Isuzu
Mayback
Cord
Saab
YouTube by ACCORDingtoTom
This manufacturer formed part of the GM group for a period but went bankrupt in 2012. Who are they?
Isuzu
Saab
Pontiac
Packard
Checker
YouTube by BobbysUsedCars B
This company were known for their taxis made from 1922 to 1982. Who are they?
Singer
DeLorean
Saab
Checker

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Simca
YouTube by Kucarfa BV
Name this French car brand that produced vehicles for a 40-year period up until 1974.
Checker
Simca
Sunbeam
Duesenberg
Clement-Talbot
Wiki Commons by Sv1ambo
This brand folded in 1958 but received a lease on life from Peugeot only to collapse again. Any ideas as to who they are?
Clement-Talbot
Simca
Eagle
Mercury
Auto Union
Wiki Commons by Lothar Spurzem
Identify this brand formed in 1932 and which fell away after the merger that saw the rise of Audi.
Auto Union
Edsel
Clement-Talbot
Saturn

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Geo
Wiki Commons by Inkadove
A small car option, this GM brand eventually merged with Chevy in 1997. Can you name them?
Rambler
Hillman
Auto Union
Geo
Corbin
Wiki Commons by Karl W. Barnes
Name this short-lived American car manufacturer that lasted only from 1908 to 1912.
Corbin
Geo
Nash
Checker
Rover
Wiki Commons by Malcolm Asquith
Name this lost brand, please.
Stutz
Corbin
Duesenberg
Rover

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Autoette
YouTube by Lawrence Fisher
A microcar was the only model produced by this brand. Who were they?
Eagle
Rover
Autoette
Sunbeam