For over 150 years, the automobile has been represented by many makes, brands, and models produced in different countries and periods. Today, much information about many designers and companies, especially those who stood at the origins of the automobile industry, has already been lost in the “thicket” of history. The harsh conditions of capitalist competition, periods of war, and devastation only aggravated the situation. Many companies, whose ideas were innovative for their time, did not have time to realize themselves to the fullest extent; having created one or two revolutionary models, they were forced to close and did not have time to leave a significant trace, getting lost. Since the middle of the XX century, many companies, seeking better conditions for their development, have resorted to a system of mergers, name changes, and rebranding, which has led to significant confusion about names and their ownership.
What car brands begin with the letter T?
The list of automobile brands is quite extensive. It includes both modern operating companies and models produced today, as well as those that have long since ceased operations. But all of them are united by an important historical contribution to the development of the world automobile industry, which enabled them to be included on this list. These are the most famous French brands of expensive cars, Talbot-Lago and Czech Tatra, and the German manufacturer of sports cars in the Lux category, Tauro Sport Auto. And many more automakers, world-famous and not-so-famous.
Such confusion made it difficult to study and obtain information about the development of automobiles in a logical sequence without large gaps. As a result, obtaining the necessary statistical data to analyze the development of mechanical engineering was difficult, and duplicate brand and name registrations began to appear due to this confusion, leading to litigation. Today, this task can be solved by the World Wide Web, which provides an opportunity for in-depth and extended search of information through fragmentary evidence, residual traces in the old press, pictures, postcards, and photographs of personal libraries. Special resources have been created to collect, organize, and store the information for easy retrieval.
Talbot Lago
Talbot-Lago was integral to the British-French venture STD Motors, founded in 1916 after the Great Depression. The band broke up, and its French part, headed by Antonio Lago, was named Talbot-Lago. It became world-famous for its Formula 1 sports team and its “drop-shaped” sports cars. The 1937 Talbot-Lago T150 CC coupe and the 1938 Talbot-Lago T150 S roadster were particularly popular among its cars. The brand ceased to exist in 1959.
Tata
Tata is a famous Indian automobile brand founded in 1945 to manufacture railroad locomotives in Mumbai, India. The brand grew into the automobile industry in 1954, producing its first car in close collaboration with Daimler-Benz AG. In 2004, the brand, continuing its growth, bought Daewoo Commercial Vehicles Company, a South Korean truck manufacturer. In 2008, the company acquired Jaguar Land Rover from its owner, Ford. Today, Tata ranks 226th on the list of the world’s largest corporations.
Tatra
The world-famous Czech automobile manufacturing company Tatra, which traces its history back to 1850, immediately became popular thanks to factories in Berlin, Vienna, Wroclaw, Kyiv, and Chernihiv. Its founder, Ignatz Schustala, created a carriage and chaise lounge company called Schustala & Company. The brand produced its first car, the President, in 1897, becoming the first European automobile manufacturer. In the future, the brand will become a renowned global manufacturer of heavy trucks. Sold in 2013 to Truck Development, it produces heavy trucks with a rigid frame. The company is headquartered in Kopřivnice. Czech Republic.
Tauro Sport Auto
Spanish automobile brand – Tauro Sport Auto, founded by a group of Spanish businessmen in 2010, is located in Valladolid. The main reason for the company’s creation was the desire to realize its projects in the sports cars segment of the Lux category. For this purpose, the company merged with one of the UK’s racing car manufacturers. The peculiarity of production is its small-scale, manual, car-to-order manufacturing. The brand’s most famous model is the Tauro V8, created based on the Pontiac Solstice. It is available in 4 variants: Spider, Coupe, Saeta, and Portago.
Tech Art
In 1987, Thomas Behringer founded the TechArt automobile company in Leonberg (Germany). The founder sought to realize his ideas through it, harmoniously combining artistic perfection with advanced technical features and functions. In 2008, the brand created the TechArt GT Street RS based on the Porsche 997 GT2. In 2009, the German company launched the Techart GTstreet RS based on the Porsche 911 GT2. Expanding, the brand opened an American division in Largo, Florida. One of the company’s latest models is the GrandGT, based on the Porsche Panamera Sport Tourismo.
Technical Studio
Technical Studio is a French technical studio founded in 2000 in Boismoran, France. The brand’s main profile was the development of modern high-performance sports cars. Its flagship designs are the Aico 15 roadster and the TS07 coupe, first unveiled at the 2007 Paris Motor Show. The latter model was planned to be produced in 12 units. The brand continues to work in the same direction, preparing new customized projects.
Tesla
Tesla is an American electric car manufacturer and energy company. It was founded in 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Mark Tarpenning. However, these names were joined by Elon Musk, Jeffrey Brian Straubel, and Ian Wright, who actively tried to realize the idea. By 2019, the brand had become the world’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicles – cars and trucks. Its eponymous passenger car model surpassed Toyota’s sales figures in 2021.
Teverbaugh & Kirkland
In 1957, John Teverbaugh and Robert Kirkland collaborated to realize their idea of the fastest and most beautiful car. The brand became the designer and manufacturer of one car. It was tested on the Bonneville Salt Flats (Bonneville Salt Flats). The single Teverbaugh & Kirkland Bonneville Special was designed to compete in a modified D class. A second, lighter fiberglass hull was purchased to improve the first result. John reshaped the hull, improving its streamlining.
Thomas Motor Company
Thomas Motor Company was founded in 1902 as a Buffalo, New York bicycle manufacturer. After expanding its product line to include motorized bicycles and motorcycles, the brand began to turn its attention to automobiles. The first automobiles under the Flyer brand appeared in 1905. It was a series of large passenger cars with wooden wheels. Triumphant for the brand was 1908, when one of the models won the race from New York to Paris. In 1919, the company was abolished.
Tiger Racing
Tiger Racing is a British automobile model brand founded in 1989 by Jim Dudley in London. The company’s success enabled it to expand its production facilities and relocate to Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, in 1998. The company’s sports cars became a worldwide favorite, leading to a name change to Tiger Sportscars Ltd. The company produced several models – ERA 30 tm, ERA HSStm, Tiger Aviator tm, Tiger Avon, Tiger B6, and Tiger Cat E1/Supercat/XL. The Z100 model, on which the speed record was set, became famous.
Toyota Motorsport GmbH
The Japanese automaker Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) division in Cologne (Germany) was founded by the parent company in 1993. Its tasks included managing the brand’s European team, servicing its sports cars, and participating in rally competitions. In 1994, the brand started tuning road team cars. In 2002, the brand moved into Formula 1, which it left in 2009. It developed and produced the Toyota GT-One and Toyota TS030 Hybrid sports models.
Tommykaira
A representative of the Japanese auto industry, Tommykaira was founded in 1986 by the parent company, Tomita Auto Inc., under the name Tomita Yume Koujou. The brand is based in Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Named after its founders, Yoshikazu Tomita and Kikuo Kaira, the company operates in two areas – auto-tuning and car manufacturing. The Tommykaira ZZ of 1996 and the Tommykaira M25 of 1998, based on the R33 Skyline GTS-t, were widely recognized. The pandemic led to the closure of regional offices, allowing funds to be diverted to the creation of the Tommykaira Club International (TKCI) in 2020.
Toyota
The history of the global Japanese automobile brand Toyota began with Sakichi Toyoda’s creation of the first automatic loom in 1924, marking the founding of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works. In 1933, the automobile manufacturing division was organized. In 1924, the first A1 sedan appeared, and in 1935, the first G1 truck appeared. In 1936, Toyota won the brand name contest. The AA model appeared in 1936 with the new logo. Today, it is a world-renowned automobile brand and a leader in hybrid electric vehicles.
Tramontana
The Spanish designer and manufacturer of supercars became famous in 2005 after presenting its first concept car at the Geneva Motor Show. Hand-built, low-volume individual production up to 6 cars per year made its cars synonymous with high quality and unique design. The extreme version of the XTR sports luxury and modernity, bringing fame to the brand. The brand supplies its products worldwide.
TranStar Racing LLC
American car brand TranStar Racing LLC, founded in 2010 by Neil Craig Miller in Pompano Beach, Florida, introduced the 2010 Dagger GT hypercar, which secured worldwide fame. The car became the fastest street dragster, not only on the straights. It demonstrated the best performance on all race tracks worldwide for this group’s entire history of automobile construction. The brand is preparing three model modifications and developing high-performance sports cars.
Trident Cars Ltd
Trident Cars Ltd was a British car company that manufactured passenger cars from 1966 to 1974 and, after being revived in 1976, closed in 1978. The company was based in Woodbridge and then in Ipswich, Suffolk. The brand’s first car was a prototype, the Clipper convertible. The TVR Trident coupe was presented in 1965. In 1970, the Venturer V6 model appeared, and in 1971, the Tycoon. Until 1977, the brand produced 130 cars of three models.
Trion Supercars
Trion Supercars, a young American car brand from Orange County, California, USA, was founded in Las Vegas in 2012. Richard Patterson. The brand gained fame by announcing the development of the cutting-edge Nemesis hypercar. This project is expected to be the company’s speed glory. The project is set to take over the glory of the Bugatti Veyron and Koenigsegg Agera. The prototypes paved the way to small-scale production up to 50 cars per year. At the same time, the estimated starting price for one car in standard configuration will be about $1 million.
Triumph Motor Company
Triumph Motor Company, the oldest British automobile manufacturer, began its activities in 1885 by importing and manufacturing Triumph bicycles. Its founders were Siegfried Bettmann and Maurice Schulte. Following modern trends, in 1989, the company began assembling Triumph cars in Coventry (England). The brand became famous for its expensive 30s models, Triumph Southern Cross and Gloria. The Triumph Spitfire (1965) and TR7 (1976) were especially popular. Today, the company no longer produces cars. BMW acquired the brand.
Troller
In 1995, Charlie Gut de Grange founded Troller Veículos Especiais S/A (Troller) in Horizonte, Ceará, Brazil. The name was created as a Brazilian character variation of a Scandinavian epic and its English spelling. The brand produces off-road vehicles. The most famous model is the Troller T4, which successfully participated in various rallies, including the Dakar Rally. In 1996, the company built its prototype. Sold in 1997 to Mario Araripe, it created the first gasoline-powered T4. In 2007, Ford bought the brand in Brazil.
Tucker Corporation
Founded by Preston Thomas Tucker in 1946 in Chicago, the American automobile manufacturer Tucker Corporation produced automobile technology until 1951. Beginning in the postwar period, the brand met everyday people’s expectations for inexpensive cars. The first model was the Tucker-48, dubbed the Tucker Torpedo. However, the brand lost in the struggle with the “big Detroit three,” in 1951; it was declared bankrupt when production was completely closed. An attempt to rebuild the brand in Brazil and at home was interrupted by the founder’s death in 1956. Fifty-one cars of this model were produced.
Turcat-Mery
Turcat-Méry is the oldest French car brand. It was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Marseille. The models of this brand enjoyed success with the “powers that be.” The pearl of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II’s garage was the Turcat-Méry MI 28CV, which became Lenin’s first official car. Its history does not end there. Stolen in the winter of 1917, it was found on the Finnish border. The stamp was sold twice. In 1920 to the bank Société Marseillaise de crédit. The second time was in 1924 to Arthur of Provence. In 1929, automobile production was shut down.
Tushek & Spigel Supercars GmbH
Tushek & Spigel Supercars GmbH, which produces high-performance supercars, was founded in 2012 in Slovenia by Aljosa Tushek and Jakob Carl Spigel. In the year of its foundation, the brand presented its first model, the Renovatio T500, at the Top Marques Monaco show, where the car caught the public’s attention, and the brand found investors. This allowed the production to be moved to Graz, Styria, Austria, and for the company and brand to be rebranded. The brand has created several TS models: the 500, 600, TS900 Racer Pro, and the 2018 TS900 Apex.
TVR
TVR is a British manufacturer of REAL lightweight sports cars founded in 1946. Its founder was an English engineer, Trevor Wilkinson. Today, the brand’s headquarters are located in Blackpool, Lancashire. Originally, the company was called Trevcar Motors. The first car saw the light of day in 1947. In 1949, the brand was renamed TVR Engineering, an abbreviation after the creator’s name. In 1958, the Grantura appeared, followed by the Griffith. In 1965, the Vixen and Tuscan V8 were released. In 1982, Peter Wheeler became the owner of the brand. In 2004, it was bought by Nikolai Smolensky. In 2013, he sold it to the British company TVR Automotive Ltd.
Tamplin
Tara International
Tarrant Automobile
TAZ
Tchaika
Tecnologia Automotiva Catarinense
Temperino
TH. Schneider
Thai Rung
Thames
The Knight XV
Think Global
Timmis Motor Company
TMC Costin
Tofas
Tornado
Trabant
Trackson
Tracta
Trekka
TREKOL
Treser
Triking
Trojan
Twombly
