Cars That Start With S

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With so many new automobile manufacturers starting to appear worldwide, the question is always, what are the cars that start with S?

We will review current and defunct manufacturers and see how many are there and where.

Here are all the car names starting with S, but let’s first look at the top manufacturers.

Shelby GT500CR Heritage Edition on a runway with the sun setting
Shelby GT500CR Heritage Edition

Top 10 Cars That Start With S

  • Saleen Automotive
  • Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus
  • SEAT
  • Shelby American
  • Škoda
  • Spania
  • Spyker
  • SSC North America
  • Stellantis
  • Subaru
  • Suzuki

Cars That Start With S: Still In Production

There are 57 automobile manufacturers producing vehicles whose names start with the letter S, and most of them are Chinese firms; here they are in alphabetical order:

SAICSeresSNVI
SAIC MotorSfakianakisSoar Automotive
SAIC VolkswagenSG AutomotiveSokon
SAIC-GMShaanxi Automobile GroupSolaris
SAIC-GM-WulingShacmanSollers JSC
SAIPAShandong HeibaoSoueast
Saker CarsShelby AmericanSpada Vetture Sport
Saleen AutomotiveShowa CorporationSpania
Samhung MotorsShuguang GroupSpetsTekh
Sarao MotorsSichuan TengzhongSpyker
SAZSilantSsangYong
SazgarSimpson DesignSSC North America
Scania ABSINStellantis
Scarab-Motorsports LLCSinomachSubaru
Scuderia Cameron GlickenhausSisu AutoSuda
SEATSiTechSunlong Bus
Sebring InternationalŠkodaSuperformance
SeholSkywellSuperlite Cars
SeniaSkyworth AutoSuzuki

Here is the mind-blowing 331.151 mile per hour (532.821 kilometers per hour) top speed run from the SSC Tuatara with its 1750HP twin-turbo V8:

SSC Tuatara hits SOME SPEED

Cars That Start With S: That Defunct

Since the invention of the self-propelled vehicle, there have been 266 automobile manufacturers that are no longer in business, and here they are in alphabetical order from their country of origin:

Argentina

  • Sevel Argentina
  • SIAM Di Tella

Australia

ShrikeSouthern Cross
SkeltaStudebaker

Austria

  • Steyr
  • Steyr-Daimler-Puch

Brazil

  • Santa Matilde

Bulgaria

  • Sofia

Canada

  • Studebaker

China

SanxingShanlu MotorsShuanghuan Auto
SenovaShenyang Heibao

France

SalmsonSiscart
SantaxSixcyl
SCAPSizaire Frères
Secqueville-HoyauSizaire-Berwick
SénéchalSizaire-Naudin
Sensaud de LavaudSociété Parisienne
SERASolanet
Silva-CoronerSoncin
SIMA-VioletSoriano-Pedroso
SimcaSOVAM
SimplexStabilia
SimpliciaStimula
SinparSuère

Germany

Sablatnig-BeucheltSeidel-AropSmart (now owned by M-B and Geely)Staunau
SachsenringSelveSolidorSteiger
SecurusSimson / Simson SupraStandard SuperiorStoewer

India

  • San Motors
  • Sipani
  • Standard Motor Products

Ireland

  • Shamrock

Italy

SavioSerenissimaSivaStanga
SCATSIAMSPAStanguellini
ScireaSiataStandard/FASStorero

Japan

SankoSumida
ScionSuminoe

Mayanmar

  • Shan Star

Netherlands

  • Spijkstaal

North Korea

  • Sungri Motors

Poland

  • Star
  • Syrena

Russia

  • SeAZ

South Korea

SaehanShinjin
SamsungSibal

Spain

  • Santana
  • Sava

Sweden

SaabSöderbloms Gjuteri & Mekaniska Verkstad
SAFSödertelje Verkstäder
Scania (cyclecars)Svensk Elektrobil
Self

Switzerland

  • Sbarro
  • Soletta

Ukraine

  • SARZ

United Kingdom

SantlerSimplicSpeedexStorey
ScootacarSimpsonSpeedyStraker-Squire
ScottSinclairSports JuniorStrathcarron
SenlacSingerSquireSuffolk Jaguar
Sharp’sSizaire-BerwickSSSunbeam
Sheffield-SimplexSkeochStandardSunbeam-Talbot
SherpleySkirrowStarSwallow
SiddeleySmith & DowseSterlingSwallow Doretti
Siddeley-DeasySpectre SupersportsStesrocSwift

United States

S.G.V.SimplicityStar
S&MSimploStarin
SaginawSinclair-ScottStates
Saginaw EightSingerStaver
Saginaw SpeedsterSingle CenterSteamobile
SalisburySintzSteamobile model
SalterSkeltonStearns
SalvadorSkeneStearns Electric
SampsonSkorpionStearns Steamer
SanduskySmall Motor Car CompanyStearns-Knight
Santos DumontSmith & MableySteco
SaturnSmith Automobile CompanySteel Swallow
Saxon Motor Car CompanySmith FlyerStephens
SayersSnyderSterling
SchachtSommerSterling Steamer
SchaumSoules Motor Car CompanySterling-Knight
SchoeningSouthernStevens-Duryea
ScottSouthern Motor Car CoStewart-Coats
Scott-NewcombSovereignStickney Motorette
Scripps-Booth CorporationSpackeStilson
SearchmontSpauldingStoddard-Dayton
SearsSpeedwayStorck Steamer
SebringSpeedwellStorms Electric
SekineSpencerStout Motor Car Company
SeldenSpencer SteamerStrathmore
SellersSphinxStratton
SenatorSpoererStreator
SenecaSpringerStringer
SerpentinaSpringfieldStrong & Rogers Electric
SerrifileSpriteStudebaker
Seven Little BuffaloesSquierStudebaker-Garford
SeverinSt. JoeStudebaker-Packard Corporation
Shad-WyckSt. LouisStudillac
SharonStaffordSturtevant
SharpStammobileStutz
ShawmobileStandardStuyvesant
ShawmutStandard ElectriqueSuburban
ShayStandard SixSuccess
ShelbyStandard Steam CarSultan
SheridanStandard Steel Car CompanySummit
ShoemakerStanleySun
SibleyStanley SteamerSunset
SignetStanley WhitneySynnestvedt Electric
Silent-KnightStantonSyracuse
SimplexStanwood

Source: Wikipedia

2020 Subaru Impreza STI jumping on an American rally stage
2020 Subaru Impreza STI North American Rally Car

Final Thoughts On Cars That Start With S

Hopefully, you are surprised how many car manufacturers there are that names begin with S and the massive amount in the past.

It would have been interesting if most of these older manufacturers were still in production today.

FAQs

What Expensive Cars Start With The Letter S?

Good news for any pick-up fans Saleen produces various models, including the Saleen Sport Truck XR, which is based on the latest generation crew cab Ford F150s and cost $119,800 and can produce up to 775HP.
If you want a boutique track toy, Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG 003S is a mid-mounted BMW 4.4 V8 supercar producing 700HP for $2,500,000.
When lucky enough, you can get the limited edition 1,300HP Shelby GT500 Code Red with muscle cars for $289,415.
Another boutique supercar is the Spania GTA Spano R with a high revving 1,200HP twin-turbo V8 for $1,900,000.

Which Car Company Symbol Is S?

Numerous car manufacturers have only an S as their symbol. 
They are Suzuki and Seat for current manufacturers and Studebaker, Sterling, and Singer for defunct manufacturers.