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.
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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:
SAIC | Seres | SNVI |
SAIC Motor | Sfakianakis | Soar Automotive |
SAIC Volkswagen | SG Automotive | Sokon |
SAIC-GM | Shaanxi Automobile Group | Solaris |
SAIC-GM-Wuling | Shacman | Sollers JSC |
SAIPA | Shandong Heibao | Soueast |
Saker Cars | Shelby American | Spada Vetture Sport |
Saleen Automotive | Showa Corporation | Spania |
Samhung Motors | Shuguang Group | SpetsTekh |
Sarao Motors | Sichuan Tengzhong | Spyker |
SAZ | Silant | SsangYong |
Sazgar | Simpson Design | SSC North America |
Scania AB | SIN | Stellantis |
Scarab-Motorsports LLC | Sinomach | Subaru |
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus | Sisu Auto | Suda |
SEAT | SiTech | Sunlong Bus |
Sebring International | Škoda | Superformance |
Sehol | Skywell | Superlite Cars |
Senia | Skyworth Auto | Suzuki |
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:
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
Shrike | Southern Cross |
Skelta | Studebaker |
Austria
- Steyr
- Steyr-Daimler-Puch
Brazil
- Santa Matilde
Bulgaria
- Sofia
Canada
- Studebaker
China
Sanxing | Shanlu Motors | Shuanghuan Auto |
Senova | Shenyang Heibao |
France
Salmson | Siscart |
Santax | Sixcyl |
SCAP | Sizaire Frères |
Secqueville-Hoyau | Sizaire-Berwick |
Sénéchal | Sizaire-Naudin |
Sensaud de Lavaud | Société Parisienne |
SERA | Solanet |
Silva-Coroner | Soncin |
SIMA-Violet | Soriano-Pedroso |
Simca | SOVAM |
Simplex | Stabilia |
Simplicia | Stimula |
Sinpar | Suère |
Germany
Sablatnig-Beuchelt | Seidel-Arop | Smart (now owned by M-B and Geely) | Staunau |
Sachsenring | Selve | Solidor | Steiger |
Securus | Simson / Simson Supra | Standard Superior | Stoewer |
India
- San Motors
- Sipani
- Standard Motor Products
Ireland
- Shamrock
Italy
Savio | Serenissima | Siva | Stanga |
SCAT | SIAM | SPA | Stanguellini |
Scirea | Siata | Standard/FAS | Storero |
Japan
Sanko | Sumida |
Scion | Suminoe |
Mayanmar
- Shan Star
Netherlands
- Spijkstaal
North Korea
- Sungri Motors
Poland
- Star
- Syrena
Russia
- SeAZ
South Korea
Saehan | Shinjin |
Samsung | Sibal |
Spain
- Santana
- Sava
Sweden
Saab | Söderbloms Gjuteri & Mekaniska Verkstad |
SAF | Södertelje Verkstäder |
Scania (cyclecars) | Svensk Elektrobil |
Self |
Switzerland
- Sbarro
- Soletta
Ukraine
- SARZ
United Kingdom
Santler | Simplic | Speedex | Storey |
Scootacar | Simpson | Speedy | Straker-Squire |
Scott | Sinclair | Sports Junior | Strathcarron |
Senlac | Singer | Squire | Suffolk Jaguar |
Sharp’s | Sizaire-Berwick | SS | Sunbeam |
Sheffield-Simplex | Skeoch | Standard | Sunbeam-Talbot |
Sherpley | Skirrow | Star | Swallow |
Siddeley | Smith & Dowse | Sterling | Swallow Doretti |
Siddeley-Deasy | Spectre Supersports | Stesroc | Swift |
United States
S.G.V. | Simplicity | Star |
S&M | Simplo | Starin |
Saginaw | Sinclair-Scott | States |
Saginaw Eight | Singer | Staver |
Saginaw Speedster | Single Center | Steamobile |
Salisbury | Sintz | Steamobile model |
Salter | Skelton | Stearns |
Salvador | Skene | Stearns Electric |
Sampson | Skorpion | Stearns Steamer |
Sandusky | Small Motor Car Company | Stearns-Knight |
Santos Dumont | Smith & Mabley | Steco |
Saturn | Smith Automobile Company | Steel Swallow |
Saxon Motor Car Company | Smith Flyer | Stephens |
Sayers | Snyder | Sterling |
Schacht | Sommer | Sterling Steamer |
Schaum | Soules Motor Car Company | Sterling-Knight |
Schoening | Southern | Stevens-Duryea |
Scott | Southern Motor Car Co | Stewart-Coats |
Scott-Newcomb | Sovereign | Stickney Motorette |
Scripps-Booth Corporation | Spacke | Stilson |
Searchmont | Spaulding | Stoddard-Dayton |
Sears | Speedway | Storck Steamer |
Sebring | Speedwell | Storms Electric |
Sekine | Spencer | Stout Motor Car Company |
Selden | Spencer Steamer | Strathmore |
Sellers | Sphinx | Stratton |
Senator | Spoerer | Streator |
Seneca | Springer | Stringer |
Serpentina | Springfield | Strong & Rogers Electric |
Serrifile | Sprite | Studebaker |
Seven Little Buffaloes | Squier | Studebaker-Garford |
Severin | St. Joe | Studebaker-Packard Corporation |
Shad-Wyck | St. Louis | Studillac |
Sharon | Stafford | Sturtevant |
Sharp | Stammobile | Stutz |
Shawmobile | Standard | Stuyvesant |
Shawmut | Standard Electrique | Suburban |
Shay | Standard Six | Success |
Shelby | Standard Steam Car | Sultan |
Sheridan | Standard Steel Car Company | Summit |
Shoemaker | Stanley | Sun |
Sibley | Stanley Steamer | Sunset |
Signet | Stanley Whitney | Synnestvedt Electric |
Silent-Knight | Stanton | Syracuse |
Simplex | Stanwood |
Source: Wikipedia
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.