This data set consists of vehicle make abbreviations in which US Motor Vehicles Bureaus use in abbreviating vehicle names listed in DMV records. It seems each state uses a different abbreviation total such as Acura where in NJ is is listed as ACU while in New York, it is displayed as ACUR. As you discover new ones, please share the information with us by email so that we can update our records to stay current.
Vehicle Makes and Abbreviations
| Name | Abbreviation | ||
| AC | AC | ||
| Abarth | - | ||
| AC Cobra | ACCO | ||
| Acadian | - | ||
| Acura | ACUR | ||
| Adette | - | ||
| Adler | - | ||
| Advanced Transportation Technology | - | ||
| Aerocar | AERO | ||
| Aeta | - | ||
| Alfa Romeo | AL/R | ||
| All American Racer | - | ||
| Allen Couchworks | - | ||
| Alma | ALMA | ||
| Alphine | - | ||
| Alta | ALTA | ||
| Alumacar USA | - | ||
| Alvis | ALVI | ||
| AM General | - | ||
| American | - | ||
| Amphicar | AMPH | ||
| Aremt | - | ||
| Argonaut | - | ||
| Arista | |||
| Armstrong Siddeley | - | ||
| Arnolt-Bristol | - | ||
| Asa | ASA | ||
| Ascort | - | ||
| Ashley | - | ||
| Aston Martin | AS/M | ||
| Asuna | ASUN | ||
| Auburn | AUBU | ||
| Audi | AUDI | ||
| Aurora | AURO | ||
| Austin | - | ||
| Austin Healy | AUSTI | ||
| Auto Union | - | ||
| Autobianchi | - | ||
| Autobieu | - | ||
| Autocar | AUTO | ||
| Autocarrier | - | ||
| Autokraft | - | ||
| Avanti | AVAN | ||
| Avenger | - | ||
| Avera Motors | - | ||
| Avia | - | ||
| Azure | - | ||
| B M C | BMC | ||
| Baci | BACI | ||
| Ballot | - | ||
| Bantam | BANT | ||
| Beardmore | - | ||
| Beijing Jeep | - | ||
| Bentley | BENTL | ||
| Bergantine | - | ||
| Berkley | - | ||
| Bertone | BERT | ||
| Besasie | - | ||
| Birkin Cars | - | ||
| Bitter | BITT | ||
| Bizzarrini | - | ||
| BMW | BMW | ||
| Bobbi Kar | - | ||
| Bocar | - | ||
| Bond | BOND | ||
| Borgward | BORG | ||
| Bradley | - | ||
| Brasinca | - | ||
| Bricklin | BRIC | ||
| Bristol | BRIS | ||
| Brush | - | ||
| Buckmobile | - | ||
| Bugati | BUGA | ||
| Buick | BUIC | ||
| BYD Auto | - | ||
| Cadillac | CADI | ||
| Capri | CAPR | ||
| Caterpillar | - | ||
| Checker | CHEC | ||
| Chery Auto | - | ||
| Chevrolet | CHEV | ||
| Chin Kan Shan | CHIN | ||
| Chrysler | CHRYS | ||
| Cistalia | - | ||
| Citicar | CITI | ||
| Citroen | CITR | ||
| Classic Motor Carriage | - | ||
| Clenet Coach | CLEN | ||
| Clua | - | ||
| Coda | - | ||
| Connaught | - | ||
| Consulier | CONS | ||
| Contessa | - | ||
| Cooper | - | ||
| Corbin Motors | - | ||
| Cord | CORD | ||
| Crofton | - | ||
| Crosley | CROS | ||
| Cross Country | - | ||
| Cross Lander | - | ||
| Cruise Car | - | ||
| Cubster | - | ||
| Cunningham | - | ||
| D&B | D&B | ||
| Daewoo | DAEW | ||
| DAF | DAF | ||
| Daihatsu | DAIH | ||
| Daimler | DAIM | ||
| Datsun | DATS | ||
| Davis | - | ||
| Daytona | DAYO | ||
| De Lorean | - | ||
| Debonair | - | ||
| Decourville | - | ||
| Deep Sanderson | - | ||
| Delage | - | ||
| Delahaye | - | ||
| Dellow | - | ||
| Denzel | - | ||
| Desoto | DESO | ||
| Detomaso | DETO | ||
| Di Tella | - | ||
| Diva | DIVA | ||
| DKW | DKW | ||
| Dodge | DODG | ||
| Dong | DONG | ||
| Dort Motor Co | - | ||
| Duel | DUEL | ||
| Duesenberg | DUES | ||
| Durant | - | ||
| Dynasty Elec | - | ||
| E-Ride | - | ||
| Eagle | EGIL | ||
| Edsel | EDSE | ||
| Electric Vehicles Corp | - | ||
| Electric Vehicles Northeast | - | ||
| Elva | ELVA | ||
| EMW | EMW | ||
| Encore | - | ||
| Engine | - | ||
| English Ford | - | ||
| Envemo | - | ||
| Envoy | - | ||
| Enzmann | - | ||
| ERA Replica | - | ||
| Erskine | - | ||
| Eshelman Sportabout | - | ||
| Essex | ESSE | ||
| Evans Auto | - | ||
| Everett Morrison | - | ||
| Everybodys Motor | - | ||
| Excalibur | EXCA | ||
| Facel Vega | - | ||
| Facellia | - | ||
| Fairplay Electric | - | ||
| Fairthorpe | - | ||
| Falcon | FALC | ||
| Felber | - | ||
| Ferrari | FERR | ||
| Fiat | FIAT | ||
| Fiat Abarth | FIAA | ||
| Fiberfab | - | ||
| Fiesta | - | ||
| Fleetcraft | - | ||
| FNM | - | ||
| Ford | FORD | ||
| Franklin | FRAN | ||
| Frazier Nash | - | ||
| Frazier | - | ||
| Freightliner | FREI | ||
| French Ford | - | ||
| Frisky | - | ||
| G C Inc | - | ||
| Gaz | GAZ | ||
| Gazelle | - | ||
| General Motors | GMC | ||
| Gentry Motorworks | - | ||
| Geo | GEO | ||
| Gianni | - | ||
| Gilbern | - | ||
| Ginetta | - | ||
| Gitane | - | ||
| GKU | - | ||
| Glassic | GLSC | ||
| Global Electric | - | ||
| Goliath | - | ||
| Gordon | - | ||
| Graciela | - | ||
| Graham | - | ||
| Graham Paige | - | ||
| Greengo Tek | - | ||
| Greentech Auto | - | ||
| Griffith | - | ||
| Grumman Allied | - | ||
| GSM | - | ||
| Gulf Stream | - | ||
| Harley Davidson | HD | ||
| Heinkel | - | ||
| Henry J | - | ||
| Hi Tech Motor | - | ||
| Hickey Trail Blazer | - | ||
| Hillman | HILL | ||
| Hindustan | - | ||
| Hino | HINO | ||
| Hodaka | HODA | ||
| Holden | - | ||
| Homette | - | ||
| Honda | HOND | ||
| Hongki | - | ||
| Horch Limo | - | ||
| Hotchkiss | - | ||
| HRG | HRG | ||
| Hudson | - | ||
| Humbee | - | ||
| Humber | HUMB | ||
| Hummer | HUMM | ||
| Hupmobile | - | ||
| Husqvarnia | HUSQ | ||
| Hyundai | HYUN | ||
| I.A.M.E | - | ||
| I.K.A. | - | ||
| I.M.P. | - | ||
| Imperial | IMPE | ||
| Infinity | INFI | ||
| Innocenti | - | ||
| Innovative Street | - | ||
| Intermeccanica | - | ||
| International Harvester | INTE | ||
| Isetta | - | ||
| ISO | ISO | ||
| Isuzu | ISUZ | ||
| Italia | - | ||
| Italian Ford | - | ||
| J.C. Penney | - | ||
| Jaguar | JAGU | ||
| Jeep | JEEP | ||
| Jensen | JENS | ||
| Jetmobile | - | ||
| JH Global | - | ||
| Jomar | - | ||
| Jowett | - | ||
| Kaiser | KAIS | ||
| Kawasaki | KAWA | ||
| Kenworth | KENW | ||
| Kia | KIA | ||
| King Midget | - | ||
| Kirkham Motor | - | ||
| Kissel Motor | - | ||
| Kit Car Centre | - | ||
| Knox | - | ||
| Kurtis Kraft | - | ||
| Lada | LADA | ||
| Laforza | - | ||
| Lagonda | - | ||
| Lamborghini | LAMB | ||
| Lanchester | - | ||
| Lancia | LANC | ||
| Land Rover | LA/R | ||
| Lasalle | - | ||
| Laser | - | ||
| Lea Francis | - | ||
| Lexus | LEXU | ||
| Lincoln | LINC | ||
| Lloyd | - | ||
| Locomobile | - | ||
| Lola | LOLA | ||
| London Motors | - | ||
| Lone Star Class | - | ||
| Loodcraft | - | ||
| Lotus | LOTU | ||
| M.B.M. | - | ||
| Mack | MACK | ||
| Marcos | - | ||
| Marmon | MARM | ||
| MAS Racing | - | ||
| Maserati | MASE | ||
| Matra | - | ||
| Maxwell | - | ||
| Maybach | MAYB | ||
| Mazda | MAZD | ||
| Mcburnie | - | ||
| McIntyre | - | ||
| McLaren | MCLA | ||
| Mean | MEAN | ||
| Mercedes | ME/B or M B | ||
| Mercury | MERC | ||
| Merkur | MERK | ||
| Messerschmitt | MESS | ||
| Meteor | - | ||
| Metropolitan | METR | ||
| MG | MG | ||
| Micro Concept | - | ||
| Mikasa | - | ||
| Mikrus | - | ||
| Millburn Wagon | - | ||
| Miles | - | ||
| Mini | MINI | ||
| Mistreal | - | ||
| Mitsubishi | MITS | ||
| Modena | - | ||
| Monarch | MONA | ||
| Moretti | - | ||
| Morgan | MORG | ||
| Morris | MORR | ||
| Moskovitch | - | ||
| Mosler | - | ||
| Muntz | MUNT | ||
| Murena | - | ||
| MZMA | - | ||
| Nardi Danese | - | ||
| Nash | NASH | ||
| Nash Healy | - | ||
| National Motor | - | ||
| Navistar | NAVI | ||
| Neckar | - | ||
| Nissan | NISS | ||
| NSU | - | ||
| NSU Fiat | - | ||
| Oakland | - | ||
| Ogle | - | ||
| OHTA | - | ||
| Oldsmobile | OLDS | ||
| Omega | - | ||
| Opel | OPEL | ||
| Open Roadsters | - | ||
| Oreion Motors | |||
| OSCA | OSCA | ||
| OSI | - | ||
| Otosan | - | ||
| Overland | - | ||
| Packard | PACK | ||
| Pallister | PALL | ||
| Panhard | - | ||
| Panoz Auto | - | ||
| Panther Westwinds | - | ||
| Passport | PASS | ||
| Peace | - | ||
| Peel | PEEL | ||
| Peerless | PEER | ||
| Pegaso | - | ||
| Peterbuilt | - | ||
| Peugeot | Peug | ||
| Phoenix | PHOE | ||
| Pierce Arrow | PIER | ||
| Pinifarina | PINI | ||
| Pivco | - | ||
| Playboy | - | ||
| Plymouth | PLYM | ||
| Poirier | - | ||
| Pontiac | PONT | ||
| Porsche | PORS | ||
| Prairie Schooner | - | ||
| Prince Motors | - | ||
| Progress | - | ||
| PTV | - | ||
| Puch | PUCH | ||
| Puma | PUMA | ||
| Rambler | RAMB | ||
| Rames | - | ||
| Reconstructed | - | ||
| Reliant | RELI | ||
| Renaissance | - | ||
| Renault | RENA | ||
| Reo | REO | ||
| Rich | RICH | ||
| Riley | RILE | ||
| Rochdale | - | ||
| Rockne | - | ||
| Rolls Royce | ROLL | ||
| Rootes | - | ||
| Rossion | - | ||
| Rover | ROVE | ||
| RUF Auto | - | ||
| RYCSA | - | ||
| Saab | SAAB | ||
| Sabra | - | ||
| Sangyong | - | ||
| Saturn | STRN | ||
| Saturn Corporation | SATU | ||
| Scion | SCIO | ||
| Searchmont Auto | - | ||
| Seat | SEAT | ||
| Seco | - | ||
| Sera | SERA | ||
| Shelby | SHEL | ||
| Siata | - | ||
| Sila | - | ||
| Simca | SIMC | ||
| Singer | - | ||
| Skoda | SKOD | ||
| Smart | SMAR | ||
| Solectria | - | ||
| Sovam | - | ||
| Specialized | - | ||
| Speedster Motors | - | ||
| Spirit | - | ||
| Sportsmobile | - | ||
| Standard | - | ||
| Star | STAR | ||
| Star Electric | - | ||
| Stealth | - | ||
| Sterling | STER | ||
| Steyr Puch | - | ||
| Strale | - | ||
| Studebaker | STUD | ||
| Stutz | STUT | ||
| Subaru | SUBA | ||
| Sun International | - | ||
| Sunbeam | SUNB | ||
| Super | SUPE | ||
| Suzhou | - | ||
| Suzuki | SUZU | ||
| Suzulight | - | ||
| Syrena | - | ||
| Tama | TAMA | ||
| Tatra | - | ||
| Taunus | - | ||
| Tchaika | - | ||
| Terraplane | - | ||
| Tesla Motors | TESL | ||
| Think North America | - | ||
| Tianjin | - | ||
| Tjaarda | - | ||
| TCL Carrossiers | - | ||
| Tomberlin Auto | - | ||
| Tornado | TORN | ||
| Total Performance | - | ||
| Toyopet | - | ||
| Toyota | TOYO | ||
| Tr-tec | - | ||
| Trabant | TRAB | ||
| Transmission | - | ||
| Triumph | TRIU | ||
| Trlr Trailer | - | ||
| Trojan | TROJ | ||
| Tucker | TUCK | ||
| Turner | - | ||
| TVR | TVR | ||
| TZ | - | ||
| Ultima Sports | - | ||
| Unicar | - | ||
| Unipower | UNIP | ||
| Val | VAL | ||
| Vale Motor | - | ||
| Valkrie | - | ||
| Vanden | - | ||
| Vanguard | - | ||
| Vauxhall | VAUX | ||
| Vector Aeromotive | - | ||
| Vehiculos Automore | - | ||
| Veritas | - | ||
| Vespa | VESP | ||
| Volga | VOLG | ||
| Volkswagen | VOLK | ||
| Volvo | VOLV | ||
| Warszawa | - | ||
| Wartburg | WART | ||
| Warwick | - | ||
| Watford | - | ||
| Wendax | - | ||
| Western | - | ||
| Wheego | - | ||
| Whippet | - | ||
| White GMC | WHGM | ||
| White Motor | - | ||
| Willys | WILL | ||
| Wilson | - | ||
| Winchester Auto | - | ||
| Winnebago | WINN | ||
| Wolseley | - | ||
| Woodill Widfire | - | ||
| Worthington | - | ||
| Yamaha | YAMA | ||
| Yenko | - | ||
| YLN | - | ||
| ZAP | ZAP | ||
| Zastavia | - | ||
| Zenn | - | ||
| Zeta | - | ||
| Zil | - | ||
| Zim | - | ||
| Zimmerman | - | ||
| Zone Electric | - | ||
| Zundapp | - | ||