Largest American Car Manufacturers by Market Capitalization

Ford Motor Company, founded in 1903, and General Motors, founded in 1908, have shaped American manufacturing for over a century. Today they share the stage with a new generation of pure-play electric vehicle makers — Tesla, Rivian, and Lucid — all listed on U.S. exchanges and competing for market share in a rapidly shifting industry.

Auto production is the country’s largest manufacturing sector, with automakers operating assembly plants across more than a dozen states. The American car manufacturers on this page fall into two broad groups:

• Legacy OEMs: General Motors (GM, NYSE) sells vehicles under the Chevrolet, Buick, and Cadillac brands. Ford (F, NYSE) produces cars and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and luxury cars under Lincoln. Ford introduced the first moving assembly line in 1913 and has remained under continuous family control for over 100 years.
• Pure-play EV makers: Tesla (TSLA, NASDAQ), headquartered in Austin, Texas, designs and manufactures electric vehicles alongside energy generation and storage systems. Its 2010 IPO was the first by a US car company since Ford listed in 1956. Rivian (RIVN, NASDAQ), based in Irvine, California, builds electric trucks and a commercial van platform developed with Amazon. Lucid (LCID, NASDAQ), headquartered in Newark, California, manufactures the Lucid Air sedan and the Lucid Gravity SUV.

Michigan remains the historic home of the US auto industry, while California has emerged as a center for EV development and Texas hosts expanding manufacturing facilities. For a broader view, see the largest automobile manufacturers worldwide, or compare these companies with European car manufacturers and global EV manufacturers.

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The table below lists the largest American car manufacturers ranked by market capitalization. It covers publicly traded US-headquartered automakers listed on NYSE and NASDAQ, with prices and market cap data updated regularly.