5+ best selling car in usa

5+ best selling car in usa

List of American car brands 

Here is a list of famous American cars and their advantages and disadvantages. 

5+, best selling car in usa


1. Buick

Buick is a division of General Motors founded by David Dunbar Buick. 


Previously, David Buick was a porcelain businessman, but he sold his business and ran a gasoline engine business, the forerunner of the Buick Manufacturing Company.


This car company from the United States was entangled in financial problems so it had to change investors, even though at that time the sale of Buick was doing well. Evidently within 2 months of developing the valve-in head engine in 1904, 16 Buicks were ordered by consumers. 


After investors turned to William Crapo Durant, owner of the Durant-Dort Carriage Company, within a year he could enlarge buick motor company's capital by buying Cadillac, Oldsmobile and Chevrolet which would later become General Motors. 


Buick's innovation also made him named as an innovator about performance. Evident from the election of one of Buick's products, namely Buick Limited-8 as a vehicle from President Soekarno to become a car of the history of the Presidency of the Republic of Indonesia. 


Here are some models of American-made cars, Buick that have been and are on the market.


Buick Excelle

Buick Excelle GT

Buick Excelle GX

Buick Verano

Buick Verano GS

Buick Park Avenue

Buick Encore

Buick Enclave

Buick LaCrosse

Buick Regal GS

Buick Riviera

Buick GL6

Buick GL8



2. Cadillac

Cadillac is an American automobile company founded by Henry M. Leland in 1902. The company is part of General Motors. 


In its history, Cadillac actually came from the remnants of the Henry Ford Company who left the company along with its main partner. 


With the intention of liquidation, Henry M. Leland continued the company's business using Leland's single-cylinder engine. 


The company also has a new name, namely Cadillac Automobile Company. So on August 22, 1902. Leland & Faulconer Manufacturing and the Cadillac Automobile Company merged in 1905. 


Cadillac Escalade is the most popular type in Indonesia. The price of this Cadillac car reaches Rp1 billion. 


Here are some models from Cadillac on the market.


Cadillac CTS

Cadillac DTS

Cadillac CTS-V

Cadillac SRX

Cadillac Escalade

Cadillac ATS

Cadillac XTS

Cadillac ELR

Cadillac Ciel

Cadillac Cien.


3. Chevrolet

Chevrolet is an American automobile company that is also part of the General Motors Division. 


Louis Chevrolet and GM Wiliam C. Durant became the founders of Chevrolet on November 8, 1911. 


Continuing to innovate, in 1916 Chevrolet made a huge profit so that it was able to buy back some of General Motors' shares. 


But in 1917, when Durant returned to the post of GM President, Chevrolet was merged as part of the General Motors Division.


Thanks to its innovations, Chevrolet managed to become the only rear-engined American car with air conditioning, which was embedded in the Corvair in 1960. 


In addition, in 1963 Chevrolet became the brand that dominated the American market by 10%.


Unfortunately, in March 2020 Chevrolet announced that it was halting sales of its cars in Indonesia.


Here are the models of cars from Chevrolet that have been in the Indonesian market.


Captive (seven-passenger SUV)

Cruze (mid-sized sedan)

Spark (city car)

Orlando (medium MPV)

Colorado (double cabin)

Trailblazer (medium SUV). 

Chevrolet Lova


4. Chrysler

Chrysler is an American automobile company founded in 1925. The company, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, produces a range of vehicles from sports cars to luxury cars. 


The company, founded by Walter Chrysler, is now wholly owned by Cerberus Capital Management. Unfortunately, on June 10, 2009, Chrysler went bankrupt and required it to cooperate with Fiat with a 52% shareholding. 


Chrysler's innovation was undoubtedly, in 1924, he launched his first car that had been equipped with a carburetor air filter, a high-compressed engine, high-pressure lubrication, and an oil filter. 


In addition, another innovation from Chrysler was the use of hydraulic brakes in all four wheels of cars in mass-produced cars for the first time.  Bahlan, Chrysler became a pioneer in the installation of engines with rubber so that it could reduce vibration.


Unfortunately, now Chrysler has also announced its departure from the Indonesian market. 


Several models of chrysler cars are circulating in the international market. 


Chrysler Ypsilon (2011, UK and Ireland only), also named Lancia Ypsilon, Chrysler Delta (2011 – present, UK and Ireland only) which is also named Lancia Delta

Chrysler 300 (2005; some in countries, including Indonesia)

Chrysler Grand Voyager (1988; exists in several countries).


5. Dodge

Dodge is an American car marketed by the Chrysler Group, LLC in 6 countries in the world. 


Dodge is a brand of several luxury car models, such as SUV cars, MPV cars, to pickups. 


Before actively producing cars in 1914, Dodge which was once made by the Dodge Brothers Company was known to only supply parts from the automotive industry in 1900. The brand was sold to Chrysler in 1928.


For the Indonesian region, currently, only dodge journey models are marketed. Here are some models from Dodge that are in the American market. 


Avenger (1995 – 2000; 2008 – 2013)

Grand Caravan (1984–present)

Challenger (1970 – 1974; 1978 – 1983; 2008)

Charger (LX) (1964 – 1978, 1983 – 1987. 2005)

Dart (1960 – 1976; 2013)

Durango (1998 – 2009; 2011)

Journey (2008)

Viper (1992 – 2010, 2012)

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