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Below is a listing of famous car logos with a brief description or history of each automobile logo. As we add more car profiles we will add more auto logos and car badges.

The Audi logo shows four touching rings arranged horizontally. The Audi company says that the four circles of their company emblem represent the amalgamation of four formerly independent motor-vehicle manufacturers in 1932. They include Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer. The BMW logo is said to represent a spinning propellor of a plane, with the white being the propeller and the blue being the sky background, as the BMW company used to manufacture aircraft engines. The blue and white has also been said to represent the Bavarian flag, which is the origin of BMW (Bavarian Motor Works). The Ferrari logo of the prancing horse on a yellow background suggests speed and power. The green white and red stripes are from the Italian flag. It is said that Enzo Ferrari used the prancing horse after Count Francesco Baracca, who was a famous fighter pilot from the Italian Air Force that was shot down and killed after a very successful career. Baracca would have the prancing horse on the sides of his plane. Ferrari Company. The Ford logo was first trademarked back in 1907 and was first used on the 1928 Model A model automobile. Childe Wills, an early employee of the Ford Motor Company was a major contribitor of the Ford logo design. The current blue oval of Ford has a ratio of 8:3. The Holden logo above is for the most recent revision of the Holden badge which has been used since 1994. Previous revisions to the logo were made in 1928 and 1972 but they all included the stylized lion holding a circle. Holden Company. The Honda logo above is for the car division of the Honda Motor Company, with the emblem changing for their other divisions (motorcycles, trucks, jets, etc). The H logo of the automobile division is a stylized H for Honda. The Lamborghini logo shows a yellow charging bull on a black background. The bull is said to represent the Taurus zodiac sign of the founder Ferruccio Lamborghini. Several Lamborghini cars also took their name from famous fighting bulls. The Maserati logo refers to the city of Bologna where the auto maker was founded. The trident symbol used in the logo is a common site in the city with the statue of Neptune holding a trident being a major centerpiece. A trident is a three pronged spear used as a military weapon or for spear fishing. Maserati Company. The current Mazda logo started being used by the automobile maker in 1997. It is a stylized letter M, which is also two wings representing the company's future ambitions. The Mazda logo is also said to look like a tulip or an owl. It was designed by Rei Yoshimara. Mazda Company. The Porsche logo includes elements of the Wurttemberg coat of arms and the prancing horse of the Stuttgart coat of arms in Germany. Above the horse is the word Stuttgart. Porsche company. The Toyota logo looks like a number of things, but the Toyota Company see it as three ovals that show the heart of the customer or the heart of the product. Other interpretations have seen the automobile logo as a stylized letter T, an angel wearing a halo, or even an American cowboy wearing a hat. The Volkswagen logo was designed by an engineer called Franz Reimspiess after the company had an office competition to design the logo. It is the letter V over the letter W, bordered by a circle. Volkswagen company.