Watch it once and for all! The meaning behind these car logos (3)

The logo of a car manufacturer is synonymous with their company and the car. A good-looking logo can be impressive and highly recognizable. However, few people know the symbolic meaning behind many logos. Let’s follow Uncle Che to see what these car logos mean.

Nissan

NISSAN's name is the abbreviation of Nihon Sangyo (Japanese Industrial Corporation), which is the parent company of Datsun (Daihatsu). Later, when Nissan replaced Daihatsu, it used the Nissan logo. Earlier, the circle was red and the middle rectangle was blue, a connection to Japan's flag. In the 1990s, silver-white chrome was used for this car logo, in line with the modern design style.

Peugeot

Before building cars, Peugeot was making pepper grinders. At that time, Peugeot used the lion as its logo, but the lion was on all fours. By 1948, with the launch of the Peugeot 203, Peugeot used the emblem from the Franche-Comté region in France and made the image of the lion more angular. It was not until 2010 that Peugeot officially used this chrome-plated lion logo.

Porsche

The Porsche logo is intrinsically linked to its place of origin. The overall design of the logo is inspired by the coat of arms of Württemberg. The state capital is Stuttgart. The three black antlers on the upper left and lower right corners date back to the 10th century Swabia region of Germany. The horse in the middle is a BMW horse that is a specialty of Stuttgart.

Renault

Renault’s original car logo was round, but it was later changed to a diamond shape in 1923, probably because this shape could better match the grille design. . By 1972, the "RENAULT" under the car logo was deleted, and the diamond lines became more obvious, making the car logo more prominent.

Rolls-Royce

The Rolls-Royce logo is a double R stacked together, which means that the two founders of Rolls-Royce, one of you, You are in me. However, the owner wanted something even more unique. One of the owners was Lord Montague, who commissioned his sculptor friend Charles Sykes to create the emblem, and the result was the Flying Lady. In 1911, this flying goddess logo was officially applied to Rolls-Royce models.

Rover

Rover means voyager, and the most famous voyagers are the Vikings. Therefore, early Rover logos featured a standing Viking. In 1929, they changed the car logo, removed the Vikings, and used the front profile of the Viking longship as the car logo, which was different from the side profile of the Viking longship in the Lada car logo.

Skoda

Since 1923, the Skoda logo has an arrow with three feathers, and this combination has not changed much. The arrow represents movement, the wings represent freedom, and the green color symbolizes vitality, which means opening a new chapter under the leadership of the public.

Subaru

Subaru was originally the automotive division of Fuji Heavy Industries. Its car logo is the six consecutive stars of the Pleiades (in Greek mythology, Atlas and Pleion actually had seven daughters, not six), which also represents the post-World War II era. Five separate companies came together to form what is now Subaru.

Tesla

This electric car manufacturer is named after Nikola Tesla, the inventor of alternating current (AC), and the design of the car logo is also related to electric motors. T is actually the cross-section of the motor, with the vertical part representing the rotor poles and the curved line at the top representing part of the stator.

Toyota

This Toyota car logo was created in 1989. The two ovals crossing inside the logo represent Toyota's close connection with customers, conveying a relationship of mutual benefit and trust. The large oval on the outside expresses Toyota's ambitious vision of expanding its business around the world. At the same time, the thickness of the outer ring is slightly different, which seems to have something to do with calligraphy art and culture.

Volvo

The name VOLVO is taken from the Latin word "I roll", which means rolling forward progress. The circle symbol with an arrow comes from the symbol of Mars, the Roman god of war, and today this symbol also represents men.

The founder of Volvo was originally from the steel industry, so this symbol is also a symbol of the Swedish steel industry.

Summary of Uncle Che

Car logos must first be interesting, only then can they attract people to pay attention to the story behind them. As times change, car logos have also been changing. When electric vehicles take over in the future, their logos will be more or less different from what they are today. Just like today's hybrid cars, there is a circle of blue filled lines inside the car logo to highlight its uniqueness. Time is passing, the story continues, and the connotation of the car logo is also increasing. After experiencing the ups and downs, what remains may be the uncle who stays with the car friends and remains unchanged in his original intention.