page_title: Automotive industry in Australia
section_title: Small-scale producers
hierarchical_section_title: Automotive industry in Australia / Small-scale producers
caption_attribution_description: English: Tom Reynolds, en:http://www.thomasr.org
context_page_description: A substantial car industry was created in Australia in the 20th century through the opening of Australian plants by international manufacturers. The first major carmaker was Ford Australia and the first Australian-designed mass production car was manufactured by Holden in 1948. Australian manufacture of cars rose to a maximum of almost half a million in the 1970s and still exceeded 400,000 in 2004. Australia was best known for the design and production of 'large' sized passenger vehicles. By 2009 total production had fallen to around 175,000 and the Australian market was dominated by cars imported from Asia and Europe.
  As of 2015, Australian-designed cars were manufactured by General Motors subsidiary Holden, and Ford Australia, while Toyota Australia manufactured local variants of its international models, particularly the Camry. However, the Ford Australia engine and vehicle plants closed in October 2016 and the Holden and Toyota Australia factories closed in late 2017. Only Fords design and development facilities remain in operation, leaving Australia as one of 13 countries with the capabilities to design and develop mass market cars from scratch.
context_section_description: There are a number of current, previous or future small scale producers of cars in Australia, including;
  Absolute Pace (1990–present)
  ACE EV (2018 - Present)) 
  Alpha Sports
  Amuza
  Ascort (1958–1960)
  Australian Kit Car (1995–present)
  Australian Six (1919–1930)
  Australis (1897–1907)
  Austral
  Birchfield (2003–present)
  Birrana
  Blade Electric Vehicles
  Bolwell (1963–present)1962 and 1979
  Bomac
  Borland Racing Developments
  Bowin Cars (1968–1976)
  Brabham Automotive (2017–present)
  Buchanan
  Buckle Motors
  Bullet (1996–present)
  Bushranger
  Caldwell Vale (1907–1913)
  Canstel
  Carbontech (1999–present)
  Cheetah Racing Cars
  Chic (circa 1920s)
  Classic Glass
  Classic Revival (1989–present)
  Cobra Craft
  Custom Buses
  Daktari
  Daytona (2002–present)
  Denning
  Deuce Customs (1979–present)
  Devaux (2001–present)
  DRB Sports Cars (1997–present)
  E-Vade
  Elfin (1958–present)
  Evans
  Finch
  G-Force (1986–present)
  Giocattolo (1986–1989)
  Goggomobile (1958–1961)
  Goy
  Hartnett (1949–1955)
  Harden Electric Vehicles (2020-Present) 
  Homebush
  Ilinga (1974–1975)
  Joss
  Kaditcha
  Kraftwerkz (2002–present)
  Lightburn (1963–1965)
  Lloyd-Hartnett
  Matich (1967–1974)
  Minetti Sports Cars
  Nasenbaer
  Nota (1955–present)
  OKA 4wd
  Pellandini Cars (1970–1978)
  Pioneer  (1897–1898)
  Piper
  PMC Australia\Ansair
  PRB
  Purvis (1974–1991)
  Python (1981–present)
  Ralt
  RCM
  Rennmax (1962–1978)
  RFW
  RMC
  Roaring Forties (1997–present)
  Robnell
  Sharpbuilt
  Shrike (1988–1991)
  Skelta (2004–present)
  Southern Cross (1931–1935)
  Tomcar (2005 – present)
  White Pointer (car)
caption: An Elfin MS8 Streamliner.
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