Brand Details
About DMC
- Category
- Car
- Country
- United States
- Region
- North America
- Founded
- 1975
- Founder
- John Z. DeLorean
- Format
- Transparent PNG
Shown for identification. DMC and its logo are trademarks of their respective owner.
Brand History
The DMC Story
The DeLorean Motor Company was founded in 1975 by John Z. DeLorean, a former General Motors executive. Its only product, the DMC-12, was built in a purpose-erected factory near Belfast, Northern Ireland, from 1981, featuring an unpainted stainless-steel body and gullwing doors. The company collapsed into bankruptcy in 1982 amid financial troubles and DeLorean's high-profile (and ultimately acquitted) drug-trafficking arrest, but the car achieved immortality as the time machine in the Back to the Future films.
Model Evolution
DMC Through The Years
1 milestone models from 1981 to 1981.
1981Photo: Kevin Abato, www.grenexmedia.com · CC BY-SA 3.0
Current Lineup
The original company folded in 1982; a Texas-based successor supports existing cars, and a separate revival unveiled the electric Alpha5 concept in 2022.
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