Evolution of car logos!  

Dear m,artscollab
The associated web link box the so called AWLB for designaddicts is normally used for the "interesting page" you want to show...not for your own page. A little self-promotion seems to be fair game but...just a little
http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/18/evolution-of-car-logos/

Ahhh!
Got it, thanks for explaining. I shall abide by that rule.
-Mike

Strange thing
A strange thing about car logos : whereas they have their own writing, japanese cars manufacturers love to have their logo based on the first letter of the occidental brand name : M for Mazda, S for Suzuki, H for Honda, T for Toyota, etc.

Yes
Not something I really think about much, not in my field, but you have a point, very few, if any of the European or American car manufactures do that!
Logos in general though all seem to have gone the route of what I call Nail Clipping Graphics ..all curved and rounded..
I dare say there'll be a backlash and we'll go all pointy and spiky again 😉

Go back to metal!
I agree, logo's nowadays all look to similar most are computer drafted. I guess 20+ years from now you'll look at one and say oh that's from the 00's that's if the sun hasn't gotten to them first.

I would think
that Pascal's question is answered by the fact of Japanese native written language and the need to translate (or re-brand ?) for their English-language market(s). Initialization of the (replacement) logo would be an understandable "default" in this circumstance. . .?
In the case of several Japanese makes, the home market made do with the single brand, while Western markets were treated to tiered rebranding: all Hondas and Acuras are (or were) sold in Japan as Hondas, for instance -- the same being true with Toyota/Lexus and Nissan/Infiniti. . .