Club Car was founded in the early 60's. The manufacturing facility is now located in Augusta, Georgia. It was owned at one time by the John Mansville Co. and was purchased by a group of investors in 1978 that included Billy Dolan, formerly with E-Z-GO Golf Car Co. Dolan and others from E-Z-GO changed the design of the golf car and in 1981 introduced the DS model which is so familiar today. They took a small company from back in the pack to a world class producer of golf and utility vehicles.

Originally making only a 36 volt electric car, they branched off into making a gasoline 4-cycle golf car in 1984. Internal improvements were hidden by a body design that did not change until 1993 when a minor alteration to the front cowl & headlights was was made. The body material changed in '93 to what Club Car calls "ArmorFlex", a nearly indestructable thermoplastic resin.

Under the hood things were new. In 1992 the old 341cc side valve Kawasaki engine was replaced by a new 286cc, 9hp Kawasaki overhead valve engine. In 1995 Club Car offered the first modern 48-volt power train with an on-board computer, for common use on a golf course. Later that same year they offered a regenerative braking 48-volt system as well. In the last year Club Car has eclipsed E-Z-GO as the best selling electric golf car in the world. Since then Club Car has been bought out by Clark, the forklift company, and then Clark was bought by Ingersoll Rand, which still owns Club Car to this day.