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Car Brands: Who Owns What?

From LesleyB, Featured Contributor
Posted on July 24, 2008
Filed under Industry

There are lots of car brands. Here's who owns them all. Update: a lot has changed since this article was originally posted, click through to see the changes!

Ever wondered which car manufacturers own various car brands? Here's a cheat sheet that shows what's going on with the top 25 manufacturers, ranked by global sales in 2007. This does not include agreements and partnerships that don't have equity stakes in the parent company.

1. Toyota Motor Corporation(Japan)

Toyota also owns: 51% of Daihatsu, 20% of Fuji Heavy Industries (Subaru), and 6% of Isuzu


2. General Motors (U.S.)

General Motors also owns: 51% of the GM Daewoo partnership, and 10% of Fiat.


3. Volkswagen AG (Germany)

31% of The Volkswagen Group is owned by Porsche


4. Ford Motor Company (U.S.)

Ford also owns: 33% of Mazda, and 8% of Aston Martin (the rest of which is owned by a privately held Kuwait investment companies)


5. Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group (South Korea)


6. Honda Motor Corp Ltd. (Japan)


7. Nissan Motor Company (Japan)

Renault owns 44% of Nissan

Nissan also owns: 15% of Renault


8. PSA Peugeot-Citroen (France)


9. Chrysler LLC (U.S.)


10. Fiat S.p.A. (Italy)

General Motors owns 10% of Fiat


11. Renault SA (France)

Nissan owns 15% of Renault.

Renault also owns: 44% of Nissan, 25% of AvtoVAZ


12. Suzuki Motor Company (Japan)

Suzuki also owns: 54% of Maruti Suzuki, 11% of GM Daewoo,


13. Daimler AG (Germany)


14. BMW Group (Germany)


15. Mazda Motor Corporation (Japan)

Ford owns 33% of Mazda Motor Corporation


16. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Japan)

Mitsubishi Motors controls about 14% of Mitsubishi. Mitsubishi Corp. and Mitsubishi Motors are the largest shareholders in Mitsubishi.

Mitsubishi also owns: 13.6% of Isuzu.


17. AvtoVAZ (Russia)

Renault owns 25% of AvtoVAZ.


18. Isuzu Motors Ltd. (Japan)

13.6% of the Isuzu brand is owned by Mitsubishi Corp, and 6% is owned by Toyota Corp


19. Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (China)

SAIC also owns: 51% of SsangYong Motor Company


20. Fuji Heavy Industries (Japan)

Toyota owns 20% of Fuji Heavy Industries


21. Chongqing Changan Automobile Company (China)


22. Dongfeng Motor Corporation (China)


23. Tata Motors Ltd.(India)


24. China FAW Group Corporation (China)

It's difficult to get a clear shot of the First Auto Work brand logos, which include Hongqi, Besturn, Vita and Jiaxing.


25. Chery Automobile Company (China)

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  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on July 25, 2008

    GM also owns Oldsmobile, though I don't know if it all or a percentage.

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on July 25, 2008

    Very Interesting...knew about almost all...expect Volkswagen and Lamborghini etc...

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on July 26, 2008

    Oldsmobile is dead.

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on July 28, 2008

    Who owns the Suzuki corporation?

  • Flag
    From Orion
    Commented on August 1, 2008

    So bizarre. I always think of all these brands as being separate - an entity unto themselves. But it's a Wal-Mart ABC TNT world, I suppose...

  • Flag
    From wescad
    Commented on August 3, 2008

    Seems like GM can afford to reduce another line to streamline their operations. Thus increasing revenue; something they really need right now.

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on August 5, 2008

    gm owns a lot of &#!@ brands

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on August 5, 2008

    cra-ppy is a bad word???

  • Flag
    From LesleyB
    Commented on August 11, 2008

    ha! cra-ppy is indeed a bad word. I've tried to use it in a post many a time and it gets overwritten. I agree on GM - seems like they could consolidate some of those brands. It must be hard to get significant marketing behind them, which might be why they've lumped all their brands into a single GM commercial at the olympics..

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on August 22, 2008

    This is a great post. It really actually explains everything. Im going to have to write about this on http://crenk.com I think

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on September 15, 2008

    alright

  • Flag
    From bmwstar000
    Commented on October 31, 2008

    gud job!! but where's "Mahindra Motors"(India)???

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on December 19, 2008

    Rolls Royce is owned by Volkswagen?

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on January 5, 2009

    here is one thing that i think u forgot to mention. Mahindra & Mahindra populary known as M&M is made in India. plz mention it... thank u, rashwanth

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on January 18, 2009

    I'm actually MOSTLY surprised by how many different companies there actually is

    I figured it'd end up being like a coke/pepsi type of thing

    GuffinMopes http://moneyintenclicks.blogspot.com

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on January 24, 2009

    It is nice to know which companies own what companies, but WHO owns what?

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on February 14, 2009

    dude a nice effort but i could not find the Aston Marin in it

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on February 14, 2009

    also missing BUICK

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on March 6, 2009

    Jaguar is owned by Ford I do believe and that one was left out

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on March 16, 2009

    Who owns AMC ?

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on March 27, 2009

    Actually Ford sold off Jaguar last year, Money issues.

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on June 14, 2009

    wheres proton and perodua and hafei

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on June 15, 2009

    This information on this website is outdated and needs to be updated, this isn't the correct information

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on June 16, 2009

    but ford does own aston martin.... its the dark black square

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on June 16, 2009

    and buick is a gm brand

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on June 17, 2009

    Suzuki owns Suzuki, Buick is a GM product, Aston Martin is owned by Ford, AMC has been dead for decades, Oldsmobile is dead and "gud" is spelled "good". God, what a pack of idiots.

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on June 17, 2009

    "Rolls Royce is owned by Volkswagen?" Can't you read? It clearly states that Rolls Royce is owned by BMW, not Volkswagen.

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on June 17, 2009

    "This information on this website is outdated and needs to be updated, this isn't the correct information" Maybe they're waiting for july 24th of '09 to post another one. =]

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on June 20, 2009

    &#!@ OBAMA AND PELOSI AND REID

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on July 14, 2009

    i cant believe that volkswagon owns lamborghini and bugatti

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on September 2, 2009

    Alot of people are noticing the disappearance of Oldsmoblie and Pontiac from the GM line. I think that in 4 or 5 more years when people's pocketbooks are alittle better they'll bring it back and call it the Pontiac Phoneix(the firebird will rise again). Also a couple years back it seemed like they were more names in the Japanese sector did some of them get slashed? It's sad to see a company or brand just vanish into thin air.

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on September 5, 2009

    hehe Just know next time your in your JETTA you got a Lamborghini between your legs!!

  • Flag
    From astonmartinfreak
    Commented on October 20, 2009

    Volkswagon may own lambo and bugatti, but they are still made by the original companies, very few parts are interchangeable, except for the gallardo engine and the audi r8. and also the fact that volkswagon does build the engine for bugatti.

    where is lotus and tvr.. i didnt see them on there period. tvr is owned by russia now isnt it>?

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on November 9, 2009

    vw & gm is big

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on November 9, 2009

    toyota 20% of subaru?

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on November 9, 2009

    chana? hummmmmm

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on November 10, 2009

    General Motors is a big company.

  • Flag
    From Anonymous
    Commented on November 10, 2009

    lada? HMMMMMMMMM

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