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There are lots of car brands. Here’s who owns them all.

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 Volkswagon 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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