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World motor vehicle production

Top vehicle manufacturing groups (by volume)

The table below shows the world's largest motor vehicle manufacturing groups, along with the marques produced by each one. The table is ranked by the latest production figures from OICA 2007 for the parent group, and then by marque.

Marque	Country of origin	Ownership	Markets
1. Toyota Motor Corporation ()
Daihatsu		Subsidiary	Global, except North America
Hino		Subsidiary	Asia Pacific, Canada, South America
Lexus		Division	Global, apart from South America with the exception of Chile and Argentina.
Scion		Division	United States
Toyota		Division	Global
2. General Motors Corporation ()
Buick		Division	North America, China
Cadillac		Division	Global
Chevrolet		Division	Global
Daewoo		Subsidiary	Asia, Europe, South America
GMC		Division	North America, Middle East
Holden		Subsidiary	Australia, New Zealand, Middle East
Hummer		Division	Global
Pontiac		Division	North America
Opel		Subsidiary	Continental Europe, South Africa, apart from Asia, with the exception of Japan
Saab (cars)		Subsidiary	Global
Saturn		Subsidiary	North America, Japan, Republic of China
Vauxhall		Subsidiary	United Kingdom
3. Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen AG) ()
Audi		Subsidiary	Global
Bentley		Subsidiary	Global
Bugatti		Subsidiary	Global
Lamborghini		Subsidiary	Global
Scania		Subsidiary	Global
SEAT		Subsidiary	Europe, Latin America, South Africa
Škoda		Subsidiary	Global, except North America
Volkswagen		Subsidiary	Global
4. Ford Motor Company ()
Ford		Division	Global
Lincoln		Division	North America, Middle East
Mercury		Division	North America, Middle East
Troller		Subsidiary	South America
Volvo (cars)		Subsidiary	Global
5. Honda Motor Company ()
Acura		Division	North America, China
Honda		Division	Global
6. PSA Peugeot Citroën ()
Citroën		Subsidiary	Global, except North America
Peugeot		Subsidiary	Global, except United States and Canada
7. Nissan Motors ()
Infiniti		Division	North America, Middle East, Taiwan, Korea
Nissan		Division	Global
8. Fiat S.p.A. ()
Abarth		Subsidiary	Global, except United States and Canada
Alfa Romeo		Subsidiary	Global, Canada (the 8C is sold in the USA)
Ferrari		Subsidiary	Global
Fiat		Division	Global, except United States and Canada
Iveco	align="center"	Subsidiary	Global, except North America
Lancia		Subsidiary	Global, except North America
Maserati		Subsidiary	Global
Zastava		Subsidiary	-
9. Renault S.A. ()
Dacia		Subsidiary	Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa
Renault (cars)		Division	Global, except United States and Canada
Renault Samsung		Subsidiary	Asia, South America
10. Hyundai Motor Company ()
Hyundai		Division	Global
11. Suzuki Motor Corporation ()
Maruti Suzuki		Subsidiary	India, Middle East, South America
Suzuki		Division	Global
12. Chrysler LLC ()
Chrysler		Division	Global
Dodge		Division	Global
Jeep		Division	Global
13. Daimler AG ()
Freightliner		Subsidiary	North America, South Africa
Maybach		Division	Global
Mercedes-Benz		Division	Global
Mitsubishi Fuso		Subsidiary	Global
Smart		Division	Western Europe, Southeast Asia, North America, South Africa
14. BMW AG ()
BMW		Division	Global
MINI		Division	Global
Rolls-Royce		Subsidiary	Global
15. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation ()
Mitsubishi		Division	Global
16. Kia Motors ()
Kia	align="center"	Subsidiary	Global
17. Mazda Motor Corporation ()
Mazda		Division	Global
18. AvtoVAZ ()
Lada		Division	Russia, Finland, Sweden
VAZ		Division	Russia, Eastern Europe
19. First Automobile Works ()
Besturn		Division	China
Hongqi		Division	China
Huali		Subsidiary	China
Xiali		Subsidiary	China
20. Tata Motors Limited ()
Hispano		Subsidiary	Europe
Jaguar		Subsidiary	Global
Land Rover		Subsidiary	Global
Tata		Division	India, South Africa
Tata Daewoo		Subsidiary	South Korea
21. Fuji Heavy Industries ()
Subaru		Division	Global
22. Chang'an Motors ()
Chana		Division	China, South Africa
23. Isuzu Motors ()
Isuzu		Division	Global
24. Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corporation ()
BAW		Subsidiary	China
25. Dongfeng Motor Corporation ()
Dongfeng		Division	China
26. Chery Automobile ()
Chery		Division	China, South Africa, Southeast Asia except Thailand
27. Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation ()
MG		Subsidiary	UK
Roewe		Division	China
SsangYong		Subsidiary	South Korea, South Africa
28. Brilliance China Automotive Holdings ()
Brilliance		Division	China
Jinbei		Subsidiary	China
29. GAZ ()
GAZ		Division	Russia
LDV		Subsidiary	Europe
LiAZ		Subsidiary	Russia
30. Volvo Group ()
Mack		Subsidiary	Global
Renault (trucks)		Subsidiary	Global
Nissan Diesel		Subsidiary	Global
Volvo (trucks)		Division	Global
31. Harbin Hafei Automobile Industry Group ()
Hafei		Division	China
32. Geely Automobile ()
Geely		Division	China
Maple		Subsidiary	China
33. Anhui Jianghuai Automobile ()
JAC		Division	China
34. Mahindra & Mahindra Limited ()
Mahindra		Division	India
35. Paccar Inc ()
DAF		Subsidiary	Global except United States and Canada
Kenworth		Division	North America
Leyland		Subsidiary	Europe
Peterbilt		Division	North America
36. Great Wall Motor ()
Great Wall		Division	China
37. Jiangxi Changhe ()
Changhe		Division	China
38. Porsche ()
Porsche		Division	Global
39. BYD Auto ()
BYD		Division	China
40. China National Heavy Duty Truck Group ()
CNHTC		Division	China

Note 1: The OICA statistics rank the Toyota subsidiary companies Daihatsu and Hino separately; in this table they are included with Toyota.

Note 2: Ford and Renault own the rights to the Volvo and Renault marques for cars only; Volvo Group owns the rights to both marques for trucks.

Company relationships

It is not uncommon for automobile manufacturers to hold stakes in other automobile manufacturers. These ownerships can be explored under the detail for the individual companies.

Notable current relationships include:

Porsche holds a 20% stake in the Volkswagen Group (30.97% voting rights), as of 2006-12-31.
The Renault-Nissan alliance involves two global companies linked by cross-shareholding, with Renault holding 44.3% of Nissan shares, and Nissan holding 15% of (non-voting) Renault shares.
Ford holds a 33.9% stake in Mazda. and an 8.3% share in Aston Martin.
Hyundai Motor Co. holds a 38.67% stake in Kia Motors.
Daimler AG holds a 19.9% stake in Chrysler Holding LLC.
General Motors still holds a 3% stake in Suzuki. Suzuki is also partner with GM in GMDAT and CAMI.
The Volkswagen Group holds a 37.73% stake in Scania (68.6% voting rights).
Renault holds 20.5% of the voting stakes in Volvo Group.
Toyota holds a 51% stake in Daihatsu hence having a controlling interest in the company, and 16.5% in Fuji Heavy Industries, parent company of Subaru.