Automotive industry

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This Source

The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. In 2006 16 million new automobiles were sold in the USA, 15 million in Western Europe, 7 million in China and 2 million in India. In 2007, the markets in Canada, USA, Western Europe and Japan are stagnating, while those in South America (especially Brazil), Eastern Europe (especially Russia), and Asia (South Korea and India) are growing.

World motor vehicle production

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 Renault shares.
Ford holds a 33.9% stake in Mazda.
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.
Toyota Motors holds 51% stake Daihatsu hence having a controlling interest in the company.

World's largest vehicle manufacturers (by volume)

The table below gives the world's largest twenty motor vehicle manufacturers along with their marques, classified as divisions and subsidiary companies. The table is ranked by parent group production volumes for 2006 (all motor vehicles) from the OICA data, with the largest producer appearing at the top of the table, as for the table above.

Marque	Ownership	Markets
1. Toyota Motor Corporation - 9,120,721 vehicles
Daihatsu	Subsidiary	Global, except North America
Hino	Subsidiary	Asia Pacific, Canada, South America
Lexus	Division	Global, except South America
Scion	Division	United States
Toyota	Division	Global
2. General Motors Corporation - 8,926,160 vehicles
Buick	Division	North America, China
Cadillac	Division	Global
Chevrolet	Division	Global
Daewoo	Subsidiary	Asia, Europe, South America
GMC	Division	North America, Middle East
Pontiac	Division	North America
Holden	Subsidiary	Asia Pacific, Middle East
Hummer	Division	Global
Opel	Subsidiary	Continental Europe
Saturn	Subsidiary	North America
Saab	Subsidiary	Global
Vauxhall	Subsidiary	United Kingdom
3. Ford Motor Company - 6,268,193 vehicles
Ford	Division	Global
Jaguar (for sale)	Subsidiary	Global
Land Rover (for sale)	Subsidiary	Global
Lincoln	Division	North America, Middle East
Automobile Craiova	Division	Romania, Europe
Mercury	Division	North America, Middle East
Volvo Cars	Subsidiary	Global
4. Volkswagen AG - 5,684,603 vehicles
Audi	Subsidiary	Global
Bentley	Subsidiary	Global
Bugatti	Subsidiary	Global
Lamborghini	Subsidiary	Global
quattro GmbH	Subsidiary	Global
SEAT	Subsidiary	Europe, Latin America
Škoda	Subsidiary	Global, except North America
Volkswagen	Division	Global
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles	Division	Global
Scania AB	Subsidiary	Global
5. Honda Motor Company - 3,669,514 vehicles
Acura	Division	North America, China
Honda	Division	Global
6. PSA Peugeot Citroën - 3,356,859 vehicles
Citroën	Division	Global, except North America
Peugeot	Division	Global, except United States and Canada
7. Nissan Motors - 3,223,372 vehicles
Infiniti	Division	North America, Middle East, Taiwan, Korea, Western Europe
Nissan	Division	Global
8. Chrysler LLC - 2,544,590 vehicles
Chrysler	Division	Global
Dodge	Division	Global
Jeep	Division	Global
9. Renault S.A. - 2,492,470 vehicles
Dacia	Subsidiary	Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa
Renault	Division	Global, except United States and Canada
Samsung	Subsidiary	Asia, South America
10. Hyundai Motor Company - 2,462,677 vehicles
Hyundai	Division	Global
11. Fiat S.p.A. - 2,317,652 vehicles
Abarth	Subsidiary	Global, except United States and Canada
Alfa Romeo	Subsidiary	Global, except United States and Canada
Ferrari	Subsidiary	Global
Fiat	Division	Global, except United States and Canada
Iveco	Subsidiary	Global, except North America
Maserati	Subsidiary	Global
Lancia	Subsidiary	Global, except North America
12. Suzuki Motor Corporation - 2,297,277 vehicles
Maruti	Subsidiary	India, Middle East, South America
Suzuki	Division	Global
13. Daimler AG - 2,044,533 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz	Division	Global
Mercedes-AMG	Division	Global
Maybach	Division	Global
Smart	Division	Western Europe, Southeast Asia, North America
Mitsubishi Fuso	Subsidiary	Global
Freightliner	Subsidiary	North America
14. Mazda Motor Corporation - 1,396,412 vehicles
Mazda	Division	Global
15. Kia Motors - 1,381,123 vehicles
Kia	Division	Global
16. BMW AG - 1,366,838 vehicles
BMW	Division	Global
MINI	Division	Global
Rolls-Royce	Subsidiary	Global
17. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation - 1,313,409 vehicles
Mitsubishi Motors	Division	Global
18. AvtoVAZ - 765,627 vehicles
Lada	Division	Russia, Finland, Sweden
VAZ	Division	Russia, Eastern Europe
19. Fuji Heavy Industries - 587,274 vehicles
Subaru	Division	Global
20. Tata Motors Limited - 561,081 vehicles
Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle	Subsidiary	South Korea
Hispano Carrocera	Subsidiary	Europe
Tata Motors	Division	India, South Africa

References

External links