Automobiles:- who owns what brands
| Numbver | Company | Country | Profit in US $in Billion | Profit in £ in Billon | Owns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BMW | Germany | 6.59 | 4.94 | Rolls Royce, Mini |
| 2 | Fiat | Italy | 1.73 | 1.30 | Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Ferrari, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Ram and SRT |
| 3 | Ford Motor Company | US | 5.66 | 4.25 | Lincoln and a small stake in Mazda |
| 4 | General Motors | US | 6.19 | 4.64 | Buick, Cadillac, Chevolet, GMC. GM owns controlling interest in Opel and Vauxhall in Europe and Holden in Australia. |
| 5 | Hionda | Japan | 2.55 | 1.91 | Acura |
| 6 | Hyundai | South Korea | 7.6 | 5.7 | Kia |
| 7 | Tata Motors (India) | India | .26 | .02 | Jaguar, Land Rover |
| 8 | Mazda | Japan | 1.3 | .097 | Independently owned . Ford has small stake |
| 9 | Mitsubishi | Japan | .289 | .216 | Independently owned. |
| 10 | Daimler AG | German | Mercedes-Benz and Smart | ||
| 11 | Nissan | Japan | 4.12 | 3.09 | Infinitim Nissan is owned by Renault |
| 12 | Saab | Sweden | National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) | ||
| 13 | Subaru | Japan | Fuji Heavy Industries with Toyota a minority partner. | ||
| 14 | Tesla | Japan | Toyota is a minority partner. Partnership with Daimler AG. | ||
| 15 | Toyota Motor company | Japan | 3.43 | 2.57 | Lexus, Sclon, Daihatsu, Hino Motors with a stake in Fuji industries and Isuzu |
| 16 | Volkswagen | German | 28.6 | 21.45 | Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, and overseas-brands SEAT and Skoda |
| 17 | Volvo | China | Chinese-automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, aka Geely. |
The automobile industry, a multi-billion dollar affair, over the past decade, have seen ownership changing hands, conglomerates, sales strategies change, separations, bankruptcies and entire divisions shut off. This is the concise guide to who owns what brands in the auto industry.
As carmakers trim down to become more efficient and more profitable the names like Hummer, Mercury and Pontiac have disappeared into the history books. We have seen other such as Jaguar, Volvo and Chrysler changing hands and Aston Martin remain in flux.
Watch this space.