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Automotive industry

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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.[1] In 2006 16 million new automobiles were sold in the USA, 15 million in Western Europe, 7 million in China, [2] 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.

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World motor vehicle production

v • d • e« previous yearTop 20 motor vehicle producing countries 2007Motor vehicle production (1000 units) Country 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 11000 12000  Japan11596  United States10781  PR China8882  Germany6213 (includes GM Belgium)  South Korea4086  France3019  Brazil2971  Spain2890  Canada2578  India2307  Mexico2095  UK1750  Russia1660  Italy1284  Thailand1238  Turkey1099  Iran997  Czech Rep.939  Belgium844  Poland785 Reference: World Motor Vehicle Production by Country: 2006–2007. OICA. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
v • d • eBig auto makers. Top 20 motor vehicle manufacturing companies by volume 2006 Total motor vehicle production (1000 units) Group 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 Toyota* 9,120,731 General Motors8,926,160 Ford6,268,193 Volkswagen Group5,684,603 Honda3,669,514 PSA3,356,859 Nissan3,223,372 Chrysler2,544,590 Renault2,492,470 Hyundai2,462,677 Fiat2,317,652 Suzuki2,297,277 Daimler2,044,533 Mazda1,396,412 Kia1,381,123 BMW1,366,838 Mitsubishi Motors1,313,409 AvtoVAZ765,627 Subaru587,274 Tata Motors561,081 Key Cars Light Commercial Vehicles Heavy Commercial Vehicles Heavy Buses Total global production: 68340 Reference: World motor vehicle production by manufacturer: World ranking 2006. OICA(July 2007). *Toyota total includes Daihatsuproduction figures, which OICA list separately. Daihatsu is a Toyota Motor Corporation subsidiary.

World's largest vehicle manufacturing groups (by volume)

The table below gives the world's largest twenty motor vehicle manufacturing groups, along with their marques, classified as divisions and subsidiary companies. The table is ranked by parent group production volumes, using the latest OICA data with the largest producer appearing at the top of the table.

MarqueCountry of originOwnership Markets 1. Toyota Motor Corporation( Japan) DaihatsuSubsidiary Global, except North America HinoSubsidiary Asia Pacific, Canada, South America LexusDivision Global, except South America, but Chile. ScionDivision United States ToyotaDivision Global 2. General Motors Corporation( United States) BuickDivision North America, China CadillacDivision Global ChevroletDivision Global DaewooSubsidiary Asia, Europe, South America GMCDivision North America, Middle East PontiacDivision North America HoldenSubsidiary Asia Pacific, Middle East HummerDivision Global IsuzuDivision Global, expect North America OpelSubsidiary Continental Europe, South Africa SaturnSubsidiary North America SaabSubsidiary Global VauxhallSubsidiary United Kingdom 3. Ford Motor Company( United States) FordDivision Global LincolnDivision North America, Middle East MercuryDivision North America, Middle East Volvo CarsSubsidiary Global TrollerSubsidiary South America 4. Volkswagen AG( Germany) AudiSubsidiary Global BentleySubsidiary Global BugattiSubsidiary Global LamborghiniSubsidiary Global Lotus CarsDivision United Kingdom ScaniaSubsidiary Global SEATSubsidiary Europe, Latin America, South Africa ŠkodaSubsidiary Global, except North America VolkswagenDivision Global Volkswagen Commercial VehiclesDivision Global 5. Honda Motor Company( Japan) AcuraDivision North America, China HondaDivision Global 6. PSA Peugeot Citroën( FranceCitroënDivision Global, except North America PeugeotDivision Global, except United States and Canada 7. Nissan Motors( Japan) InfinitiDivision North America, Middle East, Taiwan, Korea, Western Europe NissanDivision Global 8. Chrysler LLC( United States) ChryslerDivision Global DodgeDivision Global JeepDivision Global 9. Renault S.A.( France) DaciaSubsidiary Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa RenaultDivision Global, except United States and Canada SamsungSubsidiary Asia, South America 10. Hyundai Motor Company( South Korea) HyundaiDivision Global 11. Fiat S.p.A.( Italy) AbarthSubsidiary Global, except United States and Canada Alfa RomeoSubsidiary Global, except United States and Canada FerrariSubsidiary Global FiatDivision Global, except United States and Canada IvecoSubsidiary Global, except North America MaseratiSubsidiary Global LanciaSubsidiary Global, except North America ZastavaSubsidiary Global 12. Suzuki Motor Corporation( Japan) Maruti SuzukiSubsidiary India, Middle East, South America SuzukiDivision Global 13. Daimler AG( Germany) Mercedes-BenzDivision Global Mercedes-AMGDivision Global MaybachDivision Global SmartDivision Western Europe, Southeast Asia, North America, South Africa Mitsubishi FusoSubsidiary Global FreightlinerSubsidiary North America, South Africa 14. Mazda Motor Corporation( Japan) MazdaDivision[3]Global 15. Kia Motors( South Korea) KiaDivision[4]Global 16. BMW AG( Germany) BMWDivision[5]Global MINIDivision Global Rolls-RoyceSubsidiary Global 17. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation( Japan) MitsubishiDivision[6]Global 18. AvtoVAZ( Russia) LadaDivision Russia, Finland, Sweden VAZDivision[7]Russia, Eastern Europe 19. Fuji Heavy Industries( Japan) SubaruDivision[8]Global 20. Tata Motors Limited( India) HispanoSubsidiary Europe Jaguar* Subsidiary Global Land Rover* Subsidiary Global TataDivision[9]India, South Africa Tata Daewoo Commercial VehicleSubsidiary South Korea

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:

References

  1. ^ World Motor Vehicle Production by Country: 2005 - 2006. OICA.
  2. ^ China car sale.
  3. ^ Mazda Motor Corporation. Hoovers.
  4. ^ Kia Motors Corporation. Hoovers.
  5. ^ BMW AG. Hoovers.
  6. ^ Mitsubishi. Hoovers.
  7. ^ AV. Hoovers.
  8. ^ Subaru. Hoovers.
  9. ^ Tata. Hoovers.
  10. ^ Share Fact Sheet. Volkswagen. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
  11. ^ Ford parks 33.9% ownership of Mazda in holding company (PDF). Mazda. Retrieved on 2007-06-02.
  12. ^ Shareholder. Kia Motors. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
  13. ^ Cerberus Takes Over Majority Interest in Chrysler Group and Related Financial Services Business for EUR 5.5 Billion ($7.4 billion) from DaimlerChrysler. DaimlerChrysler. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
  14. ^ General Motors history. General Motors. Retrieved on 2007-10-06.
  15. ^ Yumiko, Nishitani. "Japan's Fuji Heavy shares rally on expanded alliance with Toyota group", Thomson Financial News, 2008-04-11. Retrieved on 2008-04-12. (English) 

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