car brands: who owns who?

**badkuk** · September 25th, 2003 10:42 AM

Hi All!

So far ang alam ko is:

Toyota - Toyota, Lexus, Scion
Nissan - Nissan, Infiniti
Chevrolet - Chevrolet, Daewoo
Ford - Ford, Mazda, Lincoln(meron pa e)
Chrysler - Chrysler, Mercedes Benz
Honda - Honda, Acura

**mazdamazda** · September 25th, 2003 10:50 AM

Ford - Ford, Mazda, Lincoln, Volvo
BMW - BMW, Land Rover, Bugatti
VW - VW, Audi, Lamborghini

**Litespeed** · September 25th, 2003 11:01 AM

Ford also assemble Jaguars on US models.

**Litespeed** · September 25th, 2003 11:02 AM

BMW X5's and Z's only models assemble in US. North Carolina plant.

**coiter** · September 25th, 2003 11:16 AM

sama mo pa sa ford ang aston martin.
chrysler is known as diamler-chrysler. under din nya ang mitsubishi.
ang chevrolet is under GM which also includes suzuki, opel and subaru.
ferrari includes fiat and maserati.
bmw naman has rover, rolls-royce/bentley and the mini cooper.
marami pa yan. dami kasing nalugi at meron namang umasenso kaya nagbilihan or merge sila.
bilib talaga ako sa toyota at honda. kahit nagconsolidate na ang ibang manufacturers solo pa rin sila at nakakacompete pa. in fact, malapit na unahan ng toyota ang ford as the world's no. 2 car maker.

**badkuk** · September 25th, 2003 01:37 PM

who's numbah one? i always kinda assumed Ford e, by virtue of ung brands under its belt...

**1D4LV** · September 25th, 2003 01:48 PM

ang alam ko:

mitsubishi - bmw/mitsubishi.
daihatsu - toyota

**orly_andico** · September 25th, 2003 02:35 PM

no, no. daimler/chrysler owns part of mitsubishi (about 30% IIRC).
BMW is one of the most successful car manufacturers (the majority owner of BMW, some old chick, is Germany's richest person) -- they own (as someone else pointed out) Rover, Rolls-Royce (cars only -- RR also makes jet engines and turbines).

I think #1 pa rin ang GM. Then Daimler-Chrysler or Ford.

also.. Kia is associated with Ford, and Daewoo is associated with GM -- which also owns Opel, parts of Subaru, etc.

the Fiat group of Italy (Italy's largest company) owns Ferrari, Maserati. dunno who owns Alfa-Romeo though..

the "other" big German company is VW of course. they own (in addition to their marque) Porsche+Audi. it's worth remembering that Ferdinand Porsche (who designed the VW Beetle and the German WWII "Kubelwagen" which was their Jeep) also lent his name to Porsche the car company.

**orly_andico** · September 25th, 2003 02:41 PM

Oh yeah. Also, I believe Bugatti is owned by VW, not BMW -- the scary 1000hp W16 Bugatti Veyron uses a W16 engine designed by VW. VW is the only major manufacturer to use W12 and W16 engines (which are basically two shallow-angle V6's or V8's put together). The Bentley Continental uses a W12 engine, they're also a member of the VW group.

**Karding** · September 26th, 2003 02:10 AM

Originally posted by coiter
sama mo pa sa ford ang aston martin.
chrysler is known as diamler-chrysler. under din nya ang mitsubishi.
ang chevrolet is under GM which also includes suzuki, opel and subaru.
ferrari includes fiat and maserati.
bmw naman has rover, rolls-royce/bentley and the mini cooper.
marami pa yan. dami kasing nalugi at meron namang umasenso kaya nagbilihan or merge sila.
bilib talaga ako sa toyota at honda. kahit nagconsolidate na ang ibang manufacturers solo pa rin sila at nakakacompete pa. in fact, malapit na unahan ng toyota ang ford as the world's no. 2 car maker.

GM doesn't own Subaru. Subaru is owned by Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (Aerospace Manufacturer in Japan). Just as Fiat Auto Spa of Italy, Isuzu Motors Ltd. and Suzuki Motor Corp. of Japan, GM collaborates with them in various product, powertrain and purchasing (raw materials like sheet metals). GM also collaborates (not own) with BMW AG of Germany and Toyota Motor Corp. of Japan, and vehicle manufacturing ventures with several automakers around the world, including Toyota, Suzuki, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. of China, AVTOVAZ of Russia and Renault SA of France. Now, if someone still insist that Subaru, Suzuki, Opel, Isuzu is owned by GM, then Fiat is also owned by GM which owns Ferrari, Maserati. Wow, a Ferrari made by GM :hihihi: . Again, GM doesn't manufacture the above vehicles but collaborates and or distributes such vehicles (GM Network.)

Now...

GM is the manufacturer of Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, HUMMER, Oldsmobile, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall. GM doesn't just play as a manufacturer of vehicles, they are also involved in vehicle distribution (but not manufacture), that is why some people misinterpreted GM as the manufacturer of such vehicle.

but how come Subaru, Fiat, Isuzu, and Suzuki shows up as part of GM's Auto brands in their website?

Because they are the DISTRIBUTOR of such vehicles on countries other than their originating country such as Japan.