car brands: who owns who?

[Karding]

hirap talaga kapag hindi nagbabasa ng mga replies :yawn: ulit-ulitin ko na lang kaya yung reply ko regarding GM vehicles?! :bwahaha:

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 . 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.

[DSM619]

Does MITSUBISHI owns PROTON of Malaysia or they just provide the engines and still PROTON is an independent company ??

[ale828]

Rover and MG is i think owned by a consortium of british buisnessmen. Bmw owns the mini name and Rolls-royce while VW owns/has stakes in bentley, seat, skoda, audi and lamborghini.
Land rover is owned by ford ( is this why the escape looks like a freelander?). I don't think VW has stakes in porsche, i am not sure of this, they only colaborated in a few cars like the VW toureg/porsche cayenne and the audi rs2.

[StraightSix]

Rover and MG is i think owned by a consortium of british buisnessmen.

Mahirap talaga maging up to date, nakaka-lito ...

MG Rover had collapsed last year. Nanjing Automobile of China bought the rights to use the MG brand. The rights to the Rover brand is still owned by BMW, although Ford would be given first refusal to buy the marque under an agreement entered into when Ford acquired Land Rover from BMW in 2000.

[orly_andico]

VW *owns* the Porsche+Audi group.

the Escape doesn't look like a Freelander, it's a rebadged Mazda Tribute.

[pissword]

sir badkuk.. monaro is produce by HOLDEN dba?? which is owned or partly owned by GM dn ba sir karding??

aussie nga yan badkuk. monaro ata un car na model ng holden. ganda ng mga pickups nyan

[the_wildthing]

Porsche (the company) is not owned by VW.

The Beetle was designed by Porsche (the person). Apart from that, he has no ownership, with Hitler being who he was and Nazi Germany being what it was then.

VW Group owns the following brands: VW, Skoda, Bentley, and Bugatti, Audi, SEAT and Lamborghini.

Porsche, the company, has actually purchased a little over 10% of VW, and has announced that it is aiming for 20% ownership.

[explorer]

Porsche is not owned by VW.

yes VW owns Porsche, afaik. VW even owns rolls royce car division.

[Biggs]

FOR THE WIN!

[explorer]

FOR THE WIN!

that also confirms that holden is owned by GM.

[the_wildthing]

yes VW owns Porsche, afaik.

It is the other way around.

http://www.porsche.com/usa/aboutpors...&id=2005-09-28

[explorer]

It is the other way around.

http://www.porsche.com/usa/aboutpors...&id=2005-09-28

ah...common stock...ok, but it doesn't have a controlling share of VW. probably Porche realised that VW is making much money that they want to have a share of it? in terms of size, VW is a big a elephant compared to a small cat(Porsche)

[the_wildthing]

Also, VW doesn't own Rolls Royce.

It was a murky deal with BMW and VW regarding Rolls Royce's (the big company also making airplane engines) sale of the car-making unit and brand. If I'm not mistaken, only the Bentley brand went to VW.

[explorer]

Also, VW doesn't own Rolls Royce.

It was a murky deal with BMW and VW regarding Rolls Royce's (the big company also making airplane engines) sale of the car-making unit and brand. If I'm not mistaken, only the Bentley brand went to VW.

afaik, VW used to own Rolls Royce until BMW bought it in Jan. 1, 2003:

http://www.bmwgroup.com/bmwgroup_pro...home/home.html

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited has been part of the BMW Group since January 1, 2003.

Rolls-Royce is one of the most fascinating and well-known brands in the world, the luxury motor car par excellence. For over 100 years, motor cars of the Rolls-Royce brand have stood for truly outstanding engineering, quality and reliability.

Discover Rolls-Royce Motor Cars online.

[the_wildthing]

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[jim]

Nahilo ako sa pagbabasa nito ah. Hindi ata klaro kung sino talaga ang may-ari ng ferrari.........

[the_wildthing]

Fiat S.p.A. owns 100% of Fiat Auto, 100% of Maserati and 56% of Ferrari. I would assume the 44% is owned by private individuals including the Ferarri estate or surviving heir. (Sorry, not familiar with Italy's succession laws.)

http://www.fiatgroup.com/main.php?w=...te%20structure

Lancia was absorbed in 1969. Alfa Romeo was purchased in 1986.

[aceshark]

di ba #2 na toyota. na-de-throne na nya ang ford. next target na nila ang GM. in 2-3 years time sigurado na siguro yan.

TVR - owned by a russian guy. AFAIK, bata pa me ari na marami lang talaga pera. car enthusiast kaya binili nya TVR. yung sagaris under na ng company nya yung design and production (kaya ata panget). napanood ko lang to sa top gear.

[niky]

Fiat S.p.A. owns 100% of Fiat Auto, 100% of Maserati and 56% of Ferrari. I would assume the 44% is owned by private individuals including the Ferarri estate or surviving heir. (Sorry, not familiar with Italy's succession laws.)

http://www.fiatgroup.com/main.php?w=...te%20structure

Lancia was absorbed in 1969. Alfa Romeo was purchased in 1986.

Yup... for others, though, take note, Fiat S.P.A. is not Fiat Auto... thus Fiat Auto has absolutely no control over Ferrari operations.

Fiat S.P.A. has recently moved Maserati from under Ferrari control back to Fiat Auto in some weird juggling move. The next models to come from Maserati will be upmarket versions of Alfa Romeos.

BTW, fun fact. BMW used to own Rover of MG-Rover, and they split the Land Rover line off the Rover marque and kept it for themselves. After they sold Land Rover to Ford, Ford was speculating on whether or not to buy the Rover name from the defunct MG-Rover to keep it from being used for competitors for Land Rover.