There are many automotive brands in Australia, and some that have fallen away. It is a lazy Saturday morning and the question popped into my head about who owns what now.
There have been many articles done before, but these all are out of date, as this one will be in a few years time.
The ownership of the worlds automotive brands is a moving landscape, with the Chinese and Indians starting to flex their muscles.
Below is a list, pretty much off the top of the head, of the current situation. I’m sure I may have missed some brands, but I tried to limit the list to brands that many Australians would recognise or remember .
If I have missed something glaringly, or some obscure brand that happens to be your current favourite, please feel free to rant and rave to yourself 🙂
Who owns what Automotive brands
Abarth – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Acura – Honda
Alfa Romeo – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
AMG – Daimler AG
Aston Martin – Aston Martin Private Consortium
Audi – Volkswagen AG
Dodge – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Bentley – Volkswagen AG
BMW – BMW
Bugatti – Volkswagen AG
Buick – General Motors
Cadillac – General Motors
Cherry – Chery Automobile Co., Ltd.
Chevrolet – General Motors
Chrysler – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Citroen – PSA Group
Daihatsu – Toyota Motor Company
Daimler – Daimler AG
Datsun – Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance
Dodge – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
DS – PSA Group
Ferrari – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Fiat – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Fiat Professional – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Ford – Ford Motor Company
Foton – Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd
Genesis – Hyundai
GMC – General Motors
Great Wall – Great Wall Motors
Haval – Great Wall Motors
Hino – Toyota Motor Company
Holden – General Motors
Honda – Honda
HSV – General Motors
Hyundai – Hyundai
Infiniti – Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance
Isuzu Utes – Isuzu Motors
Jaguar – Tata Motors
Jeep – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Kia – Hyundai
Lamborghini – Volkswagen AG
Lancia – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Land Rover – Tata Motors
LDV – SAIC Motor
Lexus – Toyota Motor Company
Lincoln – Ford
Lotus – Zhejiang Geely Holding Group
Mahindra – Mahindra & Mahindra Limited
Mini – BMW
Maserati – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Maybach – Daimler AG
Mazda – Mazda
Mercedes Benz – Daimler AG
MG – SAIC Motor
Mitsubishi – Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance
Morgan – Morgan Family
MOPAR – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Nissan – Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance
Opel – PSA Group
Peugeot – PSA Group
Polestar – Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, aka Geely.
Porsche – Volkswagen AG
Ram Trucks – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Renault – Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance
Rolls Royce – BMW
Scion – Toyota Motor Company
SEAT – Volkswagen AG
Skoda – Volkswagen AG
Smart – Daimler AG
SRT – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
SsangYong – SsangYong Motor
Subaru – Subaru Corporation
Suzuki – Suzuki Motor Corporation
Tesla – Partnership with Daimler AG
Toyota – Toyota Motor Company
TRD – Toyota Motor Company
Vauxhall – PSA Group
Volvo – Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, aka Geely.
Crossover Holdings
Ford owns a small stake in Mazda
Toyota owns a small stake in Tesla
Toyota owns a small stake in Subaru Corporation
Toyota owns a small stake in Isuzu
Automotive Brands - Who Owns What
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Summary
The ownership of the worlds automotive brands is a moving landscape, with the Chinese and Indians starting to flex their muscles.
Below is a list, pretty much off the top of the head, of the current situation. I’m sure I may have missed some brands, but I tried to limit the list to brands that many Australians would recognise or remember .
If I have missed something glaringly, or some obscure brand that happens to be your current favourite, please feel free to rant and rave to yourself 🙂
