Car Makers: who owns who?

Vampyromaniac · Jun 14, 2004, 12:37 AM

I'm losing track of what car company is owned by what other company . . .
anyone please update me on what maker has bought who?
here's what I think is true so far:

FORD owns: Jaguar, Aston Martin, Mazda
VOLKSWAGEN owns: Bugatti, Bentley
AUDI owns: Lamborghini

please add to the list, or make corrections, thanks

Danhill · Jun 14, 2004, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Vampyromaniac
I'm losing track of what car company is owned by what other company . . .
anyone please update me on what maker has bought who?
here's what I think is true so far:

FORD owns: Jaguar, Aston Martin, Mazda
VOLKSWAGEN owns: Bugatti, Bentley
AUDI owns: Lamborghini

please add to the list, or make corrections, thanks

I think VW also owns Audi.

Chrystler owns Mercedes.

**Roadee** · Jun 14, 2004, 02:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Danhill
I think VW also owns Audi.

Chrystler owns Mercedes.

I think Mercedes owns Chryler, actually.

Dom · Jun 14, 2004, 06:55 AM

Chrystler owns Dodge, Plymouth and Jeep.

GM/GMC owns;
Ford/Mercury/Lincoln
Buick
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Cadillac
Saturn
Hummer

~~HawK~~ · Jun 14, 2004, 07:08 AM

GM owns Ford!?

BWX · Jun 14, 2004, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Roadee
I think Mercedes owns Chryler, actually.

I thought Chrysler owned Mercedes, but they gave Mercedes power over what Mercedes parts Chrysler uses in their cars.. For instance the Chrysler Crossfire is more Mercedes parts than original Chrysler parts..

http://www.caranddriver.com/article....rticle_id=8116
"After all, there's not much wrong with the proposition of an Austrian-built convertible with distinctive styling and the mechanical underpinnings of a Mercedes-Benz SLK beneath the surface. Especially at a price about 10 grand cheaper than the Mercedes original. "

http://www.chrysler.com/crossfire/in...page&type=drop

@ GM/GMC owns;
Ford/Mercury/Lincoln

no- GM doesn'town Ford.. if that's what you meant..

BWX · Jun 14, 2004, 07:18 AM

"In 1998, German-based Daimler-Benz, which owns Mercedes-Benz, merged with Chrysler to form DaimlerChrysler. The wisdom of this huge international merger was questioned by many, though Chrysler and Mercedes-Benz vehicles remain separate entities."

http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/histo...6/article.html

I also read-

Ford owns:
Land Rover, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Volvo

EDIT-
I also think that Fiat owns Ferrari and Maserati, but GM owns 20% of Fiat... Have to find links for that.
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Presently, Fiat owns Ferrari, and incredible sports cars, such as the 360 Modena, still roll out of Maranello.
http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/histo...2/article.html
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2000: Fiat Auto owns the Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Lancia brands. Fiat Auto is 20% owned by GM, 80% by Fiat Group. Fiat Group owns Ferrari, Maserati, Iveco, New Holland and Case agricultural equipment.
I'll find up tp date links.

***craig5320*** · Jun 14, 2004, 07:57 AM

Who owns Renault and BMW?

Danhill · Jun 14, 2004, 08:02 AM

I think BMW owns Mini and Rolls Royce.

BWX · Jun 14, 2004, 08:02 AM

Here ya go-

BMW owns:
-BMW
-Mini
-Rolls Royce

Daimler/Chrysler owns:
-Chrysler
-Dodge
-Eagle (brand discontinued)
-Hyundai (Daimler/Chrysler only owns 10% --13 May 04 changes!)
-Jeep
-Maybach
-Mercedes-Benz
-Mitsubishi (Daimler/Chrysler owns 37%)
-Plymouth (brand discontinued)
-Smart

Fiat owns:
-Alfa Romeo
-Ferrari
-Fiat
-Lancia
-Maserati

Ford owns:
-Aston Martin
-Ford
-Jaguar
-Land Rover (bought from BMW)
-Lincoln
-Mazda (Ford only owns a percentage)
-Mercury
-Volvo cars

Fuji Heavy Industries owns:
-Subaru

General Motors owns:
-Buick
-Cadillac
-Chevrolet
-Daewoo
-Fiat (GM owns ~20%)
-GMC
-Holden
-Hummer
-Isuzu (GM only owns a percentage)
-Oldsmobile (brand discontinued)
-Opel
-Pontiac
-Saab
-Saturn
-Subaru (GM owns 20%)
-Suzuki (GM only owns a small percentage)
-Vauxhall

Honda owns:
-Acura
-Honda

Hyundai owns:
-Hyundai
-Kia

Nissan owns:
-Infiniti
-Nissan
-Renault (Nissan owns 15%)

Peugeot Citroen owns:
-Citroen
-Peugeot

Porsche is an independent company (they do work very closely with VW, however)

Renault owns:
-Nissan (Renault owns 44%)

Toyota owns:
-Lexus
-Scion
-Toyota

Volkswagen owns:
-Audi
-Bentley
-Bugatti
-Lamborghini
-SEAT
-Skoda
-Volkswagen

Since automotive world is constantly changing, this article is will updated as needed.
Last update: 10 June 2004.

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http://carscarscars.blogs.com/index/..._owns_who.html

Vampyromaniac · Jun 14, 2004, 01:12 PM

excellent. thanks, BWX!

**Roadee** · Jun 14, 2004, 02:01 PM

I think that just about cover's it all

Was interesting about Porsche......I always thought that they owned VW

weird.

BWX · Jun 14, 2004, 02:04 PM

It's amazing, pretty soon every car manufacturer will own "a percentage" of every other car manufacturer- Either that or they will all eventually be owned by one big monopolistic car company.

Vampyromaniac · Jun 14, 2004, 02:06 PM

and that company will be called: KÄR

**Roadee** · Jun 14, 2004, 02:08 PM

and that BIG company will be owned by someone's government

Oh.......I noticed that you have GM owning Hummer. There are 2 company's on that one. The millitary version is something like AM General? or some shit.

Dom · Jun 14, 2004, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Roadee
and that BIG company will be owned by someone's government

Oh.......I noticed that you have GM owning Hummer. There are 2 company's on that one. The millitary version is something like AM General? or some shit.

Yeah, I think that's correct.

BWX · Jun 14, 2004, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Roadee
and that BIG company will be owned by someone's government

Oh.......I noticed that you have GM owning Hummer. There are 2 company's on that one. The millitary version is something like AM General? or some shit.

Yeah GM probably bought them too ...

krazy1 · Jun 14, 2004, 02:27 PM

Nissan owns:
-Infiniti
-Nissan
-Renault (Nissan owns 15%)

Renault owns:
-Nissan (Renault owns 44%)

How does that work??

BWX · Jun 14, 2004, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by krazy1
Nissan owns:
-Infiniti
-Nissan
-Renault (Nissan owns 15%)

Renault owns:
-Nissan (Renault owns 44%)

How does that work??

Yeah I was wondering about that too- I figured he meant it was a merger of sorts- but not sure.

I did know that Nissans were French for a while now though.

**Roadee** · Jun 14, 2004, 02:41 PM

Currently, AM General produces the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV pronounced HUMVEE ®) and the HUMMER®. In addition, General Engine Products Inc. (GEP), a wholly owned subsidiary of AM General Corporation, produces OEM 6.5litre diesel engines, both naturally aspirated and turbo-charged, used in military, automotive, marine and various other industrial and commercial applications.

Also a good history HERE that covers, Willy's, AMC, Studebaker, and many more. The thing that gets me is that most of these companies were bought by Chrysler Corp, yet the Hummer Dealerships are owned by GM......

Not finding anything on it though.

BWX · Jun 14, 2004, 02:41 PM

Madrid auto show is on Speed channel right now- showing all kinds of cool cars.

Vampyromaniac · Jun 14, 2004, 02:45 PM

BWX, I'm going to send you a web cam so you can relay that channel to me 24/7, OK?

pr0digal jenius · Jun 14, 2004, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by krazy1
Nissan owns:
-Infiniti
-Nissan
-Renault (Nissan owns 15%)

Renault owns:
-Nissan (Renault owns 44%)

How does that work??

stock swap merger....renault board of execs controls 44% vote in nissan in exchange for nissan board getting 15% vote in rneault...

ALSO: Ford owns Saleen, VW owns Bugatti

krazy1 · Jun 15, 2004, 07:44 AM

Daimler/Chrysler owns:
-Chrysler
-Dodge
-Eagle (brand discontinued)
-Hyundai (Daimler/Chrysler only owns 10% --13 May 04 changes!)
-Jeep
-Maybach
-Mercedes-Benz
-Mitsubishi (Daimler/Chrysler owns 37%)
-Plymouth (brand discontinued)
-Smart

Let me add one to this list: McLaren