# The Automotive Industry Map **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [May 6, 2008, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-automotive-industry-map/115261 "2008-05-06T08:04:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sleepydopey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sleepydopey/32/5526_2.png) [@sleepydopey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sleepydopey)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-automotive-industry-map/115261/1 "2008-05-06T08:04:51Z")
Took a wee bit of time to search and put this together. Thought it was kinda interesting. I don’t think it’s really complete yet, whoever wants to add anything in…feel free. The following is a list of most of the automakers and the companies that they either own, own major shares, or are currently in joint ventures with. **GM** \> Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GM Daewoo, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall _Collaborations_ Toyota, DaimlerChrysler (in turn is with Mercedes-Benz), BMW, Suzuki, Shanghai Automotive Inudstry Corp. of China, AvtoVaz(Russia), Renault, Fiat & recently UzAvtosanoa(Uzbekistan) **Ford** \> Volvo, Mazda(owns 1/3), and smaller holding’s in Aston Martin **Tata Motors** \> Daewoo (trucking unit), Jaguar and Land Rover **Fiat** \> Ferrari, Iveco, and Maserati, Abarth, Alfa Romeo, and Lancia **Volkswagen** \> Audi, Bentley, Skoda, Lamborghini, Bugatti, SEAT, Scania **Toyota** \> Lexus, Scion, Daihatsu (holdings), Fuji Heavy Industries, Isuzu Motors, Yamaha (other various technology holdings as well, Toyota is considered one of the largest conglomerates in the world) **Honda** \> Acura, other holdings are into motorcycles, robots, jets, ATV, electrical generators, (many non automotive holdings) **Nissan** \> Datsun (discontinued) Renault (alliance) Infiniti **Mazda** \> Amati (never materialized, was created to compete against the japanese luxury line) **Mitsubishi** another Japanese conglomerate (started off as a shipping company, went into coal mining to banking, insurance, paper, steel, glass and obviously automotive. **BMW** \> Mini (Austin), Rolls-Royce lastly, Daimlerchrylser & Mercedes-Benz, has some holdings in non-automotive industries (motorcycles, etc…) ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-automotive-industry-map/115261/2 "2008-05-06T08:58:28Z")
I hope you didn’t type all that out :o This is easier to look at 😛 > **[Who Owns Who?](https://jalopnik.com/372339/who-owns-who)** > > Today's official announcement of the sale of Ford luxe brands Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata got us thinking about the big picture. Yes, we were trying to map out in our minds what the global auto industry looks like these days. The only problem... ---
**Author:** ![kimmerkaze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9d8465/32.png) [@kimmerkaze](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kimmerkaze)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-automotive-industry-map/115261/3 "2008-05-06T09:14:27Z")
Can’t wait to see what toyota and subaru come up with. Would be pretty crazy if the next trueno was a boxer! ---
**Author:** ![sleepydopey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sleepydopey/32/5526_2.png) [@sleepydopey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sleepydopey)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-automotive-industry-map/115261/4 "2008-05-06T09:22:30Z")
nah…just quasi copied and pasted it… just reformated a little bit to make it easier on the eyes… but that flow chart is pretty cool ---
**Author:** ![D\_Fresh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/d_fresh/32/5542_2.png) [@D\_Fresh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/D_Fresh)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-automotive-industry-map/115261/5 "2008-05-06T13:42:22Z")
Im more then sure that GM ownes isuzu and bentley is owned by the same people as jag and land-rover? ---
**Author:** ![DJPyro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/278dde/32.png) [@DJPyro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DJPyro)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-automotive-industry-map/115261/6 "2008-05-06T14:08:39Z")
> [@Dream Car \*pics\* (56k go away)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dream-car-pics-56k-go-away/16915/16): > > Can’t wait to see what toyota and subaru come up with. Would be pretty crazy if the next trueno was a boxer! They already said it will be. ---
**Author:** ![S13GG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13gg/32/5506_2.png) [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-automotive-industry-map/115261/7 "2008-05-06T14:26:55Z")
mercedes truck division also owns; sterling and western star(? IIRC) ---
**Author:** ![Noga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@Noga](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Noga)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-automotive-industry-map/115261/8 "2008-05-06T14:41:02Z")
As I work for chrysler ur info is a little wrong. Chrysler was bought by cerabus(SP) which is a privatly owned company. And is now called “The New Chrysler”. Edit: Also chrsyler/nissan just annouced a joint venture were they will each be building another car for the other company. ---
**Author:** ![jed240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a4c791/32.png) [@jed240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jed240)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-automotive-industry-map/115261/9 "2008-05-06T16:03:07Z")
u forgot Proton which owns Lotus ---
**Author:** ![OneEightZero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c6cbf5/32.png) [@OneEightZero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OneEightZero)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 4:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-automotive-industry-map/115261/10 "2008-05-07T04:32:09Z")
Aren’t Rolls Rotce and Bentley conected? I’m almost positive ---
**Author:** ![DJPyro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/278dde/32.png) [@DJPyro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DJPyro)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-automotive-industry-map/115261/11 "2008-05-07T09:55:00Z")
> [@Steve Irwin "crocodile hunter" dead \*link\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steve-irwin-crocodile-hunter-dead-link/16916/19): > > u forgot Proton which owns Lotus Actually they folded over a decade ago, and GM took over, that’s when the Elise came out.