Car brands: Who owns what?

The auto industry is very complicated these days, with constant change across all corners of the globe. The worldwide economic slowdown dictates widespread cost reductions, inspiring partnerships and changes in ownership. Further confusing the scene are past commitments between companies: For example, the new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee is based on a Mercedes-Benz platform–even though Chrysler and Mercedes are no longer joined at the hip.

To help clear up some of the confusion, here is a road map to navigate who owns what brands among the major companies that sell in the U.S. car market.

BMW owns: BMW, Mini, and Rolls Royce

Fiat owns: Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Fiat, Lancia, Maserati; Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep–20-percent stake

Ford Motor Company owns: Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Volvo (for now), and still owns 13.4 percent of Mazda

General Motors owns: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC. Also owns a controlling interest in Daewoo, as well as Opel and Vauxhall in Europe and Holden in Australia. (Pontiac to be discontinued)

Honda owns: Honda, Acura

Hyundai owns: Hyundai, Kia

Tata Motors (India) owns: Jaguar and Land Rover

Mazda (partially owned by Ford)

Mitsubishi

Daimler AG owns: Mercedes-Benz and Smart

Nissan owns: Nissan and Infiniti (Nissan is owned by Renault--France)

Porsche owns: Porsche and a majority share in Volkswagen

Subaru (A controlling interest of Subaru is owned by Toyota)

Suzuki

Toyota Motor Company owns: Lexus, Toyota, Scion, Daihatsu and Hino Motors, with a stake in Fuji Industries (Subaru’s parent company) and Isuzu

Volkswagen owns: Audi, Volkswagen, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, and overseas SEAT and Skoda.

In formal negotiations to be sold:
Hummer: Tengzhong (China)
Saturn: Penske Automotive Group
Saab: Koenigsegg (Sweden)

--Liza Barth

Comments

[david]

Daimler also owns Maybach. Who owns Aston Martin now?

How about a who owns who in tires?

Let me start...

Goodyear: Goodyear, Dunlop, Kelly, plus a few more

Michelin: Michelin, BF Goodrich

[jon]

Daimler actually owns Enzo, the parent company of Mitsubishi

[Don]

The parent company of Mitsubishi is Mitsubishi Motors corp (MMC). Daimler briefly held a controlling interest in the company from 2000 to 2004. In 2005 JP Morgan sold it's controlling stake to MMC and that ended that chapter of brief foreign ownership of Mitsubishi.

[Carl]

Having Controlling interest doesn't mean be owner.I mean,Fuji is not a subsidiary of Toyota and nissan is not subsidiary of Renault(44,3%of french interest is not 51%).

[Spenser]

Thank you for doing this. I've. Actually been wondering who owned what.