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The automotive industry designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells the world's motor vehicles. In 2008, more than 70 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide.^[1]

In 2007, a total of 79.9 million new automobiles were sold worldwide: 22.9 million in Europe, 21.4 million in Asia-Pacific, 19.4 million in USA and Canada, 4.4 million in Latin America, 2.4 million in the Middle East and 1.4 million in Africa.^[2] The markets in North America and Japan were stagnant, while those in South America and other parts of Asia grew strongly. Of the major markets, China, Russia, Brazil and India saw the most rapid growth.

About 250 million vehicles are in use in the United States. Around the world, there were about 806 million cars and light trucks on the road in 2007; they burn over 260 billion gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel yearly. The numbers are increasing rapidly, especially in China.^[3] In the opinion of some, urban transport systems based around the car have proved unsustainable, consuming excessive energy, affecting the health of populations, and delivering a declining level of service despite increasing investments. Many of these negative impacts fall disproportionately on those social groups who are also least likely to own and drive cars.^[4][5][6] The sustainable transport movement focuses on solutions to these problems.

In 2008, with rapidly rising oil prices, industries such as the automotive industry, are experiencing a combination of pricing pressures from raw material costs and changes in consumer buying habits. The industry is also facing increasing external competition from the public transport sector, as consumers re-evaluate their private vehicle usage.^[7] Roughly half of the US's fifty-one light vehicle plants are projected to permanently close in the coming years, with the loss of another 200,000 jobs in the sector, on top of the 560,000 jobs lost this decade.^[8] China became both the largest automobile producer and market in the world after experiencing massive growth in 2009.

History

The first practical automobile with a Petrol engine was built by Karl Benz in 1885 in Mannheim, Germany. Benz was granted a patent for his automobile on 29 January 1886, and began the first production of automobiles in 1888, after Bertha Benz, his wife, had proved with the first long-distance trip in August 1888 - from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back - that the horseless coach was absolutely suitable for daily use. Since 2008 a Bertha Benz Memorial Route commemorates this event.

Soon after, Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in Stuttgart in 1889 designed a vehicle from scratch to be an automobile, rather than a horse-drawn carriage fitted with an engine. They also are usually credited as inventors of the first motorcycle in 1886, but Italy's Enrico Bernardi, of the University of Padua, in 1882, patented a 0.024 horsepower (17.9 W) 122 cc (7.4 cu in) one-cylinder petrol motor, fitting it into his son's tricycle, making it at least a candidate for the first automobile, and first motorcycle;.^[9]:p.26 Bernardi enlarged the tricycle in 1892 to carry two adults.^[9]:p.26

Australia

Australia first began to produce cars in 1897 with cars made by Tarrant Motor & Engineering Co.^[10] The first major Australian carmaker was the Ford Motor Company of Australia, followed by Holden.

Brazil

The Brazilian automotive industry produced over 3,5 million vehicles in 2009. Most of large global companies are present in Brazil; such as Fiat, Volkswagen Group, Ford, General Motors, Nissan Motors, Toyota, MAN SE, Mitsubishi, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, Honda, Hyundai etc, and also the emerging national companies such as Troller, Marcopolo S.A., Agrale, Randon S.A. among others.

The Brazilian industry in regulated by the Associação Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veículos Automotores (Anfavea), created in 1956, which includes automakers (automobiles, light vehicles, trucks and buses) and agriculture machines with factories in Brazil. Anfavea is part of the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles (OICA), based in Paris.

Canada

Canada is currently the 11th largest auto producer in the world (as per 2008 statistics), down from 7th a few years ago. Brazil and Spain recently surpassed Canadian production for the first time ever. Canada's highest ranking ever was 2nd largest producer in the world between 1918 and 1923. The Canadian auto industry traces its roots to the very beginning of the automobile. The first large-scale production of automobiles in Canada took place in Walkerville, near Windsor, Ontario in 1904. In the first year of operations, Gordon McGregor and Wallace Campbell, along with a handful of workmen produced 117 Model "C" Ford vehicles at the Walkerville Wagon Works factory.

Through marquees such as Brooks Steam, Redpath, Tudhope, McKay, Galt Gas-Electric, Gray-Dort, Brockville Atlas, C.C.M., and McLaughlin, Canada had many domestic auto brands. In 1918 McLaughlin was bought by an American firm, General Motors, and was re-branded as General Motors of Canada. Driven by the demands of World War I, Canada's automotive industry had grown, by 1923, into the second-largest in the world, although it was still made up of relatively inefficient plants producing many models behind a high tariff wall. High consumer prices and production inefficiencies characterized the Canadian auto industry prior to the signing of the 1965 Automotive Products Trade Agreement with the United States.

The 1964 Automotive Products Trade Agreement or “Auto Pact” represents the single most important factor in making the Canadian automotive industry what it is today: a US-controlled industry that has a significant negative impact on the Canadian lung. Key features of the Auto Pact were the 1:1 production to sales ratio and Canadian Value Added requirements.

Magna International is Canada's biggest domestic firm in the sector, and is the world's third-largest auto parts firm, producing entire vehicles at its Magna Steyr plant in Austria.

China

China's automobile industry has been developing rapidly since the year 2000. In 2009, 13.83 million motor vehicles were manufactured in China, surpassing Japan as the largest automobile maker. Moreover, with total sales of 13.64 million, China became the largest automobile market in the world for the full year 2009, overtaking the United States. The top nine car sellers for year 2009 are Volkswagen,General Motors, Hyundai, Nissan Motors, BYD, Chery, Honda, Toyota and Geely.^[11]

Germany

Volkswagen assembly line, Wolfsburg, in 1973

The petrol engined automobile was invented in Germany by Karl Benz. Furthermore, the four-stroke internal combustion engine used in most automobiles worldwide today was invented by Nikolaus Otto in Germany. In addition, the diesel engine was also invented by German Rudolf Diesel.

Germany is famous for the high-performance and high-quality sports cars made by Porsche, and the cars of Mercedes, Audi and BMW are famous for their quality and technological innovation. Daimler-Benz's predecessor Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft was the industry's oldest firm, Daimler-Benz company dates from 1926. In 1998, it bought the American automobile manufacturer Chrysler, then sold out in 2007 at a heavy loss, as it never managed to bring the division to long term profitability.

In the popular market, Opel and Volkswagen are most well known. Opel was a bicycle company that started making cars in 1898; General Motors bought it out in 1929, but the Nazi government took control, and GM wrote off its entire investment. In 1948, GM returned and restored the Opel brand. Volkswagen is dominant in the popular market; it purchased Audi in 1964, which eventually lead to the formation of today's Volkswagen Group. Volkswagen's most famous car was the small, beetle-shaped economical "people's car", with a rear-mounted, air-cooled engine. It was designed in the 1930s by Ferdinand Porsche upon orders from Adolf Hitler, who was himself a car enthusiast. However, production models only appeared after the war; until then, only rich Germans had automobiles. By 1950, Volkswagen was the largest German automobile producer.^[12] Today, the Group is one of the three biggest automotive companies in the world, and the largest in Europe; and is now part-owned by Porsche Automobil Holding SE.^[13] In the meantime, ten different car manufacturers belong to the multicorporate enterprise: Porsche AG, Volkswagen, Audi AG, Bugatti Automobiles SAS, Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., Bentley Motors Limited, SEAT, S.A., Škoda Auto, along with truck makers MAN AG and Scania AB.

Germany is famous for its upscale saloons. They feature advanced suspension systems that provide both a soft ride, and good handling characteristics. Many manufacturers limit their automobiles electronically to driving speeds of 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph) for safety reasons. For factory-tuned models like Mercedes-AMG from Mercedes Benz, Audi RS from quattro GmbH, and BMW M from BMW M GmbH, for an additional payment, it is possible to derestrict their top speed, so that the fastest models easily reach more than 300 kilometres per hour (186 mph).

India

India holds excellent potential to become a hub for manufacturing cars and will be the largest manufacturer of cars. An embryonic automotive industry started in India in the 1940's. For the next 50 years, the growth of the industry was hobbled by the Socialist policies and the bureaucratic hurdles of the license raj. Following economic liberalisation in India from 1991, and the gradual easing of restrictions on industry, India has seen a dynamic 17% annual growth in automobile production and 30% annual growth in exports of automotive components and automobiles. India produces around 2 million automobiles currently. The Largest automotive companies in India are Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai Motor India, Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra. Total turnover of the Indian automobile industry is expected to grow from USD 34 Billion in 2006 to USD 122 Billion in 2016.^[14] Tata Motors has just launched Tata Nano, the cheapest car in the world at USD 2200.^[15] Foreign auto companies with assembly plants in India include, General Motors, Ford, Hyundai, Honda, Suzuki, Nissan Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen, Audi, Škoda, BMW, Fiat and Mercedes Benz. India has overtaken China in global auto exports of compact cars for 2009 . Suzuki Motor Corp, Hyundai Motor Co, and Nissan Motor Co are making India a manufacturing hub for small cars.

Iran

As of 2001, there were 13 public and privately owned automakers within Iran, of which two - Iran Khodro and Saipa - accounted for 94% of the total domestic production. Iran Khodro, which produced the most prevalent car brand in the country - the Paykan, which has been replaced in 2005 by the Samand -, was still the largest with 61% of the market in 2001, while Saipa contributed 33% of Iran’s total production in the same year. The other car manufacturers, such as the Bahman Group, Kerman Motors, Kish Khodro, Raniran, Traktorsazi, Shahab Khodro, and others together produced only 6%.^[16] These automakers produce a wide range of automobiles including motorbikes, passenger cars such as Saipa's Miniator, vans, mini trucks, medium sized trucks, heavy duty trucks, minibuses, large size buses and other heavy automobiles used in commercial and private activities in the country. Iran ranked the world's 16th biggest automaker in 2006 and has a fleet of 7 million cars, which translates to almost one car per ten persons in the country (including pick-ups and buses).^[17][18][19] Automobile production crossed the 1 million mark in 2005 and Iran car exports are projected to reach $1 billion by March 2009.^[20][21]

Italy

The automotive industry in Italy began with the construction of the first FIAT plant (Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino) in 1899 by Giovanni Agnelli. In the following years at least 50 other manufacturers appeared, the best known being Isotta Fraschini in 1900, Lancia in 1906, Alfa Romeo in 1910, Maserati in 1914, Ferrari in 1939, and Lamborghini in 1963. During the first and the second World Wars and the economic crisis of the 70's, many of these brands disappeared or were bought by Fiat or foreign manufacturers. Today the Italian automotive industry boasts a wide range of products, from very compact city cars to sport supercars such as Ferrari and Maserati. As of June 2009 Fiat also holds roughly 20% stake in the American brand Chrysler.

Japan

Japan, with its large population squeezed into very high density cities with good public transit, has limited roadways that carry very heavy traffic. Hence, most automobiles are small in terms of size and weight. From a humble beginning, Japan is now the largest auto manufacturing country in the world. Nissan Motors began making trucks in 1914, and sold cars under the Datsun brand until it switched to Nissan in the 1980s. It opened its first U.S. plant in Tennessee in the early 1980s, and a UK plant in 1986. In the North American markets, its luxury models carry the brand Infiniti. Honda, which began with motorcycles, emerged after World War II. In the North American markets, its luxury vehicles are sold under the Acura brand. Mazda was the only successful auto company to incorporate the unique rotary engine starting with the RX series, later the company was partly bought by Ford during which time vehicles such as the mx series, 323, 626, 929, as well as the B series trucks were joint built with Ford, it wasn't until late '99 Mazda had bought back its sold shares from Ford, current models such as the Mazda 3 have little to none ties with Ford. Toyota began making cars in the 1936s, and is now the world's largest producer. The Toyota Corolla is the world's best selling nameplate. Its luxury models carry the Lexus brand. Toyota is famous for its innovative, quality-conscious management style, and its hybrid gas-electric vehicles, especially the Prius, which was launched in 1997. In the early days of 2010 Toyota was held accountable for many safety failures that had become a new calling card for the brand. This culminated in a visit of the operating boss to speak before congress. Other major companies include Subaru, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Daihatsu, Suzuki, and Isuzu. Japan's production of cars increased from 3.179 million to 7.038 million between 1970 and 1980, while demand for larger American cars was disastrously falling.^[22] Japanese cars are often credited with superior reliability and dependability, efficiency, and advanced technology.

Malaysia

The Automotive industry in Malaysia is perhaps one of the freshest and the steadily growing market, catering for needs Worldwide (except for America and Continental Europe). The list of car manufacturers are as follows:
- Proton Edar (PeRusahaan OTOmobil Nasional), being the pioneer of Malaysian Car Manufacturer.
- Perodua (PERusahaan Otomobil keDUA), of which engines are based on Daihatsu models.
- Bufori & TD2000, "Antique Cars" manufacturers based in Malaysia (Although originally from Australia).
- DRB-HICOM (Diversified Resources Berhad - The Heavy Industries Corporation of Malaysia Berhad).

Pakistan

The Automobile industry has been an active and growing field in Pakistan for a long time, however not as much established to figure in the prominent list of the top automotive industries. Surprisingly, despite its large size in terms of production volume, only a few car models are assembled in the country and customers have a very small variety of vehicles to choose from. The lack of competition in the auto industry due to the dominance of a few players, and restrictions on imports in the form of heavy duties have resulted in very high prices of Cars in the country. Currently some of the major world automakers have set up assembly plants or are in joint ventures with local companies these include Toyota, Honda, Suzuki, Nissan Motors. The total contribution of Auto industry to GDP in 2007 was 2.8% which is likely to increase up to 5.6% in the next 5 years. Auto sector presently, contributes 16% to the manufacturing sector which is predicted to increase 25% in the next 7 years.

South Korea

Assembly line at Hyundai Motor Company car factory in Ulsan, South Korea.

The South Korean automobile industry is today the fifth largest in the world in terms of production volume and the sixth largest in terms of export volume. 50 years ago, its initial operations were merely the assembling of parts imported from Japan and the United States. The Hyundai Kia Automotive Group is today the second largest automaker in Asia, after Toyota. Annual domestic output exceeded one million units in 1988. In the 1990s, the industry manufactured numerous in-house models, demonstrating not only its capabilities, and signaling its coming of age thanks to the heavy investment to infrastructure in the country over the decades. The quality of their automobiles has improved dramatically in recent years, gaining international recognition.

Spain

In 2009 the automotive industry generated 3.5 percent of the country's GDP and gave employment to about nine percent of the working population. Spain is on the eight place in car manufacturing countries, but 2008 and 2009 showed a decrease in car production. The downward spiral started about ten years ago, with an abandoning policy of many consecutive governments. The result has been the loss of all Spanish car brands manufacturers, which are now in hands of foreign companies. Nowadays, Spain's major domestic firm is the Volkswagen Group's subsidiary brand SEAT, S.A..

Thailand

The Thai-based automobile manufacturer is ThaiRung or well-known as TR, manufactured by Thai Rung Union Car Public Co. Ltd. (TRU). The company was established in 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand. Original name was Thai Rung Engineering Co. Ltd., and changed its name to Thai Rung Union Car Co. Ltd. in 1973. TRU was listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in 1994. TRU business is ranging from product design and development, automotive parts manufacturing, industrial equiptemnts manufacturing, car assembly lines and financial business. Some discontinued TR vans powered by Land Rover engine in combination with Thai-developed body design and platform. Modern TR cars are built on small or medium trucks base into SUV or seven-seat multi-purpose vehicles using TR-owned technology, design, development and assembly skills. The current models are 2009 TR Adventure and TR Allroader.

Turkey

The automotive industry in Turkey plays an important role in the manufacturing sector of the Turkish economy. The foundations of the industry was laid with the establishment of Otosan assembly factory in 1959 and the mass production of the domestic car Anadol in 1961. In 2008 Turkey produced 1,147,110 motor vehicles, ranking as the 6th largest producer in Europe and the 15th largest producer in the world. With a cluster of car-makers and parts suppliers, the Turkish automotive sector has become an integral part of the global network of production bases, exporting over $22,944,000,000 worth of motor vehicles and components in 2008. Global car manufacturers with production plants include Fiat/Tofaş, Oyak-Renault, Hyundai, Toyota, Honda and Ford/Otosan.

United Kingdom

Lotus Cars final assembly line

The British motor industry has always been export-orientated. Today it employs over 800,000 people and produced about 1 million cars and 120,000 commercial vehicles last year, 75% of which are exported. The top five UK car producers are Nissan Motors, Toyota, Honda, MINI and Land Rover. However, international competitiveness of UK cars has declined consistently since the 1990s and the country became unable to sustain production on par with Germany or France. Since 2000, motor vehicle production has fallen from 1,813,894.^[23] The country has been overtaken by fast industrialising economies such as Brazil, India and Mexico.^[23] The UK is the 13th largest automobile producer in the world.^[23]

United States

Crisis in the automotive industry

World motor vehicle production

By Country

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Motor vehicle production (units)
Country																				1,000,000										2,000,000										3,000,000										4,000,000										5,000,000										6,000,000										7,000,000										8,000,000										9,000,000										10,000,000										11,000,000										12,000,000
Japan																				11,563,629
China																				9,345,101
United States																				8,705,239
Germany																				6,040,582
South Korea																				3,806,682
Brazil																				3,220,475
France																				2,568,978
Spain																				2,541,644
India																				2,314,662
Mexico																				2,191,230
Canada																				2,077,589
Russia																				1,790,301
UK																				1,649,515
Thailand																				1,393,742
Turkey																				1,147,110
Iran																				1,051,430
Italy																				1,023,774
Poland																				950,908
Czech Rep.																				945,822
Belgium																				724,498
Reference: "Production Statistics". OICA. http://oica.net/category/production-statistics/. Retrieved 2009-06-24.

By Manufacturer

Company relationships

It is common for automobile manufacturers to hold stakes in other automobile manufacturers. These ownerships can be explored under the detail for the individual companies.

Notable current relationships include:

• Daimler AG holds a 20% stake in Eicher Motors, a 10.0% stake in KAMAZ, a 10% stake in Tesla Motors and a 6.75% stake in Tata Motors. They are in the process of selling back their 40% stake in McLaren Group. This process will be finalized in 2011.
• Dongfeng Motor Corporation is involved in joint ventures with several companies in China, including: Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, Nissan Diesel, and PSA Peugeot Citroen.
• Fiat holds a 85% stake in Ferrari and a 20% stake in Chrysler, that can be increased to 35%; with the option of increasing its stake further.
• Ford Motor Company holds a 13.4% stake in Mazda and an 8.3% share in Aston Martin.
• Geely Automobile holds a 23% stake in Manganese Bronze Holdings.
• General Motors and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) have two joint ventures in Shanghai General Motors and SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile.
• General Motors and Toyota Motor Corporation have a joint venture in New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.
• Hyundai Kia Automotive Group holds a 38.67% stake in Kia Motors, down from the 51% that it acquired in 1998.
• MAN SE holds a 17.01% voting stake in Scania.
• Porsche Automobil Holding SE has a 50.74% stake in Volkswagen Group. Due to liquidity problems, Volkswagen Group is now in the process of acquiring Porsche.
• Renault-Nissan Motors have an alliance involving two global companies linked by cross-shareholding, with Renault holding 44.3% of Nissan shares, and Nissan holding 15% of (non-voting) Renault shares.
• Renault holds a 25% stake in AvtoVAZ and 20.5% of the voting stakes in Volvo Group.
• Toyota holds a 51% stake in Daihatsu, and 16.5% in Fuji Heavy Industries, parent company of Subaru.
• Volkswagen Group and FAW have a joint venture.
• Volkswagen Group and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) have a joint venture in Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive.
• Volkswagen Group holds a 37.73% stake in Scania (68.6% voting rights), and a 29% stake in MAN SE.
• Volkswagen Group has a 49.9% stake in Porsche AG. Volkswagen is in the process of acquiring Porsche, which will be completed in mid-2011.
• Volkswagen Group has a 19.9% stake in Suzuki, and Suzuki has a 5% stake in Volkswagen.

Top vehicle manufacturing groups (by volume)

The table below shows the world's largest motor vehicle manufacturing groups, along with the marques produced by each one. The table is ranked by 2008 end of year production figures from the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA)^[24] for the parent group, and then alphabetically by marque.

Marque	Country of origin	Ownership	Markets
1. Toyota Motor Corporation ( Japan)
Daihatsu		Subsidiary	Global, except North America and Australia
Hino		Subsidiary	Asia Pacific, North America and South America
Lexus		Division	Global
Scion		Division	North America
Toyota		Division	Global
2. General Motors Company ( United States)
Buick		Division	North America, Middle East, East Asia
Cadillac		Division	Global, except South America, South Asia, South East Asia, Pacific
Chevrolet		Division	Global, except Pacific
Daewoo		Subsidiary	South Korea
GMC		Division	North America, Middle East
Holden		Subsidiary	Pacific
Opel		Subsidiary	Europe (except UK), Russia, South Africa, Middle East, East Asia, South Asia
Vauxhall		Subsidiary	United Kingdom
3. Volkswagen AG* ( Germany)
Audi		Subsidiary	Global
Bentley		Subsidiary	Global
Bugatti		Subsidiary	Global
Lamborghini		Subsidiary	Global
Porsche		Subsidiary	Global
Scania		Subsidiary	Global
SEAT		Subsidiary	Europe, South America, North Africa, Middle East
Škoda		Subsidiary	Global, except North America and South Africa
Volkswagen		Subsidiary	Global
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles		Subsidiary	Global
4. Ford Motor Company** ( United States)
Ford		Division	Global
Lincoln		Division	North America, Middle East, South Korea
Mercury		Division	North America, Middle East
Troller		Subsidiary	South America and Africa
Volvo		Subsidiary	Global
5. Honda Motor Company ( Japan)
Acura		Division	North America, East Asia, Russia
Honda		Division	Global
6. Nissan Motor Company ( Japan)
Infiniti		Division	Global, except South America and Africa
Nissan		Division	Global
7. PSA Peugeot Citroën S.A. ( France)
Citroën		Subsidiary	Global, except North America, South Asia
Peugeot		Subsidiary	Global, except North America, South Asia
8. Hyundai Motor Company ( South Korea)
Hyundai		Division	Global
9. Suzuki Motor Corporation ( Japan)
Maruti Suzuki		Subsidiary	India, Middle East, South America
Suzuki		Division	Global
10. Fiat S.p.A. ( Italy)
Abarth		Subsidiary	Global, except North America
Alfa Romeo		Subsidiary	Global
Ferrari		Subsidiary	Global
Fiat		Subsidiary	Global, except North America
Fiat Professional		Subsidiary	Global, except North America
Irisbus		Subsidiary	Global, except North America
Iveco		Subsidiary	Global, except North America
Lancia		Subsidiary	Europe
Maserati		Subsidiary	Global
11. Renault S.A. ( France)
Dacia		Subsidiary	Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa
Renault (cars)		Division	Global, except North America, South Asia
Renault Samsung		Subsidiary	Asia, South America
12. Daimler AG ( Germany)
Freightliner		Subsidiary	North America, South Africa
Master		Subsidiary	Pakistan
Maybach		Division	Global
Mercedes-AMG		Division	Global
Mercedes-Benz		Division	Global
Mitsubishi Fuso		Subsidiary	Global
Orion		Subsidiary	North America
Setra		Subsidiary	Europe
Smart		Division	North America, Europe, South East Asia, South Africa
Thomas Built		Subsidiary	North America
Western Star		Subsidiary	North America
13. Chrysler Group LLC ( United States)
Chrysler		Division	Global
Dodge		Division	Global
GEM		Division	North America
Jeep		Division	Global
Ram		Division	North America
14. BMW AG ( Germany)
BMW		Division	Global
MINI		Division	Global
Rolls-Royce		Subsidiary	Global
15. Kia Motors Corporation ( South Korea)
Kia		Division	Global
16. Mazda Motor Corporation ( Japan)
Mazda		Division	Global
17. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation ( Japan)
Mitsubishi		Division	Global
18. OAO AvtoVAZ ( Russia)
Lada		Division	Russia, Europe, North Africa
VAZ		Division	Russia, Europe
19. Tata Motors Ltd ( India)
Hispano Carrocera		Subsidiary	Europe
Jaguar		Subsidiary	Global
Land Rover		Subsidiary	Global
Tata		Division	India, South Africa
Tata Daewoo		Subsidiary	South Korea
20. First Automotive Group Corporation ( People's Republic of China)
Besturn		Division	China
Freewind		Subsidiary	China
Haima		Subsidiary	China
Hongqi		Division	China
Jiaxing		Subsidiary	China
Vita		Subsidiary	China
Xiali		Subsidiary	China
21. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd ( Japan)
Subaru		Division	Global
22. Isuzu Motors Ltd ( Japan)
Isuzu		Division	Global, except North America
23. Chana Automobile Company Ltd ( People's Republic of China)
Chana		Division	China, South Africa
24. Dongfeng Motor Corporation ( People's Republic of China)
Dongfeng		Division	China
25. Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corporation, Ltd ( People's Republic of China)
BAW		Division	China
Foton		Subsidiary	China
26. Chery Automobile Company Ltd ( People's Republic of China)
Chery		Division	China, Africa, South East Asia, Russia
27. Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation ( People's Republic of China)
MG		Subsidiary	United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina
SsangYong		Subsidiary	South Korea
Roewe		Division	China
Soyat		Division	China
Yuejin		Division	China
28. AB Volvo ( Sweden)
Mack		Subsidiary	Global
Nissan Diesel		Subsidiary	Global
NovaBus		Subsidiary	North America
Prevost		Subsidiary	North America
Renault (trucks)		Subsidiary	Global
Volvo (trucks)		Division	Global
29. Brilliance China Automotive Holding Ltd ( People's Republic of China)
Brilliance		Division	China, North Africa
Jinbei		Subsidiary	China
30. Harbin Hafei Automobile Industry Group Ltd ( People's Republic of China)
Hafei		Division	China
31. Geely Automobile ( People's Republic of China)
Geely		Division	China, Russia, North Africa
Maple		Division	China
32. Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Company Ltd ( People's Republic of China)
JAC		Division	China
33. BYD Auto ( People's Republic of China)
BYD		Division	China, Russia
34. GAZ Group ( Russia)
GAZ		Division	Russia
KAvZ		Subsidiary	Russia
LiAZ		Subsidiary	Russia
Ural		Subsidiary	Russia
35. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd ( India)
Mahindra		Division	India, South East Asia, Europe, North Africa
36. Proton Holdings Bhd ( Malaysia)
Proton		Division	Asia Pacific, South Africa, United Kingdom
Lotus		Subsidiary	Global
37. Great Wall Motor Company Ltd ( People's Republic of China)
Great Wall		Division	China, South Africa, Russia, North Africa
38. Paccar Inc ( United States)
DAF		Subsidiary	Global, except North America
Kenworth		Division	North America
Leyland		Subsidiary	Europe
Peterbilt		Division	North America
39. Chongqing Lifan Automobile Company Ltd ( People's Republic of China)
Lifan		Division	China
40. MAN SE ( Germany)
MAN		Division	Europe
Neoplan		Division	Europe and Middle East
Volkswagen (trucks)		Division	South America
41. Jiangxi Changhe Automobile Ltd ( People's Republic of China)
Changhe		Division	China
42. China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Company Ltd ( People's Republic of China)
Sinotruk		Division	China
43. LuAZ ( Ukraine)
LuAZ		Subsidiary	Ukraine
44. Navistar International Corporation ( United States)
IC		Subsidiary	North America
International		Division	North America, South Asia
45. Shaanxi Automobile Group Company Ltd ( People's Republic of China)
Shaanxi		Division	China
46. UAZ OJSC ( Russia)
UAZ		Subsidiary	Russia
47. Ashok Leyland ( India)
Ashok Leyland		Division	India
48. Kuozui Motors Ltd ( Taiwan)
Kuozui Motors Ltd		Subsidiary	Taiwan

Notes

* Porsche Automobil Holding SE has a 50.7 percent share in the Volkswagen Group.^[13] However, Volkswagen Group will acquire Porsche AG, the automotive manufacturer under a new "Integrated Automotive Group". This merger/acquisition is expected to be fully completed in mid-2011.^[25][26]

** Ford has sold Volvo to Geely Automobile.

Minor automotive manufacturers

There are many automobile manufacturers other than the major global companies. They are mostly regional or operating in niche markets.

See also

References

Pioneer Auto Compaines 1897-1904; N.Y.S.

Amsterdam NY: Tillerwilliger Steamer
Buffalo; Thomas 1902 Runabout
Elmira,  Steam Car 1902
IlLion NY; 1900 Remington Runabout
Fort Plain NY; Spring and Axel. 1897, 1902, 1903  Dr. Runabouts
Utica NY:  1903 Buckmobile

External links

• Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
• Doumental Detroit Industry Automotive
• Automotive engineering learning website
• Plunkett Research, "Automobile Industry Introduction" (2008)
• Automotive Industry Analysis
• All vehicle manufacturers in the world (in Dutch with English etc. translation)
• Car makes of the world, 1894—present
• Automotive history and photos
• Automaker Rankings 2007: The Environmental Performance of Car Companies
• GFC - Motor Industry Repurcussions - Carsguide - Chrysler to file for bankruptcy
• GFC - Motor Industry Repercussions - Carsguide - GM kills Pontiac
• List of car trims (car sub models) 1989 - present