This is some weird weird stuff, I did not know this

[fistfullofsteel]

http://carscarscars.blogs.com/index/2004/03/


Use our chart below to see who owns who.


BMW owns:
-BMW
-Mini
-Rolls Royce

Daimler/Chrysler owns:
-AMC (brand discontinued -- Chrysler bought AMC primarily for the Jeep brand which was owned by AMC)
-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 owns 33% of Mazda)
-Mercury
-Volvo cars

Fuji Heavy Industries owns:
-Subaru

General Motors owns:
-Buick
-Cadillac
-Chevrolet
-Daewoo (GM owns 44%)
-Fiat (GM owns ~20%) (GM has decided to divorce itself from Fiat as of Feb '05)
-Fuji Heavy Industries (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%)

PSA 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:
-Daihatsu (~51%)
-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: 03 April 2005.

 

[TruBalla4Real]

only one that surprised me was GM owning SAAB didn't know that

 

[n0th1ng]

Didn't know Ford owned Jaguar and Volvo. Damn GM makes a lot of shitty cars.

 

[slickdadd]

A lot of those aren't ownership but just shares as it notes, so it is kind of uncessary for them to be included. Such as Isuzu under GM, as well as Suzuki and Subaru. As well, a lot of those are joint ownerships if I'm not mistaken, like Jaguar Ford and Volvo.

 

[Agathe]

that's some funk

 

[Judo Tom]

i believe volkswagen owns porsche.. could be mistaken...

 

[tiger88]

i ddnt know ferrari was owned by fiat???????????????

 

[SoreArms]

Ford and GM shares just got placed in the "junk bonds" cattegory last week, meaning they are doing horrible. Expect tons of auto industry lay offs in the midwest soon.

 

[Roxy725]

i believe volkswagen owns porsche.. could be mistaken...

nope, not mistaken. VW owns porsche

 

[Mr. dB]

i ddnt know ferrari was owned by fiat???????????????

Since the early 1970s.

 

[Mr. dB]

only one that surprised me was GM owning SAAB didn't know that

That's why Saabs are now built using shared GM platforms. Heck, Saab even sells a version of the Subaru Impreza WRX (Saab 9-2x) and the Chevy Trailblazer (Saab 9-7). The 9-3 and 9-5 use shared Opel/Vauxhall platforms.

 

[john937]

GM also bought out Hughes Aircraft, which makes guidance systems for "smart bombs".
So now the company that brought you the Corvair ("Unsafe at any speed") is also building cruise missles.

 

[Mr. dB]

GM also bought out Hughes Aircraft, which makes guidance systems for "smart bombs".
So now the company that brought you the Corvair ("Unsafe at any speed") is also building cruise missles.

Actually the Corvair was a quite decent car for its time.