The size of Motor Groups

Brief_Lives

I was reading about some security problem that JEEP had, and I noticed the company name was Fiat Chrysler Jeep, I must have missed this company buyout when it happened.

I got to look at some of the largest automobile firms in the world and the the position of each Marque (and which car makes are within with group).

these screen graps from Wiki best describe these.

slimjimmc

Doesn't stop there.
http://thedinfographics.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/automotive_family_tree_infographics.jpeg

Brief_Lives

I thought this thread might have generated more conversation.

My knowledge of automobile umbrella groups is clearly lacking...!

ofcork

That has been the way for a long time,smaller makers get swallowed up like ford at one stage owned jag/lr aston martin and mazda!

Autosport

Ok maybe I'm blind but I didn't see Volvo there

ofcork

Volvo were also owned by Ford now owned by geely a Chinese company

Autosport

ofcork wrote: »

Volvo were also owned by Ford now owned by geely a Chinese company

I'll stick with From Sweden not Hollywood

snipey

they're there and i'm sorry to tell ya they're owned by Renault

slimjimmc

snipey wrote: »

they're there and i'm sorry to tell ya they're owned by Renault

Renault own AB Volvo (truck, bus and construction brands) not Volvo cars. The Chinese have that.

Edit: According to Wikipedia Renault sold off the last of their shares in AB Volvo in Dec 2012.

snipey

that's worse, the Chinese will do some job on Volvo

MuppetCheck

snipey wrote: »

that's worse, the Chinese will do some job on Volvo

Seen the new XC90 at all?

snipey

Did, they did a nice job on it but would you buy one,

Autosport

snipey wrote: »

Did, they did a nice job on it but would you buy one,

I would if I won the lotto

snipey

the lotto is harder to win now so i'd say not much hope of that now.

alias no.9

snipey wrote: »

that's worse, the Chinese will do some job on Volvo

Ford seems to have been the problem all along, Jaguar / Land Rover, Mazda and Volvo all seem to be producing more interesting cars now than under Ford.

unkel

The ranking is outdated. At the moment it is:

1. VW
2. Toyota
3. GM

GM had been top of the list for 70 years, but were overtaken by Toyota a few years ago, who were themselves overtaken by VW this year.

snipey

have to agree, even though the new mondeo and kuga aren't too bad

Autosport

snipey wrote: »

the lotto is harder to win now so i'd say not much hope of that now.

I did get a test drive in one so it's moved up my list

mailforkev

The Chinese have been the best thing to happen Volvo in a long time. Loads of cash for development and fairly light touch ownership.

The Indians have done the same for JLR.

Ford ownership was seriously hampering both companies. Luckily they're still going strong unlike SAAB which GM pretty much killed.

road_high

Think if the Renault Nissan alliance is taken as one, it's about no 4 ?

Brief_Lives

On the list, if completed, Renault was 11, BMW was 12 and Daimler was 14...

Brief_Lives

Saw this.... Looked interesting...

colm_mcm

Mitsubishi is owned by Nissan now.
No Honda on that list?

kooga

I thought Subaru were in with GM?

OldMrBrennan83

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colm_mcm

Patww79 wrote: »

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Panic over.

colm_mcm

kooga wrote: »

I thought Subaru were in with GM?

Toyota own a bit of them. Maybe you're thinking of Isuzu?

kooga

colm_mcm wrote: »

Toyota own a bit of them. Maybe you're thinking of Isuzu?

I have a memory of a Subaru estate in the US being a rebadged saab 9-3. I may be wrong.

colm_mcm

Yep the sabbaru 92x

ofcork

Porsche should be there with vag are Aston Martin independent these days.

clogher71

Could you argue or is it off topic,that the size of dealer group in Ireland, take for instance the ones that sell the VAG cars, joe duffys,Bolands,Blackwater,Connolly's that between them they have a lot of the dealerships and the days are numbered for the one dealership is owned by the one person...