The company is behind the famous automobile brands

Sometimes remembering which car brand belongs to which manufacturer is very difficult, especially when the company has exclusive parts in some parts of the world, or reorganizations also lead to transfer of ownership.

Vauxhall and Opel, for example, are British and European car brands owned by General Motors for decades. But when PSA Group acquired them for $ 2.3 billion in 3/2017, after the deal, the above-mentioned car brands became one-on-one with the names Peugeot and Citroën of France.

Here are the car brands with their 'mother'.

BMW Group

Engine manufacturer Rapp Motorenwerke changed its name to Bayerische Motoren Werke in 1917, then merged with Bayerische Flugzeug-Werke aircraft manufacturer in 1022. They switched from manufacturing engines to motorcycles in 1023. and started manufacturing cars since 1928.

The structure of BMW is very simple, they currently own

1. BMW
2. Mini
3. Rolls-Royce
4. BMW Motorrad and motorbikes

Daimler

Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG) was founded in 1899. In 1926, they merged with Benz & Cie, becoming Daimler-Benz AG.

The famous Mercedes brand appeared in 1900. At the same time, a businessman of Daimler, Emil Jellinek participated in the car race (constantly demanding to improve the speed of the car) and took the Mercedes name, the name of the child. his girl. Thanks to its success, Mercedes has become the official name for Daimler's model since 1902.

Daimler AG is based in Stuttgart, Germany.

The structure of Daimler is quite complicated, from Smart, which produces small cars to school buses. Daimler currently has brands:

1. Mercedes-Benz
2. Smart
3. Mercedes-Benz Trucks
4. Freightliner, manufacturer of pickups
5. Fuso, truck company
6. Wastern Star, manufacturing pickups
7. Bharatbenz, trucks and buses in India
8. Mercedes Benz Vans
9. Mercedes Benz Buses
10. Setra, bus production
11. Thomas Build, producing school buses

General Motors

William C. Durant, who owned Buick, founded General Motos in the form of a capital contribution to car brands in 1908. Then bought other car manufacturers such as Oldsmobile and Cadilac.

General Motors has fears in Detroit, Michigan.

Having owned many well-known American car brands, GM went bankrupt in 2009, leading to the closure of many firms such as Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Saturn and Hummer. General Motors currently owns:

1. Autobaojun, a car maker in China
2. Buick
3. Cadillac
4. Chevrolet
5. GMC
6. Holden for the Australian market
7. Jiefang, company in China
8. Wiling, car manufacturing in China

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

Italy's Fiat and Chrysler are formally merged to become Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in October 2014. t The deal began in 2011 when Chrysler revived after bankruptcy and Fiat was co-owner. Fiat gradually bought more shares until it owned entirely Chrysler.

Fiat was originally Società Anonima Fabbrica Italiana di Automobili Torino - FIAT - in 1899.

Walter Chrysler has a long history, before establishing Chrysler Motor Corporation in 1925.

FCA is based in London, England but in fact many jobs are done at Chrysler's main office at Auburn Hills, Michigan and Fiat's office in Turin, Italy. FCA owns:

1. Chrysler
2. Dodge
3. Jeep
4. Ram
5. Fiat
6. Alfa Romeo
7. Fiat Professional
8. Lancia
9. Maserati

Ferrari also has a relationship with this company. Financially, it is completely independent, but FCA CEO Sergiao Marchionne runs Prancing Horce and the Angelli / Elkann family, which owns about one-third of FCA's shares, is also quite large.

Ford Motor Company

Henry Ford co-founded Ford Motor Company with other investors in 1903, creating real "national cars" in 1908 when the Model T. line was introduced. By 1927 there were about 15 million units. is produced.

Ford is based in Dearborn, Michigan.

Walls own Aston Martin and Volvo but the current structure of the Ford Motor Company is quite simple, including:

1. Ford
2. Lincoln

Honda Motor Company

Sochiro Honda and Takeo Fujisawa founded Honda Motor Company in 1948 and began selling the first motorbikes in 1949. Before that they produced engines attached to bicycles. Honda entered the car industry from 8/1963 with the T360 truck and S500 sports car a few months later, in October.

Honda is based in Minato in Tokyo, Japan. They currently own:

1. Honda's motobike
2. Acura
3. Honda Powersport, including production of motorcycles, ATVs, submarines and other vehicles.

Hyundai Motor Company

Hyundai was originally a construction company in 1947 but quickly expanded and entered the automobile industry since 1967. Initially they bought the rights and produced a version of Ford Cortina, then introduced their own cars. Pony in 1976.

Kia in 1944 was originally Kyungsung Precision Industry, a company specializing in manufacturing bicycle parts. They took the name Kia from 1952 and entered the automobile market in 1962, producing K-360, small Mazda 3-wheel trucks, in the form of copyright purchase. Kia went bankrupt in 1997 and merged with Hyundai in 1988. Currently Hyundai Motor Company owns

1. Hyundai
2. That
3. Genesis

Opel PSA

PSA Group was founded in 1976 after the merger of Peugeot and Citroen. Originally PSA Peugeot Citroen, they later changed their name to PSA Group in 206. By 3/2017, they bought Opel and Vauxhall from General Motors for $ 2.3 billion.

The company headquarters is located in Rueil-Mahmaison, France, outside Paris. They currently own:

1. Peugeot
2. Citroen
3. DS
4. Opel
5. Vauxhall

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi

Renault-Nissan acquired Mitsubishi for $ 2.3 billion on 10/2016. and Renault and Nissan allied early on March 27, 1999.

The company does not have a headquarters. The headquarters of Renault are located in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, on the outskirts of Paris. Nissan works in Yokohama, Japan and Mitsubishi is mainly in Minato, Tokyo. This company owns:

1. Renault
2. Nissan
3. Mitsubishi
4. Dacia, an entry-level vehicle
5. Alpine
6. Infiniti
7. Datsun, a budget-priced model for emerging markets
8. Lada, a popular car in Russia
9. Renault-Samsung in Korea
10. Venucia in China

Tata Group

When founded in 1868, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata is a trading company in Mumbai (then Bombay), India. The company participates in many fields, including weaving and operating 5-star hotels. They entered the iron and steel industry in 1907 and emerged in 1945.

In 2008, the company acquired Jaguar and Land Rover. Tata Motors, based in Mumbai, currently owns:

1. Tata
2. Land Rover
3. Jaguar
4. Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company

Toyota Group

Automobile production department Toyoda Automatic Loom Works entered the market since 1935 with G1 pickup truck. The division was later split into the independent Toyota Motor Company in 1937, the first product being the GA truck, an improved version of the G1.

Toyota is based in the city of Toyota, Japan, currently owned

1. Toyota
2. Lexus
3. Hino specializes in commercial vehicles
4. Daihatsu specializes in small cars

Volkswagen Group

Volkswagen stems from the hope of creating the 'national automobile' of the Nazi era in Germany. However, the factory only produced a few units that broke out in World War 2 and had to switch to producing military vehicles.

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After the war, the Beetle beetle was very popular, surpassing 21 million units. Volkswagen is based in Wolfsburg, Germany. Currently the company owns:

1. Volkswagen
2. Audi
3. Bentley
4. Bugatti
5. Lamborghini
6. Porsche
7. SEAT
8. Skoda
9. MAN, heavy truck
10. Scania, heavy truck
11. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
12. Ducati, motorbike line

Zhejiang Geely

Mr. Li Shufu founded Zhejiang Geely Holding Group in 1986 and Geely Automobile in 1997. Even though they are new companies, they have a large market share in the automobile industry thanks to smart sales.

The company is based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, currently owns:

1. Geely Auto
2. Wolvo
3. Lotus
4. Proton in Malaysia
5. Londo EV Company (formerly London Taxi Company)
6. Polestar, high-performance electric vehicle
7. Lynk & Co, the premium brand of electric cars
8. Yuan Cheng Auto
9. Terrafugia, flying cars

Although not entirely the owner, investments made Geely the largest shareholder in Volvo AB, Volvo and Renault Trucks commercial truck manufacturers.

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