Automotive industry

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The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide.[1] In 2006 16 million new automobiles were sold in the USA, 15 million in Western Europe, 7 million in China [2] and 2 million in India. In 2007, the markets in Canada, USA, Western Europe and Japan are stagnating, while those in South America (especially Brazil), Eastern Europe (especially Russia), and Asia (South Korea and India) are growing.

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[edit] World motor vehicle production

Top 15 motor vehicle producing countries 2006  v • d • e 
Motor vehicle production (1000 units)
Country 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 11000 12000  
Japan   11484
United States   11264
PR China   7189
Germany   5820
South Korea   3840
France   3169
Spain   2777
Brazil   2611
Canada   2572
Mexico   2046
India   2020
United Kingdom   1648
Russia   1508
Italy   1212
Thailand   1194
Reference:World Motor Vehicle Production by Country: 2005 - 2006. OICA.
                                                                                                                                               
Top 20 motor vehicle manufacturing companies by volume 2006 v • d • e 
Total motor vehicle production (1000 units)
Group 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000
General Motors     8926
Toyota         8036
Ford       6268
Volkswagen Group     5685
Honda     3670
PSA     3357
Nissan       3223
Chrysler     2545
Renault     2492
Hyundai       2463
Fiat       2318
Suzuki     2297
Daimler         2045
Mazda     1396
Kia     1382
BMW   1366
Mitsubishi Motors     1313
AvtoVAZ   765
Subaru     587
Tata Motors       561
Key Cars Light Commercial Vehicles Heavy Commercial Vehicles Heavy Buses
Total global production: 68340
Reference: World motor vehicle production by manufacturer: World ranking 2006. OICA (July 2007).
                                                                                                                       


[edit] World's largest vehicle manufacturers

The table below gives the world's largest twenty motor vehicle manufacturers along with their marques, classified as divisions and subsidiary companies. The table is ranked by parent group production volumes for 2006 (all motor vehicles) from the OICA data, with the largest producer appearing at the top of the table, as for the table above.

Marque Country of origin Ownership Markets
1. General Motors (Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States) - 8,926,160 vehicles
Buick Image:Flag of the United States.svgDivisionNorth America, China
Cadillac Image:Flag of the United States.svgDivisionGlobal
Chevrolet Image:Flag of the United States.svgDivisionGlobal
Daewoo Image:Flag of South Korea.svgSubsidiaryAsia, Europe
GMC Image:Flag of the United States.svgDivisionNorth America, Middle East
Holden Image:Flag of Australia.svgSubsidiaryAsia Pacific, Middle East
Hummer Image:Flag of the United States.svgDivisionGlobal
Opel Image:Flag of Germany.svgSubsidiaryContinental Europe
Pontiac Image:Flag of the United States.svgDivisionNorth America
Saturn Image:Flag of the United States.svgSubsidiaryNorth America
Saab Image:Flag of Sweden.svgSubsidiaryGlobal
Vauxhall Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svgSubsidiaryUnited Kingdom
2. Toyota Motor Corporation (Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan) - 8,036,010 vehicles[3]
Daihatsu Image:Flag of Japan.svgSubsidiaryGlobal, except North America
Hino Image:Flag of Japan.svgSubsidiaryAsia, Canada
Lexus Image:Flag of Japan.svgDivisionGlobal
Scion Image:Flag of Japan.svgDivisionUnited States
Toyota Image:Flag of Japan.svgDivisionGlobal
3. Ford Motor Company (Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States) - 6,268,193 vehicles
Ford Image:Flag of the United States.svgDivisionGlobal
Jaguar Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svgSubsidiaryGlobal
Land Rover Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svgSubsidiaryGlobal
Lincoln Image:Flag of the United States.svgDivisionNorth America, Middle East
Mercury Image:Flag of the United States.svgDivisionNorth America, Middle East
Volvo Cars Image:Flag of Sweden.svgSubsidiaryGlobal
4. Volkswagen AG (Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany) - 5,684,603 vehicles
Audi Image:Flag of Germany.svgSubsidiaryGlobal
Bentley Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svgSubsidiaryGlobal
Bugatti Image:Flag of France.svgSubsidiaryGlobal
Lamborghini Image:Flag of Italy.svgSubsidiaryGlobal
SEAT Image:Flag of Spain.svgSubsidiaryEurope, Latin America
Škoda Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svgSubsidiaryGlobal, except North America
Volkswagen Image:Flag of Germany.svgDivisionGlobal
5. Honda Motor Company (Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan) - 3,669,514 vehicles
Acura Image:Flag of Japan.svgDivisionNorth America
Honda Image:Flag of Japan.svgDivisionGlobal
6. PSA Peugeot Citroën (Image:Flag of France.svg France) - 3,356,859 vehicles
Citroën Image:Flag of France.svgDivisionGlobal, except North America
Peugeot Image:Flag of France.svgDivisionGlobal, except North America
7. Nissan Motors (Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan) - 3,223,372 vehicles
Infiniti Image:Flag of Japan.svgDivisionNorth America, Middle East
Nissan Image:Flag of Japan.svgDivisionGlobal
8. Chrysler LLC (Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States) - 2,544,590 vehicles
Chrysler Image:Flag of the United States.svgDivisionGlobal
Dodge Image:Flag of the United States.svgDivisionGlobal
Jeep Image:Flag of the United States.svgDivisionGlobal
9. Renault SA (Image:Flag of France.svg France) - 2,492,470 vehicles
Dacia Image:Flag of Romania.svgSubsidiaryEurope
Renault Image:Flag of France.svgDivisionGlobal, except North America
Samsung Image:Flag of South Korea.svgSubsidiaryAsia
10. Hyundai Motor Company (Image:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea) - 2,462,677 vehicles
Hyundai Image:Flag of South Korea.svgDivisionGlobal
11. Fiat Group SpA (Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy) - 2,317,652 vehicles
Alfa Romeo Image:Flag of Italy.svgSubsidiaryGlobal, except North America
Ferrari Image:Flag of Italy.svgSubsidiaryGlobal
Fiat Image:Flag of Italy.svgDivisionGlobal, except North America
Iveco Image:Flag of Italy.svgSubsidiaryGlobal, except North America
Lancia Image:Flag of Italy.svgSubsidiaryEurope and North America
Maserati Image:Flag of Italy.svgSubsidiaryGlobal
12. Suzuki (Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan) - 2,297,277 vehicles
Maruti Image:Flag of India.svgSubsidiaryIndia, Middle East
Suzuki Image:Flag of Japan.svgDivisionGlobal
13. Daimler AG (Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany) - 2,044,533 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Image:Flag of Germany.svgDivisionGlobal
Maybach Image:Flag of Germany.svgDivisionGlobal
Mitsubishi Fuso Image:Flag of Japan.svgSubsidiaryGlobal
Smart Image:Flag of Germany.svgDivisionGlobal
14. Mazda Motor Corporation (Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan) - 1,396,412 vehicles
Mazda Image:Flag of Japan.svgDivision[4]Global
15. Kia Motors (Image:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea) - 1,381,123 vehicles
Kia Image:Flag of South Korea.svgDivision[5]Global
16. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany) - 1,366,838 vehicles
BMW Image:Flag of Germany.svgDivision[6]Global
MINI Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svgSubsidiaryGlobal
Rolls-Royce Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svgSubsidiaryGlobal
17. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan) - 1,313,409 vehicles
Mitsubishi Motors Image:Flag of Japan.svgDivision[7]Global
18. AvtoVAZ (Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia) - 765,627 vehicles
Lada Image:Flag of Russia.svgDivisionRussia
VAZ Image:Flag of Russia.svgDivision[8]Russia, Eastern Europe
19. Fuji Heavy Industries (Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan) - 587,274 vehicles
Subaru Image:Flag of Japan.svgDivision[9]Global
20. Tata Motors (Image:Flag of India.svg India) - 561,081 vehicles
Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Image:Flag of South Korea.svgSubsidiarySouth Korea
Hispano Carrocera Image:Flag of Spain.svgSubsidiaryEurope
Tata Motors Image:Flag of India.svgDivision[10]India, South Africa
Notes
  • It is not uncommon for automobile manufacturers to hold stakes in other automobile manufacturers - Porsche holds a large stake in the VW Group. These ownerships can be explored under the detail for the individual companies. However there are 5 relationships between the "top 15" manufacturers listed in the table above:

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ World Motor Vehicle Production by Country: 2005 - 2006. OICA.
  2. ^ China car sale.
  3. ^ WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION: GROUP : Toyota (PDF). OICA. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
  4. ^ Mazda Motor Corporation. Hoovers.
  5. ^ Kia Motors Corporation. Hoovers.
  6. ^ Bayerische Motoren Werke AG. Hoovers.
  7. ^ Mitsubishi. Hoovers.
  8. ^ AV. Hoovers.
  9. ^ Subaru. Hoovers.
  10. ^ Tata. Hoovers.
  11. ^ Ford parks 33.9% ownership of Mazda in holding company (PDF). Mazda. Retrieved on 2007-06-02.
  12. ^ Shareholder. Kia Motors. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
  13. ^ Cerberus Takes Over Majority Interest in Chrysler Group and Related Financial Services Business for EUR 5.5 Billion ($7.4 billion) from DaimlerChrysler. DaimlerChrysler. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
  14. ^ General Motors history. General Motors. Retrieved on 2007-10-06.

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