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07-20-2000, 03:51 PM | #1 |
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Which car company owns which car company?
I am curious...anyone know who owns who? Is there any source that can tell me which company owns which one?
I remember Chrysler owned Lambo...but I think some Indonesian company owns them now. VW owns Rolls/Bently but gives up the RR name to BMW at some poing in time. Ford owns...everyone? Saab, Opel, Jaguar, Aston Martin, part of Mazda, etc. Can anyone clue me in? It's so hard to tell these days! D. Neil Crawford
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07-20-2000, 03:53 PM | #2 |
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Ford owns most of Volvo also (thank god they left the engine division and truck division to the swedes).
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07-20-2000, 03:56 PM | #3 |
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I think Audi/VW owns Lambo. Not 100% sure though....
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07-20-2000, 03:57 PM | #4 |
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Oh... can't forget the 10% stake of GM in Subaru.
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07-20-2000, 04:12 PM | #5 |
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GM owns SAAB(swedish for crap) and Ford owns 49% of Mazda. Ford and Volvo(swedish for bad driver) were discussing a merger and I think it went through, so America and Sweden are in deep together. GM owns Daewoo and owns 20 of Subaru, which they bought from Nissan becuase Nissan was heavily in debt. BMW owned Bentley but sold it to VW. I forget who owns Rolls Royce. Chrysler and Daimler Benz merged. Oh yeah, of course everyone knows that Ford owns Jaquar. There is a lot more to this story, but that would take forever.
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07-20-2000, 04:15 PM | #6 |
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O.K., just double checked my July issue of Road & Track Mag., and Lambo is now owned By Audi.
Does anyone eles here have that issue of R&T? Man that Diablo is Sweeeet! |
07-20-2000, 04:21 PM | #7 |
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And it's awd to boot. If Audi owns it, I wonder if I should call it the Diablo 6.0 quattro
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07-20-2000, 04:23 PM | #8 |
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Is there anything left with Chrysler-Benz and Mitsu deal? They were sharing platforms but I don't know if there was any sort of cross-ownership.
BMW recently dropped Rover I believe. There is a Honda Isuzu connection too.... Ya know I remember seeing a Jeep Grand Cherokee with a Lambo engine in it. MAN that would be intense! Man did Audi/VW go crazy or what? They bought all kinds of nutty stuff! D. Neil Crawford |
07-20-2000, 04:33 PM | #9 |
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From what I can tell, just about every company is involved with every other company, and it's changing all the time. Acquire this, acquire that, trade this trade that, etc...
A better (and possibly easier question) would be who ISN'T merged with someone? Dave '00 2.5RS Sedan '72 Datsun 240Z |
07-20-2000, 05:04 PM | #10 |
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Oh yeah, and Hyundai own Kia....Chrysler teamed up with Hyundai and Chrysler/Hyundai want to buy Daewoo, but Ford wants Daewoo too.
Hmmm....a bunch of crappy manufactures after more crappy manufactures And we wonder why we get crappy cars. |
07-20-2000, 05:16 PM | #11 |
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I think all that is left as a "single owner" company is Porsche and Ferrari.
Well, what about Nissan? Who are they partnered with? Lotus has changed hands several times too. And there was that Isuzu/Lotus relationship...crazy one that. D. Neil Crawford |
07-20-2000, 05:20 PM | #12 |
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Does Renault own a chunk of Nissan?
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07-20-2000, 05:34 PM | #13 |
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Yep, Renault bailed out Nissan last year, so they own ??%. Nissan had to give up it's shares of FHI to GM?
Yep, Porsche and Ferrari and the only "single owner" car companies I know of. Is BMW owned by someone? |
07-20-2000, 06:14 PM | #14 |
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Renault owns 36% of Nissan
The French government owns 40% of Renault GM owns 20% of Subaru, 20% of Fiat Ford owns 33% of Mazda Fiat owns Ferrari, So GM owns part of Ferrari |
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Porsche maybe alone, but Ferrari has been owned by Fiat for quite some time.
And guess what, you GM-haters? GM owns 20% of Fiat. Wait until Buick gets into bed with those Modena-types! Hehhehehehe. |
07-20-2000, 06:24 PM | #16 |
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here is how i see it
Ford 50% GM 50% |
07-20-2000, 06:31 PM | #17 |
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OK starting at the top, alphabetically!
Parent is controlled] (has veto power) affiliat % shown if known 10%+) Sorry can't use smilies, to many. Deals w/ autos only, not truck divisions, thats another mess BMW Mini Rolls-Royce 2002 on Rover(Sold to Alchemy for very little, BMW options a large part of company) Deawoo (On the auction block, GM Ford and DCX/Hyundia interested) DiamlerCrysler Mercedes-Benz Crysler Dodge Jeep SMART Mitsubishi Hyundia (? to help by Deawoo) Ford Lincoln Mercury Austin Martin Lagonda Jaguar Volvo Land Rover Mazda Fiat Ferrari Masirati Alfa Romeo Lancia GM (5%)Just to irk the GMers GM Chevrolet GMC Buick Pontiac Cadillac Holden Oldsmobile Saturn Opel/Vauxhall Saab Isuzu Subaru (20%) Suzuki (10%) Fiat (20%) Honda Acura Hyundia Kia Peugeot-Citroen Porche Proton Lotus Renault Nissan Infiniti Samsung (unkown % Renault interensed in more) Rover MG Subaru Suzuki Toyota Lexus Daihatsu TVR Volkswagen Audi Bentley Seat Lamborghini Bugatti Skoda OK I think thats it. [This message has been edited by ecfitzgerald (edited July 20, 2000).] [This message has been edited by ecfitzgerald (edited July 21, 2000).] [This message has been edited by ecfitzgerald (edited July 21, 2000).] |
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You missed out TVR, one of the few remaining independent British car manufacturers.
TVR create some of the most original and FAST sports cars around, like the Cerbera. Oh and they have a reputation for being highly unreliable! |
07-20-2000, 11:19 PM | #19 |
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So...wouldn't Honda be a single owner corp?
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07-20-2000, 11:28 PM | #20 |
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VW ownes Porsche
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07-20-2000, 11:37 PM | #21 |
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Hey HomerJay... Volvo's kick ass. I'm still jonesing for another 240 turbo. Besides, you tell me what kinda car can run as long as a Volvo or as many miles.
And Ford bought the Volvo, excluding only their engine division and their truck division. Trust me on this one, I was nearly devistated to hear it. |
07-20-2000, 11:53 PM | #22 |
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= daihatsu Renault = Nissan = Infiniti = samsung motor PSA = peugot = citroen For more info and a total map of the automotive universe, See the july 2000issue of "Automobile" magazine. It has a two page spread with the entire automotive world. |
07-20-2000, 11:55 PM | #23 |
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BMW is majority by a german family forget their name..
Oh and you can add Holden to the GM list Richard |
07-21-2000, 12:00 AM | #24 |
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BMW is on its own for now. Ford has shown interest in buying BMW, but nothing has happened yet to my knowledge(the family that owns BMW said they have no intention to sell).
I thought Honda was basically on its own. They are talking about sharing engines with GM in a few years(honda would get GM engine for a honda PU, hasn't been said what GM will get yet). I didn't think GM actually owned any of Honda though. |
07-21-2000, 03:27 AM | #25 |
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I believe that the family who owns BMW is the Quandts.
And yes, they have no intention of selling... |
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