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Saw this posted, and thought id share. It makes for an interesting conversation. DO you know who really made your car?

Ford owns:

Ford
Mercury
Lincoln
Jaguar
Aston-Martin
Daimler*
Vanden Plas*
Volvo
Mazda
Land Rover
Edsel**
Comet**
Continental**

Ford collaborates with:

Volkswagen
Peugeot-Citroën
MG/Rover

GM owns:

Buick
Cadillac
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
GMC
Opel
Holden
Vauxhall
Saab
Saturn
Oakland**
LaSalle**
Bedford**
Marquette**
Acadian**
Asuna**
Geo**

GM Partially owns or has ties to:

Fiat
Isuzu
Suzuki
Subaru/Fuji Heavy Industries
Maruti
AutoVAZ (lada)
Daewoo
Toyota

DaimlerChrysler owns:

Chrylser
Dodge
Mercedes-Benz
MCC Smart
Jeep
Maybach**
Plymouth**
DeSoto**
Hudson**
Nash**
Rambler**
AMC**

DaimlerChrysler partially owns or collaborates with:

Mitsubishi
Hyundai
Kia
BMW
McLaren

Peugeot-Citroën owns:

Peugeot
Citroën
Talbot**
Simca**
Sunbeam**
Singer**
Commer**
Karrier**
Humber**
Hillman**
Matra-Simca**
Talbot-Matra**

Peugeot partially owns or collaborates with:

OltCit
Ford
Fiat
Toyota
Iran-Khodro
Nissan-Renault

Fiat owns:

Fiat
Lancia
Alfa-Romeo
Ferrari
Maserati
Innocenti**
Autobianchi**

Fiat partially owns or cooperates with:

General Motors
Zavodi Crvena Zastava (Yugo)
Peugeot-Citroën PSA
FSO/Daewoo Europe

Volkswagen owns:

Volkswagen
Audi
Lamborghini
Bugatti
Seat
Skoda
Bentley
NSU**
DKW**
Horch**
Wanderer**
Auto-Union**

Volkswagen collaborates with:

Ford
Porsche

BMW owns:

BMW
Mini
Rolls-Royce
Glas**
Goggomobil**
Triumph**†
Riley**†

BMW collaborates with:

DaimlerChrysler
MG/Rover (under terms of sale)
McLaren

Toyota owns:

Toyota
Lexus
Daihatsu
Toyopet**
Hino***

Toyota collaborates with:

PSA
General Motors

Nissan-Renault owns:

Renault
Nissan
Dacia
Samsung
Infiniti
Datsun**

Nissan-Renault Collaborates with:

Peugeot-Citroën
Matra

MG/Rover owns:

MG
Rover
Austin**
Morris**
Wolseley**
Standard**

MG Rover Collaborates with:

Lotus
Lola
Proton
Ford
BMW (under terms of sale)

Honda owns:

Honda
Acura

Honda Collaborates with:

General Motors
Isuzu

Proton owns:

Lotus
Proton

Proton Collaborates with:

Mitsubishi
DaimlerChrysler
Citroën

Completely independant:

Leyland-Daf Vans
TVR
Morgan
Volga
Hindustan
Tata
Reliant
Porsche (collaborates with Volkswagen)
ARO
Zastava


* Denotes make that has been turned into models of the Jaguar lineup.
** Denotes nameplate no longer in use.
**† Denotes nameplate no longer in use that is disputed between two manufacturers.
*** Denotes nameplate no longer used on Cars, but still used on Trucks.

 
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wow, someone has really done their research

well done!

 
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That list is already outdated!

For instance Ford (through Land Rover) is buying engines etc.. from BMW

Toyota and Nissan have linked up to do Hybrids

And Volvo (Ford owned) is supposed to be working with (of all people) GM on a V8/Tranny for the XC90....

Go figure.

 
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you forgot to add scion to toyota

 
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Mitsubishi is also fully owned by Daimler Chrysler, not partially.
Maybe we'll see some product quality improvements?[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]

 
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i didn't know i this but a while ago i had a mazda gt engine in my 92 ford escort. I was wondering why my escort was pretty quick

 
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i didnt know honda and izusu collabrated toghter.

 
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Of course they did. That's why the Passport and Rodeo were Identical for YEARS . . .

 
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It's one huge business just like everything else.

 
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Good post.
I also have heard that VW owns Rolls-Royce not BMW (Trival Pursuit)
R/T

 
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yeah the list may be out dated....but i tell you one thing....all these chevy ford and chrysler owners criticize me cause i have an import style vehicle(this town is ruled by 2 chrysler plants and one gm plant, i am one of few with a car that is honda with mods)...what they don't know is there sh$t is just as imported as mine. My honda was built in tennessee and the only thing really imported is the tranny(good thing too) there are a few other items on it made by different companies in different areas. These people need a severe pimp slap cause they are dumb as rocks.[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/IMG]

My Civic

 
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WOW
impressive list

 
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Looks like a bit of looping in that list... Somebody draw a FAMILY TREE! [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]

 
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GM owns AM General, aka Hummer[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

 
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so youre saying if i get a ferrari im really getting a GM??? LOL guess ill stick with bimmers.

also, add shelby motors to ford

 
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So what? This is how buisness works....

 
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Yup the new passports are izusu's too

 
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Nice post JoeB16

 
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Well done but Vauxhall and Opel are the same company. In England its Vauxhall in continental Europe its called Opel. You have them listed as separate.

 
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That's because the current (new) Range Rover was developed by BMW, and Ford bought Rover just before it went into production.

VW bought the Rolls-Royce automotive division, which included Bentley. They didn't get the name, which belongs to the aircraft engine wing of the company. BMW then licensed the Rolls-Royce name from the plane division.

 
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Leadfoot: tons of GM's divisions sell barely-modified versions of each others' cars. Opel and Vauxhall are no closer than any of GM's other brands.

 
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Is it true that BMW is making the new Lamborgine. sorry for the spelling lol