What is Automotive Industry?

Information about Automotive Industry

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 one million in India. In 2007 the markets in Canada, USA, Western Europe and Japan are stagnating, while those in South America (especially Brazil) and Asia (South Korea and India) are growing.

Global locations

Although the locations of the headquarters of the major volume producers of motor vehicles are confined to a relatively small number of countries, their manufacturing facilities are distributed in many other countries around the world.

World motor vehicle production

Top 15 motor vehicle producing countries 2006      [ e] 
Motor vehicle production (1000 units)
Country 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 11000 12000  
Japan 11484
United States 11264
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 15 motor vehicle manufacturing companies by volume 2006     [ 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
DaimlerChrysler    2045
Mazda  1396
Kia  1382
KeyCarsLight Commercial VehiclesHeavy Commercial VehiclesHeavy Buses
Total global production: 68340
Reference: World motor vehicle production by manufacturer: World ranking 2006. OICA (July 2007).
                                                                                                              

World's largest vehicle manufacturers

The table below gives the world's largest fifteen motor vehicle manufacturers along with their 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 Main market
1. General Motors ( United States) - 8,926,160 vehicles
BuickDivisionNorth America/China
CadillacDivisionNorth America
ChevroletDivisionGlobal
DaewooSubsidiaryAsia/Europe (as Chevrolet)
GMCDivisionNorth America
HoldenSubsidiaryAustralia/New Zealand/China/Middle East
HummerDivisionNorth America/Europe/Australia
OpelSubsidiaryContinental Europe
PontiacDivisionNorth America
SaturnSubsidiaryNorth America
SaabSubsidiaryGlobal
VauxhallSubsidiaryUnited Kingdom
2. Toyota Motor Corporation ( Japan) - 8,036,010 vehicles[3]
DaihatsuSubsidiaryAsia/Europe/Middle East/Latin America
HinoSubsidiaryAsia, Canada
LexusDivisionGlobal
ScionDivisionUnited States, Canada
ToyotaDivisionGlobal
3. Ford Motor Company ( United States) - 6,268,193 vehicles
FordDivisionGlobal
Jaguar (for sale)SubsidiaryGlobal
Land Rover (for sale)SubsidiaryGlobal
LincolnDivisionNorth America
MercuryDivisionNorth America
Volvo CarsSubsidiaryGlobal
4. Volkswagen AG (
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) - 5,684,603 vehicles
AudiSubsidiaryGlobal
BentleySubsidiaryGlobal
BugattiSubsidiaryGlobal
LamborghiniSubsidiaryGlobal
SEATSubsidiaryEurope/Latin America
ŠkodaSubsidiaryEurope/Africa/Asia/Oceania/Latin America
VolkswagenDivisionGlobal
5. Honda Motor Company ( Japan) - 3669514 vehicles
AcuraDivisionNorth America
HondaDivisionGlobal
6. PSA Peugeot Citroën ( France) - 3356859 vehicles
CitroënDivisionEurope/Africa/Asia/Latin America/Oceania
PeugeotDivisionEurope/Africa/Asia/Latin America/Oceania
7. Nissan Motors ( Japan) - 3223372 vehicles
InfinitiDivisionNorth America
NissanDivisionGlobal
8. Chrysler LLC ( United States) - 2544590 vehicles
ChryslerDivisionNorth America/Europe
DodgeDivisionNorth America/Europe
JeepDivisionNorth America/Europe
9. Renault SA ( France) - 2492470 vehicles
DaciaSubsidiaryEurope
RenaultDivisionEurope/Africa/Asia/Latin America/Oceania
SamsungSubsidiaryAsia
10. Hyundai Motor CompanySouth Korea) - 2462677 vehicles
HyundaiDivisionGlobal
11. Fiat Group SpA ( Italy) - 2317652 vehicles
AbarthSubsidiaryEurope/Asia/Middle East
Alfa RomeoSubsidiaryEurope/Asia/Oceania/Middle East/Latin America
FerrariSubsidiaryGlobal
FiatDivisionEurope/Asia/Oceania/Middle East/Latin America
IvecoSubsidiaryGlobal
LanciaSubsidiaryEurope
MaseratiSubsidiaryGlobal
12. Suzuki ( Japan) - 2297277 vehicles
Maruti UdyogSubsidiaryIndia/Middle East
SuzukiDivisionGlobal
13. Daimler AG (
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) - 2044533 vehicles
Mercedes-BenzDivisionGlobal
MaybachDivisionGlobal
Mitsubishi FusoSubsidiaryGlobal
SmartDivisionEurope/Asia/Middle East/Oceania/Latin America
14. Mazda Motor Corporation ( Japan) - 1396412 vehicles
MazdaDivisionGlobal
15. Kia MotorsSouth Korea) - 1381123 vehicles
KiaDivisionGlobal


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 4 relationships between the "top 15" manufacturers listed in the table above:
* The Renault-Nissan alliance involves two global companies linked by cross-shareholding, with Renault holding 44.3% of Nissan shares, and Nissan holding 15% of Renault shares.
* Ford holds a 33.9% stake in Mazda.[4]
* Hyundai Motor Co. holds a 38.67% stake in Kia Motors.[5]
* Daimler AG holds a 19.9% stake in Chrysler Holding LLC.[6]
* General Motors still holds a 3% stake in Suzuki. Suzuki is also partner with GM in GMDAT and CAMI[7]

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