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    Industrial robots welding a car body in the white section of a production line.
    Industrial robots welding a car body in the white section of a production line.

    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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    World motor vehicle production

    Top 20 motor vehicle producing countries 2006  
    Motor vehicle production (1000 units)
    Country 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 11000 12000  
    Flag of Japan Japan   11484
    Flag of the United States United States   11264
    Flag of the People's Republic of China PR China   7189
    Flag of Germany Germany   5820
    Flag of South Korea South Korea   3840
    Flag of France France   3169
    Flag of Brazil Brazil   2972
    Flag of Spain Spain   2777
    Flag of Canada Canada   2572
    Flag of Mexico Mexico   2046
    Flag of India India   1940
    Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom   1648
    Flag of Russia Russia   1508
    Flag of Thailand Thailand   1296
    Flag of Italy Italy   1212
    Flag of Turkey Turkey   988
    Flag of Belgium Belgium   882
    Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Rep.   855
    Flag of Iran Iran   817
    Flag of Poland Poland   715
    Reference:World Motor Vehicle Production by Country: 2005 - 2006. OICA.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
    Top 20 motor vehicle manufacturing companies by volume 2006 
    Total motor vehicle production (1000 units)
    Group 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000
    Toyota         9120
    General Motors     8926
    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).
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               


    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. Toyota Motor Corporation (Flag of Japan Japan) - 9,120,721 vehicles[3][4]
    Daihatsu Flag of Japan Subsidiary Global, except North America
    Hino Flag of Japan Subsidiary Asia, Canada
    Lexus Flag of Japan Division Global
    Scion Flag of Japan Division United States
    Toyota Flag of Japan Division Global
    2. General Motors (Flag of the United States United States) - 8,926,160 vehicles[5]
    Buick Flag of the United States Division North America, China
    Cadillac Flag of the United States Division Global
    Chevrolet Flag of the United States Division Global
    Daewoo Flag of South Korea Subsidiary Asia, Europe
    GMC Flag of the United States Division North America, Middle East
    Holden Flag of Australia Subsidiary Asia Pacific, Middle East
    Hummer Flag of the United States Division Global
    Opel Flag of Germany Subsidiary Continental Europe
    Pontiac Flag of the United States Division North America
    Saturn Flag of the United States Subsidiary North America
    Saab Flag of Sweden Subsidiary Global
    Vauxhall Flag of the United Kingdom Subsidiary United Kingdom
    3. Ford Motor Company (Flag of the United States United States) - 6,268,193 vehicles[6]
    Ford Flag of the United States Division Global
    Jaguar (for sale) Flag of the United Kingdom Subsidiary Global
    Land Rover (for sale) Flag of the United Kingdom Subsidiary Global
    Lincoln Flag of the United States Division North America, Middle East
    Mercury Flag of the United States Division North America, Middle East
    Volvo Cars Flag of Sweden Subsidiary Global
    4. Volkswagen AG (Flag of Germany Germany) - 5,684,603 vehicles[7]
    Audi Flag of Germany Subsidiary Global
    Bentley Flag of the United Kingdom Subsidiary Global
    Bugatti Flag of France Subsidiary Global
    Lamborghini Flag of Italy Subsidiary Global
    SEAT Flag of Spain Subsidiary Europe, Latin America
    Škoda Flag of the Czech Republic Subsidiary Global, except North America
    Volkswagen Flag of Germany Division Global
    5. Honda Motor Company (Flag of Japan Japan) - 3,669,514 vehicles[8]
    Acura Flag of Japan Division North America, China
    Honda Flag of Japan Division Global
    6. PSA Peugeot Citroën (Flag of France France) - 3,356,859 vehicles[9]
    Citroën Flag of France Division Global, except North America
    Peugeot Flag of France Division Global, except United States and Canada
    7. Nissan Motors (Flag of Japan Japan) - 3,223,372 vehicles[10]
    Infiniti Flag of Japan Division North America, Middle East, Taiwan, Korea, Europe
    Nissan Flag of Japan Division Global
    8. Chrysler LLC (Flag of the United States United States) - 2,544,590 vehicles[11]
    Chrysler Flag of the United States Division Global
    Dodge Flag of the United States Division Global
    Jeep Flag of the United States Division Global
    9. Renault SA (Flag of France France) - 2,492,470 vehicles[12]
    Dacia Flag of Romania Subsidiary Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa
    Renault Flag of France Division Global, except United States and Canada
    Samsung Flag of South Korea Subsidiary Asia
    10. Hyundai Motor Company (Flag of South Korea South Korea) - 2,462,677 vehicles[13]
    Hyundai Flag of South Korea Division Global
    11. Fiat Group SpA (Flag of Italy Italy) - 2,317,652 vehicles[14]
    Alfa Romeo Flag of Italy Subsidiary Global, except North America
    Ferrari Flag of Italy Subsidiary Global
    Fiat Flag of Italy Division Global, except North America
    Iveco Flag of Italy Subsidiary Global, except North America
    Maserati Flag of Italy Subsidiary Global
    Lancia Flag of Italy Subsidiary Europe (not UK)
    12. Suzuki (Flag of Japan Japan) - 2,297,277 vehicles[15]
    Maruti Flag of India Subsidiary India, Middle East
    Suzuki Flag of Japan Division Global
    13. Daimler AG (Flag of Germany Germany) - 2,044,533 vehicles[16]
    Mercedes-Benz Flag of Germany Division Global
    Mercedes-AMG Flag of Germany Division Global
    Maybach Flag of Germany Division Global
    Smart Flag of Germany Division Global
    Mitsubishi Fuso Flag of Japan Subsidiary Global
    Freightliner Flag of the United States Subsidiary North America
    14. Mazda Motor Corporation (Flag of Japan Japan) - 1,396,412 vehicles[17]
    Mazda Flag of Japan Division[18] Global
    15. Kia Motors (Flag of South Korea South Korea) - 1,381,123 vehicles[19]
    Kia Flag of South Korea Division[20] Global
    16. BMW AG (Flag of Germany Germany) - 1,366,838 vehicles[21]
    BMW Flag of Germany Division[22] Global
    MINI Flag of the United Kingdom Division Global
    Rolls-Royce Flag of the United Kingdom Subsidiary Global
    17. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Flag of Japan Japan) - 1,313,409 vehicles[23]
    Mitsubishi Motors Flag of Japan Division[24] Global
    18. AvtoVAZ (Flag of Russia Russia) - 765,627 vehicles[25]
    Lada Flag of Russia Division Russia
    VAZ Flag of Russia Division[26] Russia, Eastern Europe
    19. Fuji Heavy Industries (Flag of Japan Japan) - 587,274 vehicles[27]
    Subaru Flag of Japan Division[28] Global
    20. Tata Motors Limited (Flag of India India) - 561,081 vehicles[29]
    Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Flag of South Korea Subsidiary South Korea
    Hispano Carrocera Flag of Spain Subsidiary Europe
    Tata Motors Flag of India Division[30] 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:

    See also

    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 2008-01-24.
    4. ^ WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION: GROUP : Daihatsu (PDF). OICA. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
    5. ^ WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION: GROUP : General Motors (PDF). OICA. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
    6. ^ WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION: GROUP : Ford (PDF). OICA. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
    7. ^ WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION: GROUP : Volkswagen (PDF). OICA. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
    8. ^ WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION: GROUP : Honda (PDF). OICA. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
    9. ^ WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION: GROUP : PSA (PDF). OICA. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
    10. ^ WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION: GROUP : Nissan (PDF). OICA. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
    11. ^ WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION: GROUP : Chrysler (PDF). OICA. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
    12. ^ WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION: GROUP : Renault (PDF). OICA. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
    13. ^ WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION: GROUP : Hyundai (PDF). OICA. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
    14. ^ WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION: GROUP : Fiat (PDF). OICA. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
    15. ^ WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION: GROUP : Suzuki (PDF). OICA. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
    16. ^ WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION: GROUP : DaimlerChrysler (PDF). OICA. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
    17. ^ WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION: GROUP : Mazda (PDF). OICA. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
    18. ^ Mazda Motor Corporation. Hoovers.
    19. ^ WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION: GROUP : Kia (PDF). OICA. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
    20. ^ Kia Motors Corporation. Hoovers.
    21. ^ WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION: GROUP : BMW (PDF). OICA. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
    22. ^ BMW AG. Hoovers.
    23. ^ WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION: GROUP : Mitsubishi (PDF). OICA. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
    24. ^ Mitsubishi. Hoovers.
    25. ^ WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION: GROUP : AvtoVAZ (PDF). OICA. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
    26. ^ AV. Hoovers.
    27. ^ WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION: GROUP : Fuji (PDF). OICA. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
    28. ^ Subaru. Hoovers.
    29. ^ WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION: GROUP : Tata (PDF). OICA. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
    30. ^ Tata. Hoovers.
    31. ^ Ford parks 33.9% ownership of Mazda in holding company (PDF). Mazda. Retrieved on 2007-06-02.
    32. ^ Shareholder. Kia Motors. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
    33. ^ 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.
    34. ^ General Motors history. General Motors. Retrieved on 2007-10-06.

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