Monday, March 02, 2015

You've heard that Volvo was bought by a Chinese company? So, new Volvos... are no longer the Swede you've known for safety, they are now Zhejiang Geely manufactured. Here are the other "who owns what" of 2015

GM
GM produces vehicles in 37 countries under 13 different brand names. These are Alpheon, Buick, Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, Holden, HSV, Opel, Vauxhall, Wuling, Baojun, Jei Fang and UzDaewoo.

FORD
A Ford is a Ford is a Ford. Unless, of course, it’s called a Lincoln.

PSA
Citroën, Peugeot and DS.

HONDA
Japanese automotive company Honda and Acura.

TATA
The Indian company makes Tata, Land Rover and Jaguar.

RENAULT
French manufacturer Renault also markets the Dacia from Romania and cars bearing the Renault Samsung badge

NISSAN
As well as Nissan, Infiniti and the Datsun nameplate for low-cost vehicles, it owns UD trucks

FCA
Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Ferrari and Maserati, while the Chrysler operation is responsible for Jeep, Ram and Dodge.

DAIMLER
It is now the governing company name for both Mercedes-Benz and Smart, Detroit Diesel, Mitsubishi, Fuso, Maybach, Freightliner, Western Star,

BMW
The BMW Group controls Mini and Rolls-Royce

TOYOTA
Toyota, Hino, Lexus, Ranz and Scion. It also holds a controlling interest in Daihatsu

HYUNDAI
Hyundai owns fellow South Korean car company Kia.

VOLKSWAGEN
The company also control Porsche, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Audi, Bentley, Skoda and Seat

GEELY
Geely also owns the revitalised Volvo brand.

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