Cars

[W. Gray]

I came across this on the web. Don't know the accuracy but it is interesting:

I did not know, though, that Rolls Royce and Bentley were owned by separate companies.

    did YOU know...

        BMW owns: BMW, Mini, and Rolls Royce
        Fiat owns: Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Fiat, Lancia, Maserati; Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep–20-percent stake
        Ford Motor Company owns: Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Volvo (for now), and still owns 13.4 percent of Mazda
        General Motors owns: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC. Also owns a controlling interest in Daewoo, as well as Opel and Vauxhall in Europe and Holden in Australia. (Pontiac to be discontinued)
        Honda owns: Honda, Acura
        Hyundai owns: Hyundai, Kia
        Tata Motors (India) owns: Jaguar and Land Rover
        Mazda (partially owned by Ford)

        Mitsubishi
        Daimler AG owns: Mercedes-Benz and Smart
        Nissan owns: Nissan and Infiniti (Nissan is owned by Renault--France)
        Porsche owns: Porsche and a majority share in Volkswagen
        Subaru (A controlling interest of Subaru is owned by Toyota)

        Suzuki
        Toyota Motor Company owns: Lexus, Toyota, Scion, Daihatsu and Hino Motors, with a stake in Fuji Industries (Subaru's parent company) and Isuzu
        Volkswagen owns: Audi, Volkswagen, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, and overseas SEAT and Skoda.
        In formal negotiations to be sold:
        Hummer: Tengzhong (China)
        Saturn: Penske Automotive Group
        Saab: Koenigsegg (Sweden)