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The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2007, more than 73 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide.^[1]

In 2007, a total of 71.9 million new automobiles were sold worldwide: 22.9 million in Europe, 21.4 million in Asia-Pacific, 19.4 million in USA and Canada, 4.4 million in Latin America, 2.4 million in the Middle East and 1.4 million in Africa. ^[2] The markets in North America and Japan were stagnant, while those in South America and Asia grew strongly. Of the major markets, Russia, Brazil and China saw the most rapid growth.

In 2008, with rapidly rising oil prices, industries such as the automotive industry, are experiencing a combination of pricing pressures from raw material costs and changes in consumer buying habits. The industry is also facing increasing external competition from the public transport sector, as consumers re-evaluate their private vehicle usage.^[3]

1 World motor vehicle production
2 Top vehicle manufacturing groups (by volume)
3 Company relationships
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

World motor vehicle production

v • d • e « previous year Top 20 motor vehicle producing countries 2007
Motor vehicle production (1000 units)
Country	1000			2000						3000					4000	5000		6000	7000			8000	9000	10000	11000	12000
Japan																					11596
United States																					10781
PR China																					8882
Germany																				6213 (includes GM Belgium)
South Korea																	4086
France															3019
Brazil															2971
Spain														2890
Canada													2578
India												2307
Mexico											2095
UK									1750
Russia								1660
Italy							1284
Thailand						1238
Turkey					1099
Iran				997
Czech Rep.			939
Belgium		844
Poland		785
Reference: "World Motor Vehicle Production by Country: 2006–2007". OICA. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.

v • d • e « previous year Top motor vehicle manufacturing companies by volume 2007
Total motor vehicle production (1000 units)
Group	1000								2000				3000					4000			5000	6000	7000			8000		9000	10000
Toyota^*																												9497754
GM																														9349818
Volkswagen																									6346222
Ford																								6247506
Honda																				3911814
PSA																			3457385
Nissan																			3431398
Fiat																	2679451
Renault																	2669040
Hyundai																	2617725
Suzuki																2596316
Chrysler																2538624
Daimler														2096977
BMW												1541503
Mitsubishi											1411975
Kia											1369330
Mazda										1286730
AvtoVAZ								735897
FAW								690712
Tata Motors							588158
Fuji							585028
Chana						543787
Isuzu						532013
Beijing						454272
Dongfeng					437035
Chery					427882
SAIC				313002
Brilliance				293588
GAZ			248839
Volvo (trucks)			236024
Harbin Hafei			231488
Geely			216774
JAC			209880
Mahindra			168556
Paccar		126960
Great Wall		122605
Changhe		112083
Porsche		107170
BYD		100376
China National		100202
MAN		98441
Navistar		86758
Fujian		84138
UAZ		72162
Shannxi Auto		68160
Kaima		65790
Key	Cars														Light Commercial Vehicles							Heavy Commercial Vehicles					Heavy Buses
Total global production: 72178476
Reference: "World motor vehicle production by manufacturer: World ranking of manufacturers 2007". OICA (July 2008).
^*Toyota total includes Daihatsu production figures, which OICA list separately. Daihatsu is a Toyota Motor Corporation subsidiary.

Top vehicle manufacturing groups (by volume)

The table below shows the world's largest motor vehicle manufacturing groups, along with the marques produced by each one. The table is ranked by the latest production figures from OICA 2007^[4] for the parent group, and then by marque.

Marque	Ownership	Markets
1. Toyota Motor Corporation ( Japan)
Daihatsu	Subsidiary	Global, except North America
Hino	Subsidiary	Asia Pacific, Canada, South America
Lexus	Division	Global, apart from South America with the exception of Chile and Argentina.
Scion	Division	United States
Toyota	Division	Global
2. General Motors Corporation ( United States)
Buick	Division	North America, China
Cadillac	Division	Global
Chevrolet	Division	Global
Daewoo	Subsidiary	Asia, Europe, South America
GMC	Division	North America, Middle East
Holden	Subsidiary	Asia Pacific, Middle East
Hummer	Division	Global
Pontiac	Division	North America
Opel	Subsidiary	Continental Europe, South Africa
Saab (cars)	Subsidiary	Global
Saturn	Subsidiary	North America, Japan, Republic of China
Vauxhall	Subsidiary	United Kingdom
3. Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen AG) ( Germany)
Audi	Subsidiary	Global
Bentley	Subsidiary	Global
Bugatti	Subsidiary	Global
Lamborghini	Subsidiary	Global
Scania	Subsidiary	Global
SEAT	Subsidiary	Europe, Latin America, South Africa
Škoda	Subsidiary	Global, except North America
Volkswagen	Subsidiary	Global
4. Ford Motor Company ( United States)
Ford	Division	Global
Lincoln	Division	North America, Middle East
Mercury	Division	North America, Middle East
Troller	Subsidiary	South America
Volvo (cars)	Subsidiary	Global
5. Honda Motor Company ( Japan)
Acura	Division	North America, China
Honda	Division	Global
6. PSA Peugeot Citroën ( France)
Citroën	Subsidiary	Global, except North America
Peugeot	Subsidiary	Global, except United States and Canada
7. Nissan Motors ( Japan)
Infiniti	Division	North America, Middle East, Taiwan, Korea
Nissan	Division	Global
8. Fiat S.p.A. ( Italy)
Abarth	Subsidiary	Global, except United States and Canada
Alfa Romeo	Subsidiary	Global, Canada (the 8C is sold in the USA)
Ferrari	Subsidiary	Global
Fiat	Division	Global, except United States and Canada
Iveco	Subsidiary	Global, except North America
Lancia	Subsidiary	Global, except North America
Maserati	Subsidiary	Global
Zastava	Subsidiary	-
9. Renault S.A. ( France)
Dacia	Subsidiary	Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa
Renault (cars)	Division	Global, except United States and Canada
Renault Samsung	Subsidiary	Asia, South America
10. Hyundai Motor Company ( South Korea)
Hyundai	Division	Global
11. Suzuki Motor Corporation ( Japan)
Maruti Suzuki	Subsidiary	India, Middle East, South America
Suzuki	Division	Global
12. Chrysler LLC ( United States)
Chrysler	Division	Global
Dodge	Division	Global
Jeep	Division	Global
13. Daimler AG ( Germany)
Freightliner	Subsidiary	North America, South Africa
Maybach	Division	Global
Mercedes-Benz	Division	Global
Mitsubishi Fuso	Subsidiary	Global
Smart	Division	Western Europe, Southeast Asia, North America, South Africa
14. BMW AG ( Germany)
BMW	Division	Global
MINI	Division	Global
Rolls-Royce	Subsidiary	Global
15. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation ( Japan)
Mitsubishi	Division	Global
16. Kia Motors ( South Korea)
Kia	Subsidiary	Global
17. Mazda Motor Corporation ( Japan)
Mazda	Division^[5]	Global
18. AvtoVAZ ( Russia)
Lada	Division	Russia, Finland, Sweden
VAZ	Division	Russia, Eastern Europe
19. First Automobile Works ( People's Republic of China)
Besturn	Division	China
Hongqi	Division	China
Huali	Subsidiary	China
Xiali	Subsidiary	China
20. Tata Motors Limited ( India)
Hispano	Subsidiary	Europe
Jaguar	Subsidiary	Global
Land Rover	Subsidiary	Global
Tata	Division	India, South Africa
Tata Daewoo	Subsidiary	South Korea
21. Fuji Heavy Industries ( Japan)
Subaru	Division	Global
22. Chang'an Motors ( People's Republic of China)
Chana	Division	China, South Africa
23. Isuzu Motors ( Japan)
Isuzu	Division	Global
24. Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corporation ( People's Republic of China)
BAW	Subsidiary	China
25. Dongfeng Motor Corporation ( People's Republic of China)
Dongfeng	Division	China
26. Chery Automobile ( People's Republic of China)
Chery	Division	China, South Africa, Southeast Asia except Thailand
27. Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation ( People's Republic of China)
MG	Subsidiary	UK
Roewe	Division	China
SsangYong	Subsidiary	South Korea, South Africa
28. Brilliance China Automotive Holdings ( People's Republic of China)
Brilliance	Division	China
Jinbei	Subsidiary	China
29. GAZ ( Russia)
GAZ	Division	Russia
LDV	Subsidiary	Europe
LiAZ	Subsidiary	Russia
30. Volvo Group ( Sweden)
Mack	Subsidiary	Global
Renault (trucks)	Subsidiary	Global
Nissan Diesel	Subsidiary	Global
Volvo (trucks)	Division	Global
31. Harbin Hafei Automobile Industry Group ( People's Republic of China)
Hafei	Division	China
32. Geely Automobile ( People's Republic of China)
Geely	Division	China
Maple	Subsidiary	China
33. Anhui Jianghuai Automobile ( People's Republic of China)
JAC	Division	China
34. Mahindra & Mahindra Limited ( India)
Mahindra	Division	India
35. Paccar Inc ( United States)
DAF	Subsidiary	Global except United States and Canada
Kenworth	Division	North America
Leyland	Subsidiary	Europe
Peterbilt	Division	North America
36. Great Wall Motor ( People's Republic of China)
Great Wall	Division	China
37. Jiangxi Changhe ( People's Republic of China)
Changhe	Division	China
38. Porsche ( Germany)
Porsche	Division	Global
39. BYD Auto ( People's Republic of China)
BYD	Division	China
40. China National Heavy Duty Truck Group ( People's Republic of China)
CNHTC	Division	China

|- |Group Lotus||align="center"| ||Division||Global |-bgcolor="gainsboro" Note 1: The OICA statistics rank the Toyota subsidiary companies Daihatsu and Hino separately; in this table they are included with Toyota.

Note 2: Ford and Renault own the rights to the Volvo and Renault marques for cars only; Volvo Group owns the rights to both marques for trucks.

Company relationships

It is not uncommon for automobile manufacturers to hold stakes in other automobile manufacturers. These ownerships can be explored under the detail for the individual companies.

Notable current relationships include:

Porsche holds a 20% stake in the Volkswagen Group (30.97% voting rights), as of 2006-12-31.^[6]
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 (non-voting) Renault shares.
Ford holds a 33.9% stake in Mazda.^[7] and an 8.3% share in Aston Martin.
Hyundai Motor Co. holds a 38.67% stake in Kia Motors.^[8]
Daimler AG holds a 19.9% stake in Chrysler Holding LLC.^[9]
General Motors still holds a 3% stake in Suzuki. Suzuki is also partner with GM in GMDAT and CAMI.^[10]
The Volkswagen Group holds 68.6% of the voting stakes in Scania.
Renault holds 20.5% of the voting stakes in Volvo Group.
Toyota holds a 51% stake in Daihatsu hence having a controlling interest in the company, and 16.5% in Fuji Heavy Industries, parent company of Subaru.^[11]