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leave a commentDoes indeed sound like a major breakdown doesnt it!
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Thanks for the graphical display of the auto makers. So much has happened the past year it’s hard to remember or to even keep up with who owns what line.
This is indeed very interesting. I really hope we can have greener transportation in the near future to halt our dependency on oil products who trash our blue planet.
What no data on the ones not in the Big 3 like Kia and Hyundai who are mopping the floor with sales of actually affordable good looking cars, or Honda and Toyota who have maintained their status quo.
Thanks for the idea Sean. We will think about doing a follow up featuring other auto makers.
I think your sales figures are in Billions. Or lose the decimal point.
Agreed…something ‘aint right here with the sales figures.
FAIL – How could your miss Ford’s ownership of Mazda?
Ford has retained a small ownership stake in Mazda, a little over 13%, the strategic partnership will continue between the two companies; but the Ford Motor Company does not “own” Mazda.
You list “The Queen in right of Canada and Ontario” as owners. I don’t think that is right. The Queen is Head of State for Canada, which is not the same as owning Canada or even being in charge of the government.
You might as well replace “United States Treasury Department” with “Barack Obama seeing as he’s now the President dude”.
Otherwise, great graphic. I’m looking forward to an expanded version showing including all the major car companies and their subsidiaries/owners.
It should be noted that the Queen does not own any part of GM or Chrysler. The people of Canada and Ontario (a province in Canada) are the owners. Canada has been queen-less since 1983.
This massive error in the article makes me scratch my head in concern to American media accuracy.
I think “The Queen” is used here as “The Crown” – as the official name of the virtual entity that “owns” something for the government. “The people of Canada”, aren’t it’s owner’s as it would suggest that each citizen owns a steak in the company – most countries have a “Crown” or “State’s Treasury” that is the virtual ownership entity, while actual ownership rights are then delageted to the apropiate minister, secretary, etc.
@Silenus and Skybreak,
That’s the technical legal term for Canadian governments (federal and provincial) since the Queen is still the head of state. I’ve only ever seen it used in government bills and legal documents.
So basically it translates to “The Governments of Canada and Ontario.”
The Queen is still very much apart of Canadian government.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Canada
I’d debate the “Upstarts” column.
Tata isn’t exactly a small company. Although they’re just beginning to receive attention in the US thanks to a series of high-profile acquisitions, a company with a revenue of $72.5 Billion USD is hardly an upstart.
Smart is backed by Mercedes, who are hardly a lightweight in the industry. Tesla are a bit of an interesting case, given that they manufacture very few components of their cars on their own. Given that corporations in many industries are now outsourcing their production capabilities, this could either be a huge success, or a huge failure depending upon whether or not they can get the economics to work out. My best guess is that they’ll eventually be purchased outright by a larger company.
Other curiosities:
Why is GM killing Pontiac? IMO, it was one of their strongest brands.
GM’s selling Vauxhall, but keeping Holden, despite the fact that the two brands are incredibly similar. The fact that Vauxhall also happens to be one the stronger brands in Europe makes this even more perplexing.
Daewoo…..really?
Hopefully Chrysler will do better under Fiat’s guidance. Many are also happy to see Saab back in the hands of the Swedes — GM never really knew what to do with the brand.
The queen? Are you kidding me? Canada is a parliamentary democracy, not a monarchy. Who was the idiot that put this graphic together.
JDF– touche’!!!!! Silly Americans who don’t see outside their own “personal” 4 walls.
I recently had a 2 day test drive in a Honda Civic hybred. What a beautiful drive. It started up with gas and after about 2 blocks of driving the front wheels rotation charged the battery enough for the fuel system to shut off. I drove more than 180 miles and burned exactly 1/4 of 1 gallon of gas. REMARKABLE!!!!!
Sadly the US slept in while this advancement was in progress globally. We kept on building the fuel guzzlers to protect big oil American’s. Time to wake up folks… remember the old tv program the jetsons???? anything looking like the blueprint of OUR future???
Hey Perry, have you driven a Fusion Hybrid? Kicks the crap out the Accord or Camry hybrid (from the reviews I’ve seen, not my personal opinion). I won’t speak for GM or Chrysler but Ford has not been asleep on this one.
An absolutely superb chart! Thanks for making everything to clear to understand.
I will still buy whatever car is best for me. Right now that is Scion. My wife and I both have one. They are superior to any domestic cars we have ever owned. The only one we have owned that even comes close is the 1990 Ford Escort I drove for 7 years and sold to a guy who is still driving it as far as I know.
That’s a informative details about autos industries but it’s not doing right to breakdown ownership but tesla is a good competitor.
Ford had a controlling interest in Mazda until 2008 , I believe.
This is indeed very exciting . I really hope we can have safer transportation in the near future to halt our dependency on oil products who harm our earth.
Drive safely is first rule in the life we must choose vehicles as per that rule .