This might be the best picture I've ever found on the internet (well besides those ones of Britney Spear nak... umm, nevermind).

http://www.kiacarman.com/vboard_pic/upfile/h(13).jpg

That's awesome! I've told people at work that a lot of those brands are now owned by other comanies, but they didn't believe me.

I thought the kia hyundai thing was the other way around, Hyundai owns Kia. I am also pretty damn sure Rolls owns Bently 100%. Honda owns Acrua and the.

I thought the kia hyundai thing was the other way around, Hyundai owns Kia. I am also pretty damn sure Rolls owns Bently 100%. Honda owns Acrua and the.
Doesn't the pic reflect that Hyundai owns KIA 100%?

I am also pretty damn sure Rolls owns Bently 100%.

nope, they were split up a couple years ago.... although i think either Rolls will join bently under VW in a few years, or the other way around... read an article on it a while back in Car and Driver I believe.....

didn't realize that DC had a chunk of Hyundai.... strangely makes me feel better after growing up a MOPAR guy...... I also like that they showed the old AMC logo with Jeep....

they also left Infinity (Nissan) off the picture.....

I think it's nice to see how everybody is related.... it explains things like Daewoo's products showing up in Chevy and Suzuki dealerships, for example....

LOL... Samsung makes cars? I use one of their monitors....

Keep in mind I'm not totally sure how accurate and up to date this diagram is.

Yeah, it is showing that Hyundai owns 100% of Kia. For some reason I was under the impression that it was only 51% ownership, I'll have to look into this.

Nissan is shown as a branch of of Renault.

WOW!! that is a pretty good chart!

LOL... Samsung makes cars? I use one of their monitors....
i have a hyundai 19 inch flat screen on my comp.... go to tiger direct to see what i mean...

Update on that :
DC's trying to sell hyundai share back to hyundai. Hyundai also feels it can compete w/o the help of DC now.

Corrections:
Lotus is owned by a Malaysian car manufacturer called Proton.
Acura needs to be there under Honda.

maybe honda doesnt OWN acura...but i know that acuras are POWERED by honda engines....doesnt necessarily mean that honda owns acura...just a thought

Hyunda USA is making the frames for the new Wrangler model in '06, I don't think DC would want to sell them.

maybe honda doesnt OWN acura...but i know that acuras are POWERED by honda engines....doesnt necessarily mean that honda owns acura...just a thought

Honda does own Acura, it's the same thing. Go to www.honda.com and check it out. It's like Nissan/Infiniti.


Hyunda USA is making the frames for the new Wrangler model in '06, I don't think DC would want to sell them.

Oh yeah? Hmm, I hadn't heard that. Can you link me to a article or something (I'm not saying you are wrong, I'm just interested)?

I did read that DC sold their shares of Hyundai back to Hyundai, but they were obviously still focusing on the "world engine" AKA the Theta together, along with Mitsu.

Old news. Thought everyone knew this.

http://www.forbes.com/newswire/2004/05/12/rtr1368670.html

Old news. Thought everyone knew this.

http://www.forbes.com/newswire/2004/05/12/rtr1368670.html

Was this for me? I was asking about an article about the Jeep parts. I acknowledged that I already knew this as well. I'm confused now, haha.

Was this for me? I was asking about an article about the Jeep parts. I acknowledged that I already knew this as well. I'm confused now, haha.

no. for blupupher.

I wanted to be a smartass and find the article you want and post it here, but I couldn't. The closest thing i could find was the 2 companies halting the joint project on some truck powertrain stuff... nothing about jeep frame...

how come Saturn isn't on threre

how come Saturn isn't on threre

Good call, it should be under GM. But, who really wants/cares about Saturns anyway? Haha.

:abovelol: ....where are these infamous britney pics? :eek:

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Can you link me to a article or something

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There have been several, but this is the only one I can find right now:

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/news/802_jeepplant.html

[off topic]Will the new Hyundai Plant in North America be staffed by union workers? The jeep article alludes to UAW involvement. My dad wants a Hyundai, but works union labor. Bad things have happened to people's cars who didn't buy union-made products (especially Saturn before they organized). That's all [/off topic]

That is a cool chart!


Honda does own Acura, it's the same thing. Go to www.honda.com and check it out. It's like Nissan/Infiniti.

Well they show Toyota/Lexus on there - isn't that the same thing?

I'm not sure Mike, check out http://www.hmmausa.com/ for info on the Alabama plant.

Good call, it should be under GM. But, who really wants/cares about Saturns anyway? Haha.

Actually, if I'm not mistaken, Saturn broke free from GM several years ago and are on their own. I don't have any proof, but I remember hearing something about it a while back.

MG died recently
Toyota owns Scion
GM used to own Oldsmobile...until it died
Acura is Honda's American division
Infiniti is Nissan's American division

I'm pretty sure Volkswagen owns Porsche since the Touareg use the Cayenne's platform.

I thought DC and Mercedes-Benz were merged as Daimler-Benz? I'm probably just confused from thinking about who's who.

Saturn didn't break off ties with GM, either.

Saturn didn't break off ties with GM, either.

yeah.. if you've checked out the whole "GM Employee Discount" thing.. at the bottom of the final few seconds of the commercial.. it lists basically all the ones on that chart, including saturn. just thought i'd point that out :)

awww wtf i didnt know subaru was GM :(

When I read "good stuff" i didnt imagine a thread about company owning.

DC and Benz are merged. The Chrysler Crossfire uses a Mercedes engine. Land Rover used Mercedes engines....and what the hell, I didn't know GM owned Opel!!!! No wonder Opel Astra comes with a V-8.

Update on that :
DC's trying to sell hyundai share back to hyundai. Hyundai also feels it can compete w/o the help of DC now.

Corrections:
Lotus is owned by a Malaysian car manufacturer called Proton.
Acura needs to be there under Honda.

DC was just in it for the Hyundai trucks. But now they really don't want Hyundai anymore.

Acura, Infinity, Scion wouldn't be on there cause they are US only branded cars, they are not sold under those names anywhere else in the world. Scions are Toyota, Acura is Honda, and Infinity are Nissan in Japan. The only lux line sold in Japan is the Lexus line so that is why it is on the pict.

That pict is a few years old so there are several changes.

acura will soon be sold in china.

This explains how the new GTO was actually a Holden car. GM owns the company. What a small web we weave LOL

jimnran

Save picture as..... A bunch of car info I can school my friends on. haha

awww wtf i didnt know subaru was GM :(

Saab 9-5 (?) and the impreza wagon are essentially the same... but subarus are made in japan in their own factory... there's some GM ownership, but they're not "the same" I believe

At a quick glance it looks like Hyundai is partially owned by DC.

The chart is somewhat dated. Rover was just bought by a Chinese car company!

At a quick glance it looks like Hyundai is partially owned by DC.

Pretty much not really. They used to have some calloborative things happening, but no longer (save the "world engine" aka Theta engine).

But yeah, this is quite old actually, still a good place to start for people who don't know anything about anything.

I think Chery bought MG Rover, right?