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Mon, 15 July 2002 11:25
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I know that there are only like 5 mega-car companies, ie: Daimler-Chrysler, Fiat....
my question: What are they? and what car companies do they own?
just asking out of general interest....and i have no idea what to start a search for on in google.
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Mon, 15 July 2002 12:01
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Ford : They own Ford , a large portion of mazda , volvo - land rover , jaguar , aston martin ( i think ) Mercury , lincon + other monor companies i think
GM - Chev pontiac Buick cadilac opel Holden
Fiat - Fiat ferrari Maserati + others
Dailmer Chrysler - Dailmer Chrysler dodge (mercedes ?)(bently ?)
BMW owns rolls royce + range rover , Mini's + (MG's?)
Proton Own Lotus
Toyota - seperate
Mitsubishi - seperate
Honda - seperate
Gaps need filling but thats a rough idea of who owns who
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Mon, 15 July 2002 12:05
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cool ta man, but i thought there were less... oh well. thanks for clearing that up, its been bugging me for aages
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Mon, 15 July 2002 12:09
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Not quite sure what you are asking but I'll have a little go at what I can remember off the top of my head:
Ford - Jaguar, Aston Martin, Volvo, Daimler, Ford, Mazda
GM - Holden, Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, Opel, Vauxhall, Saab, Daewoo, Subaru, Suzuki, Hummer
BMW - Rolls Royce, BMW, Mini, Land Rover(? or is it Ford?)
Volkswagen - Audi, Volkswagen, Skoda, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Bentley, Seat
DaimlerChrysler - Mitsubishi, Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Plymouth
Fiat - Fiat, Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo
Renault - Renault, Nissan, Infiniti
PSA(?) Group - Peugeot, Citroen
Proton - Lotus, Proton
Toyota - Toyota, Lexus
Then you have a few independents:
Honda, Porsche
Thats most of the larger ones...damn I know a lot of useless crap! 
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Mon, 15 July 2002 12:10
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I'm pretty sure Damiler-Chrysler own a big chunk of Mitsubishi again now.
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I supported Toymods
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Mon, 15 July 2002 12:12
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Not sure about Daihatsu, maybe, I didn't put Yamaha down as a definite as I wasn't sure...
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Mon, 15 July 2002 12:14
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i dunno what it is but it gives me a good feeling to know toyota isnt owned by another auto company..
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Mon, 15 July 2002 12:14
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wasnt it yamaha engineers who helped them design the 2jz and 3sgte engines?
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Mon, 15 July 2002 12:17
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toypota do have a good share in yamaha -
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Mon, 15 July 2002 12:17
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Yeah, Yamaha have been doing stuff for Toyota for ages ie. 2TG's, the current Celica, Altezza...
I just didn't know if they were just affiliated or Toyota actually owned part/all of them.
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Tue, 16 July 2002 01:32
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Toyota have a majority share in Yamaha and own Daihatsu.
Not sure what else they own.
The have two other name brands marketed at different markets:
Lexus for the rich
Scion for the young and hip
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Tue, 16 July 2002 03:01
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Most of what Yamaha has done for Toyota involves head design, as far as I remember...
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Tue, 16 July 2002 03:21
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I thought Yamaha did all (or almost all) of Toyota's twin cam heads.
From what I'm aware, Yamaha have done things for Toyota since the 2000GT in 1967. AFAIK, the 2000GT engine was a Yamaha design. Actually, I think the whole car was a Yamaha design...
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Wed, 17 July 2002 12:29
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BMW did own landrover (which is also range rover ...) but they sold it to ford in 1999 (i think it was 1999)
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