Guide to Car Corporations and Brands
Here’s a list of the major car corporations that sell in the U.S., the country where their global headquarters is based, and the brands they currently offer here.
BMW Group (Germany) owns BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce.
Fisker Inc. (U.S.) owned Fisker*, an electric car brand that partnered with Magna-Steyr to build its vehicles.
Ford Motor Co. (U.S.) owns Ford and Lincoln.
General Motors (U.S.) owns Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC. Hummer is now a GMC sub-brand.
Honda Motor Co. (Japan) owns Acura and Honda.
Hyundai Motor Group (South Korea) owns Genesis, Hyundai, and Kia.
Mazda Motor Corp. (Japan) owns Mazda.
Mercedes-Benz Group (Germany) owns Mercedes-Benz.
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance (Netherlands) owns a stake in Infiniti, Mitsubishi, and Nissan.
Rivian Automotive (U.S.) owns Rivian.
Slate is a new U.S.-based company.
Stellantis (Netherlands) is the corporation formed from the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Peugeot S.A. merger. The FCA brands sold in the U.S. are now under Stellantis: Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Maserati, and Ram. Overseas brands also include Citroen, DS Automobiles, Opel, Peugeot, and Vauxhall.
Subaru Corp. (Japan) owns Subaru.
Tata Motors (India) owns JLR (formerly known as Jaguar and Land Rover). Going forward, its brands are Jaguar, Range Rover, Defender, and Discovery.
Tesla (U.S.) owns Tesla.
Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan) owns Lexus and Toyota. And it has a stake in Subaru and Suzuki.
VinGroup (Vietnam) owns the VinFast automotive brand, as well as VinHomes, VinBigData, VinBioCare, and VinBrain.
Volkswagen AG (Germany) owns Audi, Bentley, Cupra, Lamborghini, Porsche, Scout, SEAT, and Volkswagen. It has a partnership with Rivian.
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH, China) owns Lotus, Polestar, and Volvo.