{"id":14225,"date":"2026-05-12T16:55:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/14225\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T16:55:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:55:25","slug":"who-owns-which-car-brands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/14225\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Owns Which Car Brands?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n            Guide to Car Corporations and Brands\n<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>BMW Group (Germany) owns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/bmw\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BMW<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/mini\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mini<\/a>, and Rolls-Royce.<\/p>\n<p>Fisker Inc. (U.S.) owned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cars\/fisker\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fisker<\/a>*, an electric car brand that partnered with Magna-Steyr to build its vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Ford Motor Co. (U.S.) owns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/ford\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ford<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/lincoln\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lincoln<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>General Motors (U.S.) owns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/buick\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buick<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/cadillac\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cadillac<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/chevrolet\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chevrolet<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/gmc\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GMC<\/a>. Hummer is now a GMC sub-brand. <\/p>\n<p>Honda Motor Co. (Japan) owns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/acura\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Acura<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/honda\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Honda<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Hyundai Motor Group (South Korea) owns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/genesis\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Genesis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/hyundai\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hyundai<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/kia\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mazda Motor Corp. (Japan) owns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/mazda\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mazda<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mercedes-Benz Group (Germany) owns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/mercedes-benz\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mercedes-Benz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance (Netherlands) owns a stake in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/infiniti\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Infiniti<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/mitsubishi\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mitsubishi<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/nissan\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nissan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rivian Automotive (U.S.) owns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cars\/rivian\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rivian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Slate is a new U.S.-based company. <\/p>\n<p>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: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/alfa-romeo\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alfa Romeo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/chrysler\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chrysler<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/dodge\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dodge<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/fiat\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fiat<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/jeep\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jeep<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/maserati\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maserati<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/ram\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ram<\/a>. Overseas brands also include Citroen, DS Automobiles, Opel, Peugeot, and Vauxhall. <\/p>\n<p>Subaru Corp. (Japan) owns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/subaru\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subaru<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tata Motors (India) owns JLR (formerly known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/jaguar\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaguar<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/land-rover\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Land Rover<\/a>). Going forward, its brands are Jaguar, Range\u00a0Rover, Defender, and Discovery.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla (U.S.) owns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/tesla\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tesla<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan) owns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/lexus\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lexus<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/toyota\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toyota<\/a>. And it has a stake in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/subaru\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subaru<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/suzuki\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Suzuki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>VinGroup (Vietnam) owns the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cars\/hybrids-evs\/vinfast-vf-8-vf-9-electric-suv-review-a2784826004\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">VinFast<\/a> automotive brand, as well as VinHomes, VinBigData, VinBioCare, and VinBrain.<\/p>\n<p>Volkswagen AG (Germany) owns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/audi\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Audi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/bentley\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bentley<\/a>, Cupra, Lamborghini, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/porsche\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Porsche<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cars\/scout\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scout<\/a>, SEAT, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/volkswagen\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Volkswagen<\/a>. It has a partnership with Rivian.<\/p>\n<p>Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH, China) owns Lotus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/polestar\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Polestar<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/cars\/car-brands\/volvo\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Volvo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Guide to Car Corporations and Brands Here\u2019s a list of the major car corporations that sell in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14226,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[10565,10555,10552,10554,10560,10567,10557,10558,10559,1391,10562,295,294,293,10563,10556,10564,10566,3705,10561,10553],"class_list":["post-14225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hyundai","tag-afeela","tag-automakers","tag-car-brand-owners","tag-car-brands","tag-chrysler","tag-cupra","tag-fiat","tag-ford-owns","tag-general-motors-owns","tag-genesis","tag-honda-owns","tag-hyundai","tag-hyundai-group","tag-hyundai-motor-group","tag-hyundai-owns","tag-owns","tag-rivian","tag-slate","tag-stellantis","tag-voltswagen","tag-who-owns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14225\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}