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Automotive: origins & owners

22 car and motorcycle brands from 8 countries in this dataset. 13 are owned from a country other than where they began.

United Kingdom
Germany
South Korea
Italy
France
Japan
Sweden
United States
→Rolls-Royce→→→+3BMWPorscheVolkswagenHyundaiKiaFerrariFiat→Lamborghini→ToyotaVolvo Cars→
Automotive brands by origin country

→ flag owned from another countryBigger tiles: editor’s highlights, not sales.

All car and motorcycle brands

BrandOriginOwner todayFounded
BentleyLuxury carsUnited KingdomVolkswagen GroupForeign-owned1919
BMWCars and motorcyclesGermanyBMW Group1916
FerrariSports carsItalyFerrari N.V.1947
FiatCarsItalyStellantisForeign-owned1899
FirestoneTyresUnited StatesBridgestoneForeign-owned1900
HyundaiCarsSouth KoreaHyundai Motor Company1967
JaguarCarsUnited KingdomTata GroupForeign-owned1922
JeepSUV and off-road vehiclesUnited StatesStellantisForeign-owned1941
KiaCarsSouth KoreaHyundai Motor Company1944
LamborghiniSports carsItalyVolkswagen GroupForeign-owned1963
Land RoverSUVsUnited KingdomTata GroupForeign-owned1948
LexusLuxury carsJapanToyota Motor Corporation1989
LotusSports carsUnited KingdomGeely Holding GroupForeign-owned1952
MichelinTyresFranceMichelin1889
MiniSmall carsUnited KingdomBMW GroupForeign-owned1959
PeugeotCarsFranceStellantisForeign-owned1810
PorscheSports carsGermanyVolkswagen Group1931
Rolls-RoyceLuxury carsUnited KingdomBMW GroupForeign-owned1906
Royal EnfieldMotorcyclesUnited KingdomEicher MotorsForeign-owned1901
ToyotaCarsJapanToyota Motor Corporation1937
VolkswagenCarsGermanyVolkswagen Group1937
Volvo CarsCarsSwedenGeely Holding GroupForeign-owned1927