Auto Manufacturing Industry Competitors

PT Astra International crashed into Indonesia's stalled economy, but luckily, it was wearing its seatbelt. The #1 automaker in Indonesia, Astra makes cars for Daihatsu and Toyota and motorcycles for Honda....

Bayerische Motoren Werke (better known as BMW) is one of Europe's top automakers. BMW's car offerings include sedans, coupes, convertibles, and sport wagons in the 3 Series, 5 Series, 6 Series, and 7 Series model groups. Other models include the M3 coupe and convertible; the X5 sport utility; and the Z4 roadster....

Edaran Otomobil Nasional Berhad (EON) sells passenger cars, so it's no surprise that the company knows how to shift gears. Although cars remain its core business, EON has been diversifying into real estate, security services, and auto parts manufacturing. Subsidiary EON Mobile distributes motor vehicles, primarily Proton cars....

So far General Motors (GM) has steered around competitors to remain the world's #1 maker of cars and trucks, with brands such as Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Pontiac, Saab, and Saturn. GM also produces cars through its Holden, Opel, and Vauxhall units....

Beiqi Foton Motor Company is not lacking in drive. The Chinese auto manufacturer supplies domestic and select international markets with cars, light and heavy-duty trucks, and farm machinery under the brand names Auman, AUV, View, Saga, Aumark, Ollin, Sup, and Forland....

The choice of both nouveau riche rap artists and the old money aristocracy, Bentley makes some of the most exclusive automobiles in the world. Bentley's Continental GT costs about $150,000 -- a fair price when one considers the steering wheel's leather stitching takes as many man hours to complete as the building of an entire Ford sedan....

A subsidiary of BMW, BMW of North America imports BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce cars and motorcycles into the US and provides marketing, sales, and financial services for some 340 BMW dealerships, about 330 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle dealerships, some 150 BMW motorcycle retailers, about 80 MINI dealerships, and 25 Rolls-Royce dealers....

The namesake for Carroll Shelby International (CSI) is one of the world's great walking brand names. From his days with the Aston Martin racing team in the 1950s to his work with Ford Motor, Carroll Shelby is an automotive living legend....

Driving in traffic can be anything but peaceful, unless you're in a ChangAn Auto manufactured car. ChangAn (which means perpetual peace in Chinese) is China's fourth largest automaker. Formerly a military-run auto parts supplier, ChangAn builds vehicles under its own brand, including sports cars, sedans, minivans, and sport utility vehicles....

You've heard of "all the tea in China," but all the Model Ts in China? That's right. The origins of Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA) can be traced back to 1913 when Henry Ford sold his famous Model Ts in Shanghai. Today Ford is back in China in a big way....

China FAW Group pioneered China's auto industry and is still the country's leading auto maker. FAW started off as First Automotive Works with assistance from the former Soviet Union in 1956. In its early days the company produced a single model of truck - it now manufactures a product line that includes light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks, cars, buses, and mini-vehicles....

China Motor Corporation makes a variety of cars and auto parts for customers throughout Asia and abroad. The company manufactures Mitsubishi sedans (Grunder, Lancer, Colt), RVs (Savrin, Zinger), and light commercial vehicles (Delica, Veryca), as well as auto parts for Mitsubishi and non-Mitsubishi brands and customized products....

Some folks will go a long way to drive an American car. Chrysler UK (formerly DaimlerChrysler UK) is the UK arm of US-based Chrysler LLC. The company sells, markets, and promotes Chrysler products bearing the Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep nameplate....

Looking for transportation in Transylvania? Look no further than Dacia Group. The company is the leading carmaker in Romania and is a subsidiary of France's Renault. The company's models include Logan (small sedan), and the Range (compact pick-up truck available in 2- and 4-door models)....

Denway Motors keeps things motoring in China. The company is an investment holding company whose subsidiaries and associated companies are engaged in the manufacture, assembly, and trade of motor vehicles and electrical equipment and components for automobiles in China....

Since it was founded in 1969, Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFMC) has grown into one of the top three automotive groups in China (the other two leaders are China FAW Group and Shanghai Automotive Industry)....

Combining Chinese and French may not work at your local buffet restaurant but in a car, it's not so bad. Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën Automobile Company, or DPCA, is a 50/50 joint venture between leading Chinese car producer Dongfeng Motor Corporation and French car company PSA Peugeot Citroën....

As one might expect, Ford Division makes Ford Motor Company's line of Ford-branded cars, trucks, minivans, and SUVs. Models include the Mustang, F-150 pickup, Focus, Fusion, Ranger trucks, Explorer, and the Escape Hybrid. Ford has recently entered the "crossover" market - vehicles that are half passenger car and half SUV - with the introduction of the Freestyle and Edge....

Operating as a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and Koç Holding, Ford Otomotiv Sanayi, or Ford Otosan, manufactures commercial vehicles and imports passenger cars. Ford Otosan operates a plant in Kocaele -- where more than 230,000 Transit Connect commercial vehicles and Transit minibuses, pick-ups, and vans are manufactured -- and another in Eskisehir, as well as a spare-parts distribution warehouse in Istanbul Kartal....

Geely likes to get things going. The company, formerly Guorun Holdings (an IT company), makes cars that are exported to more than 40 countries and automotive parts for use throughout China. It manufacturers cars through subsidiaries Shanghai Maple Guorun and Zhejiang Geely Holding in Shanghai and Ningbo and makes parts through a joint venture, Zhejiang Fulin Guorun Automobile Parts and Components Company, in Taizhou in the Zhejiang province....