TOP 10 AUTOMOBILE COMPANIES IN THE WORLD 2015

Offering new models every year is what makes these auto-companies different from other companies as customers always look for what is new in cars. Here is a list of the top 10 Automobile Companies in the world. The top 3 parameters for an automobile company are Market Value, Revenue and Profit. Here is a rank-wise list of the top 10 Automobile Companies in the world in 2014 based on their Market Value.

10. SAIC Motors

SAIC (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) Motors is Chinese automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Shanghai, China. SAIC Motors build and sell passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Among them, SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicle Company, Shanghai Volkswagon, Shanghai General Motors, SAIC-GM-Wuling are the passenger car producers while SAIC Motor Commercial Vehicle Company, Nanjing Auto Corporation, Sunwin and SAIC-IVECO Hongyan Commercial Vehicle Company make vans, buses and trucks. The company sold 5.1 million vehicle units in 2013. It has kept the top position in the Chinese domestic market for over 8 years now. SAIC products sell under a variety of brand names, including those of its joint venture partners. Two notable brands owned by SAIC itself are MG and Roewe. Currently, it is in the oldest surviving Sino-foreign car making joint venture, with Volkswagen, and in addition has had a joint venture with General Motors since 1998. It has 6,146 employees and $56.43 B assets as on May 2014.

Market Value: $24.7 B

Sales: $88.3 B

Profits: $4.0 B

9. Nissan Motors

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. is a Japanese automotive manufacturing company headquartered at Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. The company is in alliance with Renault and in joint venture with other car-makers of the world. The Renault-Nissan Alliance has built a unique business model that has created significant value for both companies. For over 15 years, employees of both Nissan and Renault have worked with an attitude of mutual respect and pride while retaining the company identities. It sells its cars under the brand Nissan, Infiniti, Datsun and NISMO. It currently manufactures vehicles in 20 countries including Japan. Infiniti was launched as a luxury brand and headquartered in Hong Kong. Datsun is for risers, optimistic, up-and-coming customers in high growth markets. Nissan vehicles are marketed across all major markets in the world. Nismo is the motorsports and performance division of Nissan Motor Company. It employs around 166,881 people worldwide and has $137.24 B worth assets.

Market Value: $40.2 B

Sales: $104.0 B

Profits: $3.9 B

8. Hyundai Motors

Hyundai Motor Company with its 59, 831 employees and $126.42 B assets believes in “New Thinking New Possibilities.” It is a South Korean company headquartered at Seoul. The company was founded in 1967. Kia Motors is its subsidiary which is 32.8% owned by it and forms Hyundai Motor Group. It operates world’s largest integrated automobile manufacturing facility in Ulsan, South Korea. Hyundai Motor Company strives to strengthen its global sales network in addition to producing region-specific models. Hyundai has opened showroom spaces in key commercial cities, including New York, London, Beijing, and Moscow in order to expand the sales of premium luxury cars such as Centennial (Equus) and Genesis. The premium status of the Hyundai is proved by awards: Centennial (Equus) winning awards such as ‘Most Valuable Car’ of the total value awards (Strategic Vision) and the Genesis winning the ‘Top Picks’ award in the mid-sized car segment (Consumer Reports). Also, the new Santa Fe won the ‘ALG Residual Value Award’ proving the high satisfaction level of the quality of Hyundai cars. Hyundai’s unique combination of the best quality and values will continue into the future.

Market Value: $49.7 B

Sales: $79.8 B

Profits: $7.8 B

7. General Motors

It is an American multinational automobile manufacturing company headquartered at Detroit, Michigan. GM produces vehicles in 37 countries under the brand names viz. Chevrolet , GMC, Wuling, Jie Fang, Isuzu, Buick, Cadillac, Opel, Holden, Vauxhall and Baojun. It has 21000 dealers across the world and employs 219, 000 employees which work in 396 facilities touching six continents. General Motors’ dynamic brands offer a comprehensive range of vehicles in more than 120 countries around the world which comprises of electric and mini-cars to heavy-duty full-size trucks, monocabs and convertibles. GM also has significant equity stakes in major joint ventures in China including SAIC-GM, SAIC-GM-Wuling, FAW-GM and GM Korea. General Motors is divided into five business segments: GM North America (GMNA), GM Europe (GME), GM International Operations (GMIO), GM South America (GMSA), and GM Financial. It has $166.34 B worth of assets. GM's OnStar subsidiary provides vehicle safety, security and information services.

Market Value: $54.6 B

Sales: $155.4 B

Profits: $5.4 B

6. Honda Motors

Honda Motor Co. Pvt. Ltd. is a Japanese multinational Corporation headquartered at Minato, Tokyo. It is major producer of automobiles and motorcycles. Honda's global lineup consists of the Fit, Civic, Accord, Insight, CR-V, CR-Z, Crosstour, Pilot, Ridgeline, Legend and two versions of the Odyssey, one for North America, and a smaller vehicle sold internationally. Their vehicle varies from country to country and can have a line-up exclusive to particular region. The Civic is a line of compact cars developed and manufactured by Honda. Honda produces Civic hybrid, a hybrid electric vehicle. Its mainstay products, like the Accord and Civic, have always employed front-wheel-drive powertrain implementation, which is currently a long held Honda tradition. They always desire to be the first to try new approaches which is evident with the creation of the first Japanese luxury chain Acura, and was also evident with the all aluminum, mid-engined sports car, the Honda NSX, which also introduced variable valve timing technology. It currently employs 190,338 people and has $147.92 B worth of assets.

Market Value: $63.0 B

Sales: $117.7 B

Profits: $4.9 B

5. Ford Motors

Ford Motor Company is an American multinational car-maker. It is headquartered at Detroit, Michigan. It sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the brand name Ford and luxury cars under the brand name Lincoln. It owns stakes in many companies like Mazda of Japan, Jiangling of China and Aston Martin of UK. Also it operates joint ventures viz. Changan Ford Mazda and Ford Lio Ho (China), Auto Alliance Thailand, Ford Otosan (Turkey), Ford Sollers (Russia). It also own Brazilian SUV manufacturer, Troller and Australian manufacturer FPV. Ford introduced large scale manufacture of cars and large scale management of workforce. It employs 181,000 employees and has the assets of net worth $202.03 B. Some of the cars under Ford brand are Fiesta, Focus, Fusion, Mustang, Taurus. It is also making a mark in the Utility vehicles. The new EcoSport is helping expand Ford’s global presence in growth markets such as Brazil and the Asia Pacific region.

Market Value: $64.5 B

Sales: $146.9 B

Profits: $7.2 B

4. BMW Group

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engines manufacturing company. It was founded in 1916 and is headquartered at Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The BMW Group's activities in more than 150 countries are coordinated from the "four-cylinder" headquarters building in Munich. It produces motorcycles under the brand Motorrad. It also produces Mini Cars and Rolls-Royce. It has 10 research and development centers of which 4 are in Germany, 3 in USA and 1 each in Austria, Japan and China. It has close cooperation between plants which ensures fast and flexible production. This gives the company a competitive edge in the international marketplace. The BMW Group currently operates 28 manufacturing facilities in 13 countries. This global production network forms the backbone of growth for BMW. The BMW Group currently has sales subsidiaries in 34 countries of the world. It employs 110,351 people and has assets worth $ 190.66B.

Market Value: $83.4 B

Sales: $101.0 B

Profits: $7.4 B

3. Daimler

Daimler AG is a German multinational automotive company and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Daimler Group is one of the biggest producers of premium cars and the world’s biggest manufacturer of commercial vehicles with a global reach because of its divisions Mercedes-Benz Cars, Daimler Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Vans, Daimler Buses and Daimler Financial Services. Its current brand portfolio includes Mercedes-Benz, the brands smart, Freightliner, Western Star, BharatBenz, Fuso, Setra and Thomas Built Buses. Daimler has been investing continually in the development of alternative drive systems for many years now with the goal of making emission-free driving possible in the long term. So it now has the broadest range of locally emission-free electric vehicles powered by batteries and fuel cells. Daimler sells its vehicles and services in nearly all the countries of the world. It has production facilities in five continents. The Group sold 2.3 million vehicles in 2013 and employed a workforce of 275,384 people. It has assets of worth $232.21 B.

Sales: $156.6 B

Profits: $9.1 B

2. Volkswagen Group

Volkswagen Group is a German multinational automotive company headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. It designs as well as manufacturers passenger and commercial vehicles, motorcycles, engines and turbo machinery. Volkswagen means "people's car" in German. Its current slogan is "Das Auto" ("The Car"). The company has its operations in approximately 150 countries and operates 100 production facilities across 27 countries. Volkswagen Group sells passenger cars under the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, SEAT, Škoda andVolkswagen marques; motorcycles under the Ducati brand; and commercial vehicles under the MAN, Scania, Neoplan and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Marques. It holds a 19.9% non-controlling shareholding in Suzuki It also has two major joint-ventures in China (FAW-Volkswagen and Shanghai Volkswagen). Volkswagen has got three cars in the top 10 list (by 24/7 Wall St.) of best-selling cars of all time: the Volkswagen Golf, the Volkswagen Beetle, and the Volkswagen Passat. It has $446.92 B worth of assets and 572,800 employees across all its locations.

Market Value: $119.1 B

Sales: $261.6 B

Profits: $12.0 B

1. Toyota Motors

Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese automobile manufacturing company which is headquartered at Toyota, Aichi, Japan. It is the world’s largest producer of automobiles according to 2013 data (in terms of number of vehicles). It was also the largest producer in 2012. It is the first automobile manufacturer to produce 10 M vehicles per year (as per data of 2012 and 2013). It is the largest listed company of Japan in terms of market capitalization and revenue. It produces vehicles under 5 brands viz. Toyota, Hino, Lexus, Ranz and Scion. TMC and Toyota forms one of the world’s largest conglomerates in the world. It has joint ventures namely Toyota Kirloskar (India), GAC Toyota and Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor (China) and TPCA (Czech Republic). Also it holds stake in Daihatsu (51.2%), Fuji Heavy Industries (16.66%), Isuzu (5.9%) and Tesla (0.27%). It employs 333,498 employees and has assets of worth $ 385.5 B.

Market Value: $193.5 B

Sales: $255.6 B

Profits: $18.9 B