Biggest Motor vehicles manufacturer in the world
1. Toyota (Japan)
The world’s biggest car company is the Japanese car maker Toyota Motor Corporation. It has manufactured 9,237,780 units in the year 2008. The company was number one in global automobile sales for the first quarter of 2008.
2. General Motors (USA)
The world's next largest for 2008 is by sales, General Motors ranked as the biggest U.S. automaker and the world’s second biggest for 2008. General Motors had the third highest 2008 global revenues among automakers on the Fortune Global 500.
3. Volkswagen group (Germany)
The third on the list is German business Volkswagen group with a total of 6,517,288 cars rolling off the production line in 2008. A large proportion of these cars are likely to be from the ‘Golf’ range. Volkswagen is second-largest market is China, where its subsidiary, Volkswagen Group China (VGC), is by far the largest joint venture automaker, selling more than one million vehicles in 2008.
4. Ford (USA)
Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. Presently, it is world’s fourth largest car maker with 2,145,000 units of global sales. It should be noted however that Ford does have a popular range of vans and other non passenger vehicles.
5. Honda (Japan)
The Honda Motor Company is the fifth place with total volume of 3,912,700 units as per 2008. The Civic and the Accord were in the top five lists of sales. Honda outmoded Nissan in 2001 and became Japan’s second largest car manufacturer. The Honda Motor Company secures the fifth place with total volume of 3,912,700 units as per 2008. The Civic and the Accord were in the top five lists of sales. Honda superseded Nissan in 2001 and became Japan’s second largest car maker.
6. Nissan (Japan)
Nissan Motors stands sixth in the list of top 10 motor vehicle manufacturers. It is among the top three Asian car companies. Nissan Motors was founded in 1932. Nissan faced severe financial difficulties in 1999 and entered an alliance with Renault S.A. of France. The Nissan VQ engines, of V6 design, have featured among World’s 10 Best Engines for 14 straight years.
7. PSA Peugeot Citroen (France)
Peugeot Citroen, which of course is the manufacturer of both Peugeot and Citroen models, is the seventh largest automaker in the world and the second biggest in the Europe. The total volume manufactured for the year 2008 is 3,325,407 units.
8. Hyundai-Kia (South Korea)
At number 8 on the list of top ten motor manufacturers is South Korean manufacturer Hyundai-Kai who produced 2,777,137 cars during the year 2008. The Indian subsidiary of Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, the Hyundai Motors India, is the country’s second largest car manufacturer. The Hyundai Motor Company was founded in 1967.
9. Suzuki (Japan)
Suzuki Motor Corporation is the 9th biggest automobile manufacturer in the world by production volume with almost 2.6 million units released during the year 2008. Suzuki has 35 main production amenities in 23 countries and 133 distributors in 192 countries.
10. Fiat (Italy)
The 10th and final producer on this list is Fiat S.p.A., an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial and industrial group based in Turin in the Piedmont region.
