Automakers or automobile manufacturers are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. The major global players are headquartered in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and the United States. Manufacturing is the transformation of raw materials into finished goods for sale, or intermediate processes involving the production or finishing of semi-manufactures. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

While automakers are headquarted in a smaller number of countries, manufacturing facilities exist in a large number of countries. Some countries simply have cheaper labor. Other countries will encourage or mandate a certain amount of local employment and use of locally-produced parts before an automaker is allowed to sell in a country. Others have prohibitive tariffs that lead automakers to produce locally. For instance, the U.S. has a relatively low tariff of 2.5% for imported automobiles. Yet its tariff for imported pickup trucks is 25% ^[1], thus hurting the competitiveness of imported pickups. As a result, manufacturers assemble pickups intended for the American market in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico, as these countries are parties to the North American Free Trade Agreement. A tariff is a tax on imported goods. ... Mazda compact Pickup truck with extended cabin and homebuilt lumber rack. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Major Global Automaker listing (top 15 by production, unranked)

Main article: List of automobile manufacturers

• BMW AG (Germany)
• DaimlerChrysler AG (Germany/United States)
• Fiat S.p.A. (Italy)
• Ford Motor Company (United States)
• General Motors Corporation (United States)
• Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan)
• Hyundai Motor Company (South Korea)
• Mazda Motor Corporation (Japan)*
• Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Japan)
• Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan)*
• PSA Peugeot Citroën (France)
• Renault S.A. (France)
• Suzuki Motor Corporation (Japan)
• Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan)
• Volkswagen AG (Germany)

* Note: Mazda and Nissan are under de facto control of Ford and Renault, respectively. The following automobile manufacturers produce or have produced automobiles. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... DaimlerChrysler AG headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg (Germany) and Auburn Hills, Michigan (USA), is a prominent automobile and truck manufacturer and financial services provider (through DaimlerChrysler Financial Services). ... FIAT Group, or Fiat S.p. ... now. ... General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is an American automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ... For other uses, see Honda (disambiguation). ... The Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) (KSE: 005380, LSE: HYUD), a division of the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, is South Koreas largest car maker. ... Mazda Millenia luxury sedan. ... Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (in Japanese: 三菱自動車工業, in romaji Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha) is a Japanese automobile company, manufacturing an extensive range of cars and trucks (see Fuso). ... Nissan Motor Co. ... PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA) is a vehicle company that owns the marques Peugeot and Citroën. ... Renault S.A. is a French vehicle manufacturer producing cars, vans, buses, tractors and trucks. ... Suzuki Motor Corporation (スズキ株式会社) TYO: 7269 is a Japanese manufacturing company producing a range of small automobiles (especially Keicars), a full range of motorcycles, outboard motors, and a variety of other small combustion-powered engine products. ... Toyota redirects here. ... Volkswagen Group (DE0007664005) (TYO: 7659 ) is a German automobile manufacturer. ...

See also

• Alternative propulsion
• Car dealership
• Car design
• Effects of the automobile on societies
• Emission standard
• Fuel station
• Manufacturing

Alternative propulsion is a term used frequently for power train concepts differing to the standard internal combustion engine concept used in gasoline- or diesel-fueled vehicles. ... A Subaru car dealership. ... Automobile design or car design is the design of automobiles. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Emission standards are requirements that set specific limits to the amount of pollutants that can be released into the environment. ... Fuel Stations are points at which vehicles operating on gasoline, diesel, natural gas, or hydrogen can stop at in order to refuel. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

References

External links

• Automotive Industry Analysis
• The British Library - finding information on the automotive industry (UK bias)
• Automotive Manufacturing Solutions