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Old 23rd April 2005, 18:44   #16
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VW also owns Cosworth
Didnt any American company buy Cosworth lately??
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thats great man,very informative indeed
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Nice post, man, thanks.
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doesnt ford own lincoln and mercury too?
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Didnt any American company buy Cosworth lately??

dunno abt that pls lemme know if it has, as for Volkswagen- Audi owning Cosworth http://www.cosworth-technology.co.uk...1_history4.htm

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doesnt ford own lincoln and mercury too?
Lincoln and Mercury are divisions within the Ford motor company, not different companies.
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dunno abt that pls lemme know if it has, as for Volkswagen- Audi owning Cosworth http://www.cosworth-technology.co.uk...1_history4.htm

The americans bought the racing team. In fact Cosworth under audi did a lot of work in pulling out the BMW engines out of the bentleys, modifying the old 6.7 V8 for emission and performance till the VW W12 took over
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A very useful post indeed.

Was not aware that GM & Suzuki are linked !!
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The americans bought the racing team. In fact Cosworth under audi did a lot of work in pulling out the BMW engines out of the bentleys, modifying the old 6.7 V8 for emission and performance till the VW W12 took over

thanks for the info.. do u have a link or something regarding this
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thanks for the info.. do u have a link or something regarding this
Always thought Cosworth was linked to Ford than any other manufacturer. Cosworth did all the WRC jobs for Ford since the 70s/80s, have been involved in Fords sad story in F1 (Jag) and have brought out many special edition Fords (Escort Cosworth, Sierra Cosworth, Granada Cosworth, blab blah)
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Don't forget, it was Cosworth who built the engine for the ultimate Mercedes Benz 190, the MB190E 2.5-16. Back in the 80s, this car had a 4cyl, 2.5L, 205bhp Cosworth powerplant and did 0-62mph in 7.5secs. Its top speed was 146mph. The EVO II had 235bhp and a top speed of 155mph. It was one of my absolute favourite Mercs. Needless to mention, Cosworth is my favourite performance tuning firm.




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Old 10th March 2006, 15:12   #27
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Who owns who??

Who owns who?



So, you're buying an English car huh? That fancy Jaguar with its birds eye maple... so much nicer than any American car. In fact, no American company can compete with its elegance you say. Well, hold on to your bowler because, as nice as the Jaguar is, it's now a Ford.
The automotive world is a complicated place now and with consolidation hitting everyone it's no surprise that car companies are gobbling up each other faster than ever before.
Now, just because Volvo sold their car division to Ford it doesn't mean you can get a Mustang engine in a S60 sedan. Nor does it mean you can get Ford Focus with an Aston Martin engine. But it does mean these companies with bigger parents have a better chance of surviving long-term because of better financial stability. In fact there's a good chance SAAB wouldn't be making new designs if it weren't for GM and I don't think Volvo would have had the money for their latest 'R' line of cars if Ford hadn't stepped in.
But in soap opera fashion sometimes these companies sell their divisions so quickly that the new parent doesn't even have time to make their own changes. What do we mean? The latest Range Rover (from Land Rover which is owned by Ford) comes with a wonderful BMW engine under the hood. Why? Because BMW bought the Rover group some years ago and sold the Land Rover lineup to Ford. To put it plainly, you'd be buying an English SUV with a German engine from an American company.
Use our chart below to see who owns who.

BMW owns:
-BMW
-Mini
-Rolls Royce

Daimler/Chrysler owns:
-AMC (brand discontinued -- Chrysler bought AMC primarily for the Jeep brand which was owned by AMC)
-Chrysler
-Dodge
-Eagle (brand discontinued)
-Hyundai (Daimler/Chrysler only owns 10%)
-Jeep
-Maybach
-Mercedes-Benz
-Plymouth (brand discontinued)
-Smart

Fiat owns:
-Alfa Romeo
-Ferrari
-Fiat
-Lancia
-Maserati

Ford owns:
-Aston Martin
-Ford
-Jaguar
-Land Rover (bought from BMW)
-Lincoln
-Mazda (Ford owns 33% of Mazda)
-Mercury
-Volvo cars

Fuji Heavy Industries owns:
-Subaru

General Motors owns:
-Buick
-Cadillac
-Chevrolet
-Daewoo (GM owns 44%)
-Fiat (GM has decided to divorce itself from Fiat as of Feb '05, but will retain 10% ownership.)
-GMC
-Holden
-Hummer
-Isuzu (GM only owns a percentage)
-Oldsmobile (brand discontinued)
-Opel
-Pontiac
-Saab
-Saturn
-Suzuki (2.5%, from 20%)
-Vauxhall

Honda owns:
-Acura
-Honda

Hyundai owns:
-Hyundai
-Kia

Nissan owns:
-Infiniti
-Nissan
-Renault (Nissan owns 15%)

PSA Peugeot Citroen owns:
-Citroen
-Peugeot

Porsche owns:
-Porsche
-VW (20%)

Renault owns:
-Nissan (Renault owns 44%)

Toyota owns:
-Daihatsu (~51%)
-Fuji Heavy Industries -- Subaru (Toyota owns ~20%. Toyota bought this from GM in late 2005. )
-Lexus
-Scion
-Toyota

Volkswagen owns:
-Audi
-Bentley
-Bugatti
-Lamborghini
-SEAT
-Skoda
-Volkswagen


The automotive world is constantly changing so this article is will updated as needed.
Last update: 7 March 2006
Latest changes were: Updated the GM/Fiat details. GM sold most of its Suzuki holding and now retains just 2.5%.

Courtesy : http://carscarscars.blogs.com/index/..._owns_who.html
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Isn't Oldsmobile still being manufactured? I remember driving a fairly new Oldsmobile Alero in the US 2 years ago.
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What abt Ambassador?!
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Old 10th March 2006, 15:52   #30
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BTW Olds has been killed by GM. Too many brands spoil the corporate finances...

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