Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Who owns who?

The automobile industry can be pretty confusing in terms of ownership, shareholding or joint venture.

But this scanned image from a magazine shows the map of the global car industry and would definitely give you a clearer picture of the global automobile industry today.

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The entire automobile industry seems to be dependent on one another.

But if you study carefully, you'll notice that Proton-Lotus partnership is isolated from the rest of the automobile industry. (I wonder why? No promising growth?! or unfavorable terms?!)

...And don't be shocked to find that SAMSUNG is also making cars!! You can find it somewhere inside there.


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