MERCEDES-BENZ CARS

Mercedes-Benz Cars is a Germanbrand name of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks owned by Daimler AG, previously Daimler-Benz (1926–1998; re-established 2007- ). Mercedes-Benz Cars automobiles have introduced — both in the past and present — the majority of technological and safety features common in modern vehicles:

BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG (BMW)

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW), is an independent German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. BMW is the parent company of the MINI and Rolls-Royce car brands. It is also one of the leading German car manufacturers.

BMW was officially founded as a public company in 1922.

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION

General Motors Corporation, also known as GM, an American multinational corporation, is the world's largest auto company by annual production volume for 2006, and the second largest by sales volume as of the first half of 2007, behind Toyota Motor Corporation. Founded in 1908, in Flint, Michigan, GM employs approximately 284,000 people around the world. With global headquarters at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, USA, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 33 countries.

General Motors (GM) was founded on September 16, 1908.

Active North American Brands
Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Hummer, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn

Active Overseas Brands
Holden, Opel, Vauxhall, Daewoo

AUDI AG

Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer with headquarters in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany and has been an almost wholly owned (99.7%) subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group since 1964. The company evolved from Auto Union, NSU, Horch and DKW, the former having incorporated the historic Audi company which was originally founded in 1910.

Audi's German tagline is "Vorsprung durch Technik", meaning "Advancement Through Technology". The German language tagline is also used in other European countries, such as the UK, and in other markets, such as Latin America, Oceania and parts of Asia including Japan. The American and Canadian tagline is "Truth in Engineering".

The four-ring logo

The Audi emblem is four overlapping rings that represent the Auto Union. The Audi emblem symbolizes Audi amalgamation of Audi with DKW, Horch and Wanderer: the first ring represents Audi, the second represents DKW, third is Horch, and the fourth and last ring Wanderer.

VOLKSWAGEN AG

Volkswagen AG , or VW, is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany. It forms the core of Volkswagen Group and is the world's fourth largest car producer after Toyota, GM and Ford, respectively. Porsche has announced it will increase its stake in Volkswagen, thus making Porsch the majority shareholder.

The name means "people's car" in German, in which it is pronounced [folksvagen]. Its old German tagline is "Aus Liebe zum Automobil", which is translated as "Out of love for the car" - or, "For Love of the People's Cars", as translated by VW in other languages. The new tagline is "Volkswagen - Das Auto" or "Volkswagen - The Car".

Founded in 1937 by German Auto Association.

The company has had a close relationship with Porsche, the Zuffenhausen-based sports car manufacturer founded in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche, the original Volkswagen designer. The first Porsche cars, the 1948 Porsche 356, used many Volkswagen components including a tuned engine, gearbox and suspension. Later collaborations include the 1969/1970 VW-Porsche 914, the 1976 Porsche 924 (which used many Audi components and was built at an Audi factory), and the 2002 Porsche Cayenne (which shares engineering with the VW Touareg).
In September 2005, Porsche announced it was buying a 20% stake in Volkswagen at a cost of €3 billion, with the intention that the combined stakes of Porsche, Volkswagen and the government of Lower Saxony ensure that any hostile takeover by foreign investors would be impossible. In July Porsche increased their ownership to 25.1% and in March 2007 to 30.9%.

Volkswagen is part of the Volkswagen group, along with:
Audi — the one remaining brand from the former Auto Union group —bought from Daimler-Benz in 1964.
NSU — bought in 1969 by Volkswagen and merged into the Audi division, a brand not used since 1977
SEAT — majority owned since 1987
Škoda — bought in 1991
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles — started operations in 1995, VWCV is in charge of all Commercial Vehicle developments within the group.
Bentley — bought in 1998 from Vickers along with Rolls-Royce -cannot produce cars using the Rolls-Royce marque because the trademarks went to BMW
Bugatti — name bought in 1998
Lamborghini — bought on June 12, 1998

From July 1998 until December 2002, Volkswagen's Bentley division also sold cars under the Rolls-Royce name under an agreement with BMW, which had bought the rights to that name. From 2003, only BMW may make cars called Rolls-Royce.

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

The company was founded in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda as a spinoff from his father's company Toyota Industries to create automobiles. Toyota brands include Scion and Lexus and the corporation is part of the Toyota Group. Toyota Motor is the 8th largest company in the world.

Sales of Toyota branded vehicles have given Toyota Motor Corporation a 45% domestic market share in Japan.

CAR PRODUCED BY TOYOTA

4Runner (mid-size SUV) Allion (lower mid-size sedan) Alphard (full-size MPV) Aurion (full-size sedan) Auris (compact car) Avalon (full-size sedan) Avensis (mid-size sedan and wagon)
Aygo (city car) Caldina (mid-size wagon) Camry (upper mid-size sedan) Century (full-size upper luxury sedan) Coaster (mini bus) Corolla/Altis (compact car) Crown (full-size luxury sedan)
Dyna (commercial light truck) Estima/Tarago/Previa (minivan) FJ Cruiser (compact 4x4)
Hiace (commuter and commercial van) Highlander (mid-size crossover SUV) Hilux/Tacoma (mid-size pickup) Ipsum (mid-size MPV) Isis (Large MPV) Land Cruiser (full-size 4x4)
Mark X (mid-size sporty sedan) Matrix (compact crossover wagon) Prius (hatchback - hybrid flagship) Probox (small wagon) Progres (mid-size luxury sedan) RAV4 (compact crossover SUV) Sequoia (full-size SUV) Sienna (minivan, N. America) Sienta (compact MPV) Solara (Camry-based coupé) Soluna/Vios (subcompact car, S.E. Asia) Tundra (full-size pickup, N. America)
WISH (compact MPV) Yaris (subcompact car) Fortuner (mid-size SUV) Hilux (mid-size pickup) Innova (minivan) Avanza (mini MPV)

TOYOTA BRANDS

Lexus is Toyota's brand name for its luxury vehicle division. In 1989, Lexus was launched in the U.S. Lexus' full lineup now includes models ranging from the convertible SC to luxury SUVs such as the bestselling RX series. Lexus also produces hybrid vehicles featuring Lexus Hybrid Drive

LEXUS MODELS
IS (compact luxury sedan) ES (mid-size luxury sedan) GS (mid-size luxury sedan) LS (full-size luxury sedan) SC (personal luxury coupé convertible) GX (mid-size luxury SUV) LX (full-size luxury SUV) RX (mid-size luxury crossover)


Scion is a United States, Guam, and Puerto Rico-only division of Toyota founded in 2003. In 2003, Toyota brought two of its popular cars from Japan (including the bB) to America, and created a new badge, called Scion, meaning a descendant or heir.

SCION MODELS
xA (compact hatchback) xB (subcompact hatchback) tC (compact coupe)