Who Owns What

The last few years (and the next few years ... at least till 2008) has been the most dreaded years for the american automobile companies. This phase could well see Toyota taking over from GM as the largest automobile company. I was looking into the reasons on why the US companies in general (GM and Ford) and the western auto companies (including Fiat, DC) in general are doing so badly, while the Japanees and Korean companies are doing so well. I came up with some interesting facts on who owns the auto companies --

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Fiat owns:
Ferrari
Fiat
Alfa Romeo
Lancia
Maserati
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Ford owns:
Aston Martin
Land Rover
Ford
Jaguar
Mazda -- it controls 33%
Volvo cars
Lincoln
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Hyundai owns:
Hyundai
Kia -- u would have see this name in the Australian Open
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BMW owns:
BMW
Rolls Royce
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Daimler Chrysler owns:
Chrysler
Mercedes-Benz
Maybach
Dodge
Hyundai -- Minority holder(10%) controlled by Hyundai Group of S.Korea
Jeep
Smart
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General Motors owns:
Buick
Cadillac
Chevrolet
Daewoo -- resently brought 44% stake
Holden
Hummer
Isuzu -- minority holder
Opel
Suzuki -- again a minority holder
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Volkswagen owns:
Volkswagen
Lamborghini
Audi
Bentley
Bugatti
SEAT
Skoda
Porche holds 20% of Volkswagen
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Toyota owns:
Toyota
Daihatsu -- 51%, the worlds largest small car maker
Lexus
Subaru -- 20%
Scion
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