For the moment, the strategic alliance between Peugeot PSA and General Motors does not change the global situation since the two manufacturers did not go as far as the capital merger, but consists of a simple 7% stake in PSA by General Motors.
Here is the list of the largest automakers in the world, based on their annual vehicle sales in 2011:
1 - The American manufacturer GENERAL MOTORS became world leader again last year by selling 9.03 million vehicles. Its main brands: Chevrolet, Opel-Vauxhall, Buick, Cadillac, and GMC. It has 202,000 employees and achieved a turnover of 150.3 billion dollars (112.5 billion euros at the current rate) in 2011.
2 - The German VOLKSWAGEN, the leading European manufacturer, has for the first time surpassed the 8 million vehicles sold mark, to 8.3 million, and is aiming for first place in the world by 2018. Its brands: Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Bugatti, Lamborghini. It is also present at the capital of Porsche. The VW Group has close to 400,000 employees and achieved a turnover of 159.3 billion euros last year.
3 - The Franco-Japanese alliance RENAULT-NISSAN sold 8.03 million vehicles taking into account the Russian Avtovaz, 25% owned by Renault. Renault has 128,300 employees and a turnover of 42.63 billion euros. Nissan, which it owns at 43.8%, has 155,000 employees and expects a turnover of 9,450 billion yen (approximately 87 billion euros in the current year) for its 2011/12 fiscal year, which will be shut toward the finish of March.
4 - The Japanese manufacturer TOYOTA has just lost the first place in the world, which it had held from 2008 to 2010, because it sold only 7.95 million vehicles. Its brands: Toyota, Lexus, Daihatsu. It employs 317,700 people and has a turnover of 18,300 billion yen (€169 billion) at the end of March for the 2011/12 financial year.
5 - South Korean HYUNDAI and its 39% subsidiary KIA sold 6.6 million vehicles last year. Hyundai Motor posted sales of 77.8 trillion won (about $ 69 billion). Kia Motors claims more than 47,000 employees worldwide and an annual turnover of 39 billion dollars (29.2 billion euros).
6 - The Excess, Ford, Echo, 5.7 Million Whooping. There are also three million dollars (102 million euros).
7-The Italian FIAT and the American Chrysler, who have just converged, have sold a total at the beginning of this year a little less than 4 million vehicles. The Nouvel was home to 6 million aquariums in 2014. Fiat Motors was established in 2011, including Chrysler Sur Separate Corporation, the CEO of the United Nations Dynasties, and €59.56 million. Fiat has 190,000 employees, Chrysler Plus 52,000.
8 - The Frenchman PSA PEUGEOT Citroën sold 3.5 million vehicles in 2011. This report was prepared in 2011, and the activity report was prepared on behalf of a group of employees.
9 - The Japonet Honda is a fort of 3,095 million confiscations.
