Haven’t you seen millions of cars roaring around in your neighborhood every day and night? Have you ever wondered who would be the top manufacturer among all the cars? Well today we’d cover the top 10 motor vehicle manufacturers in the world. I tried googling and wikiying and could come up with this list, and I hope its right to its best extent :).
Any suggestions and changes are really welcome. Here comes the list of Top10 motor vehicle/car manufacturers in the world.
10. Fiat (Italy)
The 10th manufacturer on this list is Fiat S.p.A., an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial and industrial group based in Turin in the Piedmont region. About 2,524,325 volume of units are manufactured every year. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli. Though Fiat is Italy’s largest carmaker, Fiat-based cars are constructed all around the world, with the largest number produced outside Italy being built in Brazil. The Fiat group has received ‘The European Car of the Year award’ for 12 twelve times, more than any other manufacturer. In 2008, Fiat 500 has won the ‘European Car of the Year’ award.
9. Suzuki (Japan)
Suzuki Motor Corporation is the 9th largest automobile manufacturer in the world by production volume with almost 2.6 million units approx. released every year. Suzuki has 35 main production facilities in 23 countries and 133 distributors in 192 countries.Suzuki was founded in 1909 as Suzuki Loom Works by Michio Suzuki. The company’s first 30 years were focused on the production and development of the complex weaving machines. Later he decided to diversify the products and based on the consumer demand, decided to build compact cars. In 1953, Suzuki scored the first of many racing victories when the tiny 60 cc “Diamond Free” won its class in the Mount Fuji Hill Climb .By 1954, Suzuki was producing 6,000 motorcycles per month and had officially changed its name to Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd.