Automotive companies, explained.

Aston Martin Lagonda designs, hand-builds and exports ultra-luxury British sports cars, GT cars and SUVs, selling about five thousand a year through third-party dealers in more than 50 countries.

Audi designs and builds premium cars in Germany and around the world, and leads the Volkswagen Group's Brand Group Progressive with Bentley, Lamborghini and Ducati; it is wholly owned by Volkswagen AG but still publishes its own annual and quarterly reports.

AutoZone is the largest U.S. retailer of car replacement parts, selling batteries, brakes, filters and other parts through about 8,000 stores in the U.S., Mexico and Brazil to drivers who fix their own cars and, increasingly, to repair shops.

BMW Group designs and builds premium cars under the BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brands and BMW Motorrad motorcycles, sells them through dealers in more than 140 countries, and finances or leases many of them through its own financial services arm.

BYD builds electric and plug-in hybrid cars, the batteries that power them and parts for phone makers, and now sells more than 4.6 million vehicles a year.

CATL is the world's largest maker of lithium-ion batteries: it sells battery systems to carmakers for electric vehicles and to power companies for energy storage, and recycles battery materials.

Ford designs, builds and sells Ford and Lincoln trucks, SUVs, vans and cars through three businesses (gas and hybrid, electric, commercial) and finances customers and dealers through Ford Credit.

Geely Automobile builds and sells passenger cars under the Geely, Lynk & Co and ZEEKR brands, mostly in China, with more than half of its volume now electric or plug-in hybrid.

General Motors designs, builds and sells Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac trucks, SUVs and cars, mostly in North America through independent dealers, and finances buyers through GM Financial.

Honda builds motorcycles, cars and power products under the Honda and Acura brands, sells them worldwide, and finances their purchase through its own lending and leasing arms.

Hyundai Motor Company builds Hyundai and Genesis cars, SUVs, hybrids and electric vehicles in Korea and abroad, sells them through dealers worldwide, and finances buyers through Hyundai Capital and Hyundai Card.

Kia builds cars, SUVs and vans, including a fast-growing range of hybrid and electric models, in plants in Korea, the U.S., Slovakia, Mexico and India and sells them worldwide through its own sales companies and dealers.

Mazda designs and builds cars and SUVs, mostly in its Hiroshima and Hofu plants in Japan, and sells them under the Mazda brand in more than 130 markets, led by North America.

Mercedes-Benz Group builds luxury cars under the Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes-Maybach and G-Class names and premium vans such as the Sprinter, sells them in almost every country, and finances, leases and insures many of them through its own financial services arm.

Nissan designs, builds and sells cars and trucks under the Nissan and INFINITI brands, from small kei cars to e-POWER hybrids and electric models, and finances their sale through its own credit arms.

O’Reilly is one of North America’s largest auto parts retailers, selling replacement parts, tools and accessories through about 6,600 stores to repair shops and to drivers who fix their own cars, roughly half each.

Porsche designs and builds sports cars and SUVs such as the 911, Macan, Cayenne, Panamera and Taycan in Stuttgart and Leipzig, sells them through more than 900 sales partners in over 120 markets, and leases and finances many of them through Porsche Financial Services; Volkswagen AG owns 75.4% of its share capital.

Renault Group designs, builds and sells cars and vans under the Renault, Dacia and Alpine brands, and finances their sale through its own bank, Mobilize Financial Services.

Stellantis is a global carmaker that designs, builds and sells vehicles under 14 brands including Jeep, Ram, Peugeot and Fiat, and supports sales with financing, leasing and parts.

Suzuki builds small, fuel-efficient cars, motorcycles and outboard motors, selling most of its cars in India through its listed subsidiary Maruti Suzuki and the rest in Japan, Europe and emerging markets.

Tesla designs and sells electric cars, builds batteries that store energy for homes and power grids, and adds software such as Full Self-Driving, charging and services.

Toyota designs, builds and sells cars, SUVs and trucks under the Toyota, Lexus and Daihatsu brands worldwide, and lends and leases money to the people and dealers who buy them.

Vithas is a Spanish private hospital group with 22 hospitals and 40 medical centres in 14 provinces, treating insured and private patients, and owned entirely by Goodgrower, the Gallardo family's healthcare investment vehicle.

Volkswagen is Europe's biggest car group: it builds about 9 million cars, vans, trucks and buses a year under brands like Volkswagen, Škoda, SEAT/CUPRA, Audi, Porsche, Scania and MAN, shares platforms and software across them, and earns more by financing and leasing the vehicles it sells.

Volvo Cars designs, builds and sells premium electrified cars under the Volvo brand in more than 100 countries, with safety as its founding idea and a growing share of fully electric and plug-in hybrid models.