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Originally Posted by Xanatos
What about Daihatsu, Suzuki and Isuzu? I would think those are smaller.
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Originally Posted by robo_robb
Daihatsu is actually owned by Toyota. Suzuki is the fourth largest Japanese Automobile company (after the big three). As for Isuzu...I think it is part owned by Toyota and Mitsubishi... but still independent (?)
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Toyota has controlling interest in Daihatsu, a significant share in Isuzu and Subaru.
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Originally Posted by Xanatos
What about Daihatsu, Suzuki and Isuzu? I would think those are smaller.
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I was surprised too. According to Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automot...ustry_in_Japan
Passenger cars
Manufacturer 2007 2008 2009
Toyota 3,849,353 3,631,146 2,277,426
Honda 1,288,577 1,230,621 729,804
Nissan 982,870 1,095,661 702,071
Suzuki 1,061,767 1,059,456 691,435
Mazda 952,290 1,038,725 627,517
Daihatsu 648,289 641,322 507,638
Mitsubishi 758,038 770,667 320,690
Subaru 403,428 460,515 318,714
Total 9,944,637 9,928,143 6,175,295
Isuzu doesn't make passenger cars anymore.