epa07029154 (FILE) - A closeup of the logo on the 'Concept EQ' car during the annual press conference of the Daimler AG in Stuttgart, Germany, 02 February 2017 (re-issued 18 September 2018). According to media reports on 18 September 2018, the EU Commission is planning to intensify cartel investigations against BMW, Daimler and VW to clear whether the German carmakers had illegal agreements on the development and implementation of emission lowering systems. EPA/RONALD WITTEK *** Local Caption *** 53297183
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Η εφεύρεση του 1885 από τον Γερμανό μηχανικό Carl Benz κατέκτησε τον κόσμο και μίκρυνε τις αποστάσεις.
Το αυτοκίνητο, που εφευρέθηκε το 1885 από τον Γερμανό μηχανικό Carl Benz, έχει σίγουρα κατακτήσει τον κόσμο. Δεν υπάρχει σχεδόν καμία άλλη εφεύρεση που να είχε τόσο γρήγορο αντίκτυπο στην ανθρωπότητα σε τόσο σύντομο χρονικό διάστημα. Άλλαξε δραματικά τις μεταφορές, καθιστώντας τα ταξίδια μικρών και μεγάλων αποστάσεων ευκολότερα και γρηγορότερα.
Συνεπώς, η αυτοκινητοβιομηχανία έγινε ένας από τους τιτάνες της παγκόσμιας οικονομίας. Πωλούνται εκατομμύρια μονάδες κάθε χρόνο με έσοδα δισεκατομμυρίων δολαρίων, και φυσικό είναι αφού υπάρχουν πλέον διαθέσιμα οχήματα σε διάφορα μεγέθη, για διάφορους σκοπούς και σε ποικίλες κατηγορίες τιμών, που κυμαίνονται από φθηνά έως πολύ ακριβά και πολυτελή αυτοκίνητα.
Η ακόλουθη λίστα αφορά τις δέκα μεγαλύτερες εταιρείες αυτοκινήτων με βάση τα έσοδα, και ενώ τα περισσότερα από αυτά τα brand σας είναι σίγουρα σωστά, η σειρά με την οποία εμφανίζονται σε αυτήν την κατάταξη μπορεί να σας εκπλήξει.
epa05556434 A view of Hyundai Motor Co. logo in Seoul, South Korea, 26 September 2016. Unionized workers of South Korea's top automaker started their first full strike in 12 years after rejecting a previously offered compromise on wage hikes. EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN
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Έσοδα: 88.1 δις δολάρια
9. Stellantis
Stellantis logo displayed on a phone screen is seen with some of the company brands logos displayed in the background in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on December 7, 2021 (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto) (Photo by Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
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Έσοδα: 98.8 δις δολάρια
8. SAIC Motor
View of the stand of SAIC Motor at Auto Shanghai 2007 in Shanghai 25 April 2007
A tie-up between Shanghai Auto, Chinas biggest car maker, and smaller rival Nanjing Auto could lead to the creation of a Chinese national car champion to rival the big multinationals. Shanghai Automotive Co. said on Friday that parent groups of the two companies had signed a letter of intent to discuss ways of achieving a complete union between the firms through business cooperation and restructuring. Chinas central government and local authorities are pushing the tie-up as a way to build Shanghai Auto into a comprehensive auto maker that can compete with European, Japanese and U.S. giants at home and eventually overseas. (Photo by Jing wei / Imaginechina / Imaginechina via AFP)
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Έσοδα: 106.7 δις δολάρια
7. BMW Group
epa08418987 (FILE) - The German car maker's logo is seen on a BMW car during the annual accounts press conference of the BMW Group in Munich, Germany, 21 March 2018 (reissued 13 May 2020). German carmaker BMW will hold its Annual General Meeting as a virtual event without the physical presence of shareholders on 14 May. EPA/DANIEL KOPATSCH *** Local Caption *** 54211548
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Έσοδα: 112.8 δις δολάρια
6. Honda Motor
epa07379674 (FILE) - The logo of Honda Motor Co. is seen at the 45th Tokyo Motor Show 2017 in Tokyo, Japan, 25 October 2017 (reissued 19 February 2019). According to media reports on 19 February 2019, Honda Motor Co. is planning to close its Swindon's car plant in Britain in 2022. EPA/KIYOSHI OTA
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Έσοδα: 121.8 δις δολάρια
5. General Motors
epa07925820 (FILE) - General Motors logo is displayed in their Global Headquarters at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, USA, 12 June 2012 (Reissued 16 October 2019). According to reports on 16 October 2019, General Motors and the United Autoworkers (UAW) have reached an agreement for contracts that could end the strike that started on 16 September 2019. EPA/JEFF KOWALSKY
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Έσοδα: 122.5 δις δολάρια
4. Ford Motor
epa07587069 (FILE) - A general view of a Ford Motor Company logo at a Ford dealership close to the Ford plant in Dagenham, east London, Britain, 12 January 2019 (reissued 20 May 2019). Reports on 20 May 2019 state Ford has said it will cut some 7,000 jobs around the globe until the end of August 2019, as part of cost saving efforts. EPA/WILL OLIVER
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Έσοδα: 127.1 δις δολάρια
3. Daimler
epa07866007 (FILE) - A building at the company's headquarters of the Daimler AG in Stuttgart, Germany, 06 June 2019 (reissued 24 September 2019). Daimler AG, a listed German manufacturer of passenger cars and commercial vehicles, said on 24 September 2019, that it was fined 870 million euros by the Stuttgart public prosecutor in connection with deviations from regulatory requirements in certain Mercedes-Benz vehicles. EPA/RONALD WITTEK *** Local Caption *** 55253352
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Έσοδα: 175.9 δις δολάρια
2. Toyota Motor
epa07346969 (FILE) - A Toyota Motor logo is seen on a vehicle in Tokyo, Japan, 08 November 2016 (reissued 06 February 2019). Toyota on 06 February cut its full-year profit forecast by nearly 30 percent, from 20.9 billion US dollar (2.3 trillion yen) to 17 billion US dollar (1.87 trillion yen). EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON
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Έσοδα: 249.4 δις δολάρια
1. Volkswagen Group
epa04945631 Clouds are reflected in the hood of a Volkswagen Beetle in the staff parking lot at the VW plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, 23 September 2015. Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn resigned on 23 September, saying the group needed a new start after the exhaust emissions scandal that has engulfed Europe's biggest carmaker. EPA/JULIAN STRATENSCHULTE
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