Who Owns Who In The Automotive Industry

While buying a new part for your vehicle, you might notice that it has multiple car brand logos engraved on it. Or when checking the structure of many systems (Engine, transmission, suspension…) a big similarity is noticed in many vehicles.

This resemblance is due to the fact that numerous brands are owned by one parental brand.
Hence, if you are having a hard time finding the original part for your vehicle, it would be helpful to check the shops that have parts for brands that share the same parent brand of your car. (Checking the manufacturing year of your car and the relations between brands at this year is important, due to the changes that occur during the years.)
However, it is advised to buy the original part that has the same part number as your car, but a plan B never hurts right?

The table below shows various vehicle brands and their respective parent brand in year 2019:

Parent Brand	Brands
Volkswagen	Audi; Bugatti; Bentley; Lamborghini; Porsche; Seat; Skoda; Volkswagen
BMW	BMW; Mini; Rolls Royce
Hyundai	Hyundai; Kia; Genesis
Daimler	Mercedes; Maybach; Smart
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)	Alfa Romeo; Abarth; Chrysler; Dodge; Fiat; Jeep; Lancia; Maserati; RAM
Honda	Acura
Toyota	Daihatsu; Lexus; Toyota
General Motors (GM)	Buick; Cadillac; Chevrolet; GMC; Holden; Opel; Vauxhall
Ford	Ford; Lincoln
Renault-Nissan	Dacia; Datsun; Infinity; LADA; Mitsubishi*1 ; Nissan ; Renault ; Samsung
PSA Peugeot Citroen	Citroen ; DS Automobile ; Peugeot
TATA Motors	Daewoo ; Jaguar ; Land Rover ; TATA
Geely	Geely; Volvo
INDEPENDENT BRANDS	Aston Martin; Mazda; McLaren; Saab; Subaru; Suzuki ; Tesla

*Some resources consider Mitsubishi as an independent brand because Renault-Nissan owns approximately 34% of Mitsubishi only.