document_title: Automotive industry

question_text: top 10 largest car companies in the world

text: Automotive industry

text: History[edit]

text: The automotive industry began in the 1860s with hundreds of manufacturers that pioneered the horseless carriage. For many decades, the United States led the world in total automobile production. In 1929, before the Great Depression, the world had 32,028,500 automobiles in use, and the U.S. automobile industry produced over 90% of them. At that time the U.S. had one car per 4.87 persons.[3] After World War II, the U.S. produced about 75 percent of world's auto production. In 1980, the U.S. was overtaken by Japan and then became world's leader again in 1994. In 2006, Japan narrowly passed the U.S. in production and held this rank until 2009, when China took the top spot with 13.8 million units. With 19.3 million units manufactured in 2012, China almost doubled the U.S. production, with 10.3 million units, while Japan was in third place with 9.9 million units.[4] From 1970 (140 models) over 1998 (260 models) to 2012 (684 models), the number of automobile models in the U.S. has grown exponentially.[5]

text: Safety[edit]

text: Safety is a state that implies to be protected from any risk, danger, damage or cause of injury. In the automotive industry, safety means that users, operators or manufacturers do not face any risk or danger coming from the motor vehicle or its spare parts. Safety for the autmobiles themselves, implies that there is no risk of damage.

text: Safety in the automotive industry is particularly important and therefore highly regulated. Automobiles and other motor vehicles have to comply with a certain number of norms and regulations, whether local or international, in order to be accepted on the market. The standard ISO 26262, is considered as one of the best practice framework for achieving automotive functional safety.[6]

text: In case of safety issues, danger, product defect or faulty procedure during the manufacturing of the motor vehicle, the maker can request to return either a batch or the entire production run. This procedure is called product recall. Product recalls happen in every industry and can be production-related or stem from the raw material.

text: Product and operation tests and inspections at different stages of the value chain are made to avoid these product recalls by ensuring end-user security and safety and compliance with the automotive industry requirements. However, the automotive industry is still particularly concerned about product recalls, which cause considerable financial consequences.

text: Economy[edit]

text: Around the world, there were about 806 million cars and light trucks on the road in 2007, consuming over 980 billion litres (980,000,000 m3) of gasoline and diesel fuel yearly.[7] The automobile is a primary mode of transportation for many developed economies. The Detroit branch of Boston Consulting Group predicts that, by 2014, one-third of world demand will be in the four BRIC markets (Brazil, Russia, India and China). Meanwhile, in the developed countries, the automotive industry has slowed down.[8] It is also expected that this trend will continue, especially as the younger generations of people (in highly urbanized countries) no longer want to own a car anymore, and prefer other modes of transport.[9] Other potentially powerful automotive markets are Iran and Indonesia.[10] Emerging auto markets already buy more cars than established markets. According to a J.D. Power study, emerging markets accounted for 51 percent of the global light-vehicle sales in 2010. The study, performed in 2010 expected this trend to accelerate.[11][12] However, more recent reports (2012) confirmed the opposite; namely that the automotive industry was slowing down even in BRIC countries.[8] In the United States, vehicle sales peaked in 2000, at 17.8 million units.[13]

text: World motor vehicle production[edit]

text: 1960s: Post war increase

text: 1970s: Oil crisis and tighter safety and emission regulation.

text: 1990s: production started in NICs

text: 2000s: rise of China as top producer

text: 1950s: UK, Germany and France restarted production.

text: 1960s: Japan started production and increased volume through the 1980s. US, Japan, Germany, France and UK produced about 80% of motor vehicles through the 1980s.

text: 1990s: Korea became a volume producer. In 2004, Korea became No. 5 passing France.

text: 2000s: China increased its production drastically, and 2009 became the world largest producing country.

text: By year[edit]

text:
Year
Production
Change
Source

1997
54,434,000
—
[16]

1998
52,987,000
 2.7%
[16]

1999
56,258,892
 6.2%
[17]

2000
58,374,162
 3.8%
[18]

2001
56,304,925
 3.5%
[19]

2002
58,994,318
 4.8%
[20]

2003
60,663,225
 2.8%
[21]

2004
64,496,220
 6.3%
[22]

2005
66,482,439
 3.1%
[23]

2006
69,222,975
 4.1%
[24]

2007
73,266,061
 5.8%
[25]

2008
70,520,493
 3.7%
[26]

2009
61,791,868
 12.4%
[27]

2010
77,857,705
 26.0%
[28]

2011
79,989,155
 3.1%
[29]

2012
84,141,209
 5.3%
[30]

2013
87,300,115
 3.7%
[31]

2014
89,747,430
 2.6%
[32]

2015
 90,086,346
0.4%
[33]

2016
 94,976,569
4.5%
[34]

text: By country[edit]

text: The OICA counts over 50 countries which assemble, manufacture or disseminate automobiles. Of that figure, only 13, boldfaced in the list below, possess the capability to design automobiles from the ground up.[36][37]

text:
Algeria
Argentina
Australia (main page)
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh (main page)
Belarus (main page)
Belgium
Brazil (main page)
Bulgaria (main page)
Canada (main page)
China (main page)
Colombia
Czech Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
Finland
France (main page)
Ghana
Germany (main page)
Hungary (main page)
India (main page)
Indonesia (main page)
Iran (main page)
Italy (main page)
Japan (main page)
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya (main page)
Morocco (main page)
Malaysia (main page)
Mexico (main page)
Netherlands
Pakistan (main page)
Philippines
Poland (main page)
Portugal
Romania (main page)
Russia (main page)
Serbia (main page)
Slovakia (main page)
Slovenia
South Africa (main page)
South Korea (main page)
Spain (main page)
Sweden (main page)
Taiwan
Thailand (main page)
Tunisia
Turkey (main page)
Ukraine (main page)
United Kingdom (main page)
United States (main page)
Uzbekistan (main page)
Venezuela
Vietnam

text:
Top 20 motor vehicle producing countries (2016)

Country
Motor vehicle production (units)

China

28,118,794

United States

12,198,137

Japan

9,204,590

Germany

6,062,562

India

4,488,965

South Korea

4,228,509

Mexico

3,597,462

Spain

2,885,922

Canada

2,370,271

Brazil

2,156,356

France

2,082,000

Thailand

1,944,417

United Kingdom

1,816,622

Turkey

1,485,927

Czech Republic

1,349,896

Russia

1,303,989

Indonesia

1,177,389

Iran

1,164,710

Italy

1,103,516

Slovakia

1,040,000

"Production Statistics". OICA.

text: By manufacturer[edit]

text: This is a list of the 15 largest manufacturers by production in 2016.[35]

text:
Rank
Group
Country
Vehicles

1
Toyota
Japan
10,213,486

2
Volkswagen Group
Germany
10,126,281

3
Hyundai
South Korea
7,889,538

4
General Motors
United States
7,793,066

5
Ford
United States
6,429,485

6
Nissan
Japan
5,556,241

7
Honda
Japan
4,999,266

8
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Italy / United States
4,681,457

9
Renault
France
3,373,278

10
PSA
France
3,152,787

11
Suzuki
Japan
2,945,295

12
SAIC
China
2,566,793

13
Daimler
Germany
2,526,450

14
BMW
Germany
2,359,756

15
Changan
China
1,715,871

text: By market segment[edit]

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text: Company relationships[edit]

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text: Stake holding[edit]

text: It is common for automobile manufacturers to hold stakes in other automobile manufacturers. These ownerships can be explored under the detail for the individual companies.

text: Notable current relationships include:[citation needed]

text:
Daimler AG holds a 20% stake in Eicher Motors.
Daimler AG holds a 10.0% stake in KAMAZ.
Daimler AG holds an 89.29% stake in Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation.
Daimler AG holds a 6.75% stake in Tata Motors.
Daimler AG holds a 3.1% in the Renault-Nissan Alliance.
Daimler AG holds a 12% stake in Beijing Automotive Group,
Daimler AG holds an 85% stake in Master Motors.
Dongfeng Motor holds a 12.23% stake and an 19.94% exercisable voting rights in PSA Groupe.
FAW Group owns 49% of Haima Automobile.
FCA holds a 10% stake in Ferrari.
FCA holds a 67% stake in Fiat Automobili Srbija.
FCA holds 37.8% of Tofaş with another 37.8% owned by Koç Holding.
Fiat Automobili Srbija owns a 54% stake in Zastava Trucks.
Fiat Industrial owns a 46% stake in Zastava Trucks.
Fujian Motors Group holds a 15% stake in King Long. FMG, Beijing Automotive Group, China Motor, and Daimler has a joint venture called Fujian Benz. FMG, China Motor, and Mitsubishi Motors has a joint venture called Soueast, FMG holds a 50% stake, and both China Motor and Mitsubishi Motors holds an equal 25% stake.
Geely Automobile holds a 23% stake in The London Taxi Company.
Geely Automobile holds a 49.9% stake in PROTON Holdings and a 51% stake in Lotus Cars.[38]
Geely Holding Group holds a 9.69% stake in Daimler AG.
Geely Holding Group holds an 8.3% stake and a 15.9% exercisable voting rights in AB Volvo.
General Motors holds a 94% stake in GM Korea and SAIC Group holds a 6% stake.
General Motors holds a 20% stake in Industries Mécaniques Maghrébines.
Isuzu owns 10% of Industries Mécaniques Maghrébines.
MAN SE holds a 17.01% voting stake in Scania.
Marcopolo owns 19% of New Flyer Industries.
Mitsubishi Group holds 20% of Mitsubishi Motors.
Nissan owns 34% of Mitsubishi Motors and had the since October 2016,[39] thus having the right to nominate the chairman of Mitsubishi Motors’s board and a third of its directors.[40]
Nissan owns 43% of Nissan Shatai.
Porsche Automobil Holding SE has a 50.74% voting stake in Volkswagen Group. The Porsche automotive business is fully owned by the Volkswagen Group.
Renault and Nissan Motors have an alliance (Renault-Nissan Alliance) involving two global companies linked by cross-shareholding, with Renault holding 43.4% of Nissan shares, and Nissan holding 15% of (non-voting) Renault shares.
Renault-Nissan Alliance holds a 3.1% share in Daimler AG.
Renault holds a 25% stake in AvtoVAZ
Renault holds an 80.1% stake in Renault Samsung.
SAIPA holds a 51% stake in Pars Khodro.
Toyota holds a 100% stake in Daihatsu.
Toyota holds a 50.1% stake in Hino.
Toyota holds a 16.7% stake in Fuji Heavy Industries, parent company of Subaru.
Toyota holds a 5.9% stake in Isuzu.
Toyota holds a 5.05% stake in Mazda, while Mazda holds 0.25% stake in Toyota[41].
Volkswagen Group holds a 99.55% stake in the Audi Group.
Volkswagen Group holds a 37.73% stake in Scania (68.6% voting rights), a 53.7% stake in MAN SE (55.9% voting rights), Volkswagen is integrating Scania, MAN and its own truck division into one division.
Paccar inc. has a 19% stake in Tatra.

text: Joint ventures[edit]

text:
AB Volvo and Eicher Motors has a 50-50% joint venture called VE Commercial Vehicles.
Beijing Automotive Group has a joint venture with Daimler called Beijing Benz, both companies hold a 50-50% stake. both companies also have a joint venture called Beijing Foton Daimler Automobile. BAG also has a joint venture with Hyundai called Beijing Hyundai, both companies hold a 50-50% stake.
BMW and Brilliance have a joint venture called BMW Brilliance. BMW owns a 50% stake, Brilliance owns a 40.5% stake, and the Shenyang municipal government owns a 9.5% stake.
Chang'an Automobile Group has joint venture with Groupe PSA (CAPSA), both hold a 50-50% stake,
Chang'an Automobile Group has joint venture with Suzuki (Changan Suzuki), both hold a 50-50% stake,
Chang'an Automobile Group has joint venture with Ford and Mazda (Changan Ford Mazda), CAG holds a 50% stake, Ford holds a 35% stake, and Mazda holds a 15% stake.
Chang'an and Ford have a joint venture called Chang'an Ford Nanjing. Jiangling and Chang'an have a joint venture called Jiangxi Jiangling.
Chery has a joint venture with Tata Motors called Chery Jaguar Land Rover, both companies hold a 50-50% stake.
Chery and Israel Corporation has a joint venture called Qoros, both companies hold a 50-50% stake.
Daimler AG and BYD Auto have a joint venture called Denza, both companies hold a 50-50% stake.
Dongfeng Motor and Nissan have a 50-50% joint venture called Dongfeng Motor Company.
Dongfeng Motor and PSA Group have a 50-50% joint venture called Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroen,
Dongfeng Motor has a 50-50% joint venture with Honda called Dongfeng Honda,
Dongfeng Motor has a joint venture with AB Volvo called Dongfeng Nissan-Diesel,
Dongfeng Motor has a 50-50% joint venture with Renault named Dongfeng Renault in Wuhan, which was founded in the end of 2013
Ford Motor Company and Navistar International have a 50-50 joint venture called Blue Diamond Truck.
Ford and Sollers JSC have a 50-50 joint venture called Ford Sollers.
Both Ford and Koç Holding own a 41% stake in Ford Otosan.
Ford and Lio Ho Group have a joint venture called Ford Lio Ho, Ford owns 70% and Lio Ho Group owns 30%.
FAW Group and GM has a 50-50 joint venture called FAW-GM,
FAW Group has a 50-50 joint venture with Volkswagen Group called FAW-Volkswagen,
FAW Group has a 50-50 joint venture with Toyota called Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor and both companies also have another joint venture called Ranz.
General Motors and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), both have two joint ventures in Shanghai General Motors and SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile. Both also hold an equal 50% stake in General Motors India Private Limited.
General Motors and UzAvtosanoat have a joint venture called GM Uzbekistan, UzAvtosanoat owns 75% and General Motors owns 25%. General Motors and UzAvtosanoat also have a joint venture called UzDaewooAvto both each hold a 50-50 stake.
General Motors, AvtoVAZ, and EBRD have a joint venture called GM-AvtoVAZ, Both GM and AvtoVAZ owns 41.61% and EBRD owns 16.76%.
Hyundai Motor Company and Kibar Holding has a joint venture called Hyundai Assan Otomotiv, Hyundai Motor Group owns 70% and Kibar Holding owns 30%.
Isuzu and Anadolu Group have a 50-50% joint venture called Anadolu Isuzu.
Isuzu and General Motors has a 50-50% joint venture called Isuzu Truck South Africa.
Isuzu, Sollers JSC, and Imperial Sojitz have a joint venture called Sollers-Isuzu, Sollers JSC owns 66%, Isuzu owns 29%, and Imperial Sojitz owns 5%.
Mahindra & Mahindra and Navistar International has a joint venture called Mahindra Trucks and Buses Limited. Mahindra & Mahindra owns 51% and Navistar International owns 49%.
MAN SE and UzAvtosanoat have a joint venture called MAN Auto-Uzbekistan, UzAvtosanoat owns 51% and MAN owns 49%.
Navistar International and JAC has a joint venture called Anhui Jianghuai Navistar.
PSA Groupe and Toyota have a 50-50% joint venture called Toyota Peugeot Citroen Automobile Czech, and another joint venture with Chang'an called Chang'an PSA automobile.
Sollers JSC is involved in Joint ventures with Ford (Ford Sollers) and Mazda to produce cars.
Tata Motors also formed a joint venture in India with Fiat and gained access to Fiat's diesel engine technology.
Tata Motors and Marcopolo have a Tata Marcopolo, Tata owns 51% and Marcopolo owns 49%.
ZAP owns 51% of Zhejiang Jonway.

text: Top vehicle manufacturing groups by volume[edit]

text: The table below shows the world's 10 largest motor vehicle manufacturing groups, along with the marques produced by each one. The table is ranked by 2016 production figures from the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) for the parent group, and then alphabetically by marque. Joint ventures are not reflected in this table. Production figures of joint ventures are typically included in OICA rankings, which can become a source of controversy.[42][43]

text:
Marque
Country of origin
Ownership
Markets

1. Toyota (Japan)

Daihatsu
Japan
Subsidiary
Europe, Asia (except South Korea, South Asia (excluding Sri Lanka)), Africa, South America

Hino
Japan
Subsidiary
South East Asia, Japan, North America, Central America, South America, Caribbean

Lexus
Japan
Business Unit
South East Asia, China, Japan, South Korea, Middle East, United States, Canada, Europe, Brazil, Costa Rica, Panama, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India

Toyota
Japan
Division
Global, except Iran

2. Volkswagen AG (Germany)

Audi
Germany
Subsidiary
Global, except Iran

Bentley
United Kingdom
Subsidiary
Global

Bugatti
France
Subsidiary
Global, except Australia

Ducati
Italy
Subsidiary
Global

Lamborghini
Italy
Subsidiary
Global

MAN
Germany
Subsidiary
Global, except North America

Porsche
Germany
Subsidiary
Global, except Iran, North Korea, Syria, Cuba

Scania
Sweden
Subsidiary
Global, except North America

SEAT
Spain
Subsidiary
Europe, China, Singapore, Mexico, Central America, South America, Middle East, Northern Africa

Škoda
Czech Republic
Subsidiary
Europe, Asia (except Indonesia, The Philippines, Iran, Japan, South Korea, North Korea), Central America, South America, Dominican Republic, Northern Africa, Western Africa, Australia, New Zealand

Volkswagen
Germany
Division
Global

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
Germany
Subsidiary
Global

VTB
Brazil
Business Unit
Brazil, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa

3. Hyundai (South Korea)

Genesis
South Korea
Business Unit
South Korea, Russia, United States, Canada, Middle East

Hyundai
South Korea
Division
Global

Kia
South Korea
Subsidiary
Global, except Japan

4. General Motors (United States)

Buick
United States
Business Unit
North America, China, Israel

Cadillac
United States
Business Unit
North America, Middle East, China, Europe, Japan, South Korea

Chevrolet
United States
Business Unit
Global, except Australia, New Zealand

GMC
United States
Business Unit
North America, Middle East (except Israel)

Holden
Australia
Subsidiary
Australia, New Zealand

JieFang
China
Business Unit
China

SAIC-GM
China
Business Unit
China

UzDaewoo
Uzbekistan
Business Unit
Central Asia, Russia

5. Ford (United States)

Ford
United States
Division
Global

Lincoln
United States
Business Unit
North America, Middle East, Japan, South Korea, China

Troller Veículos Especiais
Brazil
Subsidiary
South America, Africa, Australia, Europe

6. Nissan (Japan)

Datsun
Japan
Division
Indonesia, India, Russia, South Africa

Infiniti
Japan
Subsidiary
Global, except Japan, South America (excluding Chile), Africa (excluding South Africa)

Nissan
Japan
Division
Global

7. Honda (Japan)

Acura
Japan
Division
China, Kuwait, North America, Russia

Honda
Japan
Division
Global

8. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (Italy)

Abarth
Italy
Subsidiary
Global, except Iran

Alfa Romeo
Italy
Subsidiary
Global, except Iran, China, Taiwan, the Philippines

Chrysler
United States
Division
Global, except Europe (excluding United Kingdom, Ireland), Africa (excluding South Africa, Egypt), South Asia, South East Asia (excluding Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore)

Dodge
United States
Division
Global, except Europe, Africa (excluding South Africa, Egypt), South Asia, South East Asia (excluding Indonesia, the Philippines)

Fiat
Italy
Subsidiary
Global, except Africa (excluding South Africa), Iran, South East Asia

Fiat Professional
Italy
Business Unit
Global, except Africa (excluding South Africa), Iran, South East Asia, United States, Canada

Jeep
United States
Division
Global, except Africa (excluding South Africa, Egypt), South Asia (excluding India, Sri Lanka), South East Asia (excluding Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore)

Lancia
Italy
Division
Europe, except United Kingdom, Ireland

Maserati
Italy
Subsidiary
Global

Ram
United States
Division
North America, Brazil, Middle East, Peru

9. Renault (France)

Dacia
Romania
Subsidiary
Europe, North Africa

Lada
Russia
Subsidiary
Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Egypt

Renault
France
Subsidiary
Global

Renault Samsung Motors
South Korea
Subsidiary
South Korea

10. Groupe PSA (France)

Citroën
France
Division
Europe, Central and South America, Northern and Western Africa, South Africa, Madagascar, Australia, New Zealand, Asia (except India, Pakistan, Bangladesh)

DS
France
Division
Europe, China

Peugeot
France
Division
Global, except USA, Canada, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh

Opel
Germany
Subsidiary
Europe (except United Kingdom), North Africa, South Africa, Middle East, Singapore, Chile

Vauxhall
United Kingdom
Subsidiary
United Kingdom

text: Car brands and parent companies[edit]

text: The table below lists most car brands and their parent companies.

text:
Parent (Owner)
Parent Origin
Brand
Brand Origin

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Italy
Abarth
Italy

Honda
Japan
Acura
Japan

Polaris Industries
United States
Aixam
France

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Italy
Alfa Romeo
Italy

Renault
France
Alpine
France

Aston Martin
United Kingdom
Aston Martin
United Kingdom

Volkswagen Group
Germany
Audi
Germany

SAIC-GM-Wuling
China/United States
Baojun
China

Volkswagen Group
Germany
Bentley
United Kingdom

BMW
Germany
BMW
Germany

Brilliance
China
Brilliance
China

Volkswagen Group
Germany
Bugatti
France

General Motors
United States
Buick
United States

BYD
China
BYD
China

General Motors
United States
Cadillac
United States

Caterham
United Kingdom
Caterham
United Kingdom

Chang'an
China
Chang'an
China

General Motors
United States
Chevrolet
United States

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Italy
Chrysler
United States

Groupe PSA
France
Citroën
France

Volkswagen Group
Germany
Cupra
Spain

Renault
France
Dacia
Romania

Toyota
Japan
Daihatsu
Japan

Nissan
Japan
Datsun
Japan

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Italy
Dodge
United States

Dongfeng Motor Corporation
China
Dongfeng
China

Groupe PSA
France
DS
France

Dongfeng Motor Corporation
China
Dongfeng Fengshen
China

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Italy
Fiat
Italy

Wanxiang
China
Karma
United States

Ford
United States
Ford
United States

Ferrari
Italy
Ferrari
Italy

Geely
China
Geely
China

Hyundai Motor Group
South Korea
Genesis
South Korea

General Motors
United States
GMC
United States

Toyota
Japan
Hino Motors
Japan

General Motors
United States
Holden (HSV)
Australia

Honda
Japan
Honda
Japan

Hyundai Motor Group
South Korea
Hyundai
South Korea

Nissan
Japan
Infiniti
Japan

Isuzu Motors
Japan
Isuzu
Japan

Jaguar Land Rover
United Kingdom
Jaguar
United Kingdom

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Italy
Jeep
United States

FAW Group / FAW-GM
China/United States
Jie Fang
China

Kantanka Group Conglomerate
Ghana
Kantanka
Ghana

Koenigsegg
Sweden
Koenigsegg
Sweden

Hyundai Motor Group
South Korea
Kia
South Korea

Renault
France
Lada
Russia

Volkswagen Group
Germany
Lamborghini
Italy

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Italy
Lancia
Italy

Jaguar Land Rover
United Kingdom
Land Rover
United Kingdom

Toyota
Japan
Lexus
Japan

Ligier
France
Ligier
France

Ford
United States
Lincoln
United States

Geely
China
Lotus
United Kingdom

Geely
China
LTI
United Kingdom

Yulon Motor
Taiwan
Luxgen
Taiwan

Mahindra & Mahindra
India
Mahindra
India

Suzuki
Japan
Maruti Suzuki
India

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Italy
Maserati
Italy

Mastretta
Mexico
Mastretta
Mexico

Daimler AG
Germany
Maybach
Germany

Mazda
Japan
Mazda
Japan

McLaren Automotive
United Kingdom
McLaren
United Kingdom

Daimler AG
Germany
Mercedes-Benz
Germany

SAIC Motor
China
MG
United Kingdom

Ligier
France
Microcar
France

BMW
Germany
Mini
United Kingdom

Nissan / Mitsubishi Group
Japan
Mitsubishi
Japan

Morgan Motor Company
United Kingdom
Morgan
United Kingdom

National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS)
Sweden
NEVS
Sweden

Nissan
Japan
Nissan
Japan

Peter Dyson
United Kingdom
Noble
United Kingdom

Groupe PSA
France
Opel
Germany

Pagani Automobili
Italy
Pagani
Italy

Perodua
Malaysia
Perodua
Malaysia

Groupe PSA
France
Peugeot
France

PGO
France
PGO
France

Volkswagen Group
Germany
Porsche
Germany

Geely / DRB-HICOM
China / Malaysia
PROTON
Malaysia

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Italy
Ram
United States

GM Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Ravon
Uzbekistan

Renault
France
Renault
France

Rimac Automobili
Croatia
Rimac
Croatia

SAIC Motor
China
Roewe
China

BMW
Germany
Rolls Royce
United Kingdom

Saleen
United States
Saleen
United States

Iran Khodro (IKCO)
Iran
Samand
Iran

Renault
France
Renault Samsung Motors
South Korea

Volkswagen Group
Germany
SEAT
Spain

BAIC Motor
China
Senova
China

Volkswagen Group
Germany
Škoda
Czech Republic

Daimler AG
Germany
Smart
Germany

Mahindra & Mahindra
India
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document_title: Curious George (TV series)

question_text: who voices the man in the yellow hat

question_tokens: who voices the man in the yellow hat

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text: Curious George (TV series)

text: Settings[edit]

text:
The City: George and the Man with the Yellow Hat live in an apartment in "The City". The Doorman keeps a pigeon coop on the roof and is the guardian of Hundley, his dachshund dog. The apartment is near Endless Park, the museum where Professor Wiseman works, and a zoo. Chef Pisghetti's restaurant is nearby, as are a donut shop, Dulson's Toy Store, Mabel's Department Store, a supermarket and a pet shop. These are recurring locations.
The Country: George and the Man with the Yellow Hat vacation in a small house in the country. The house is near Lake Wanasink Lake, a stream, and a river that eventually flows past the city and to the ocean.

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text: Characters[edit]

text: Curious George (voiced by Frank Welker): A tailless monkey (Barbary Macaque) who is the protagonist of the show. He is excessively curious and often causes unintentional problems. He is used as the "teachable" character in the show, and he is the one to whom new concepts are explained in detail by the other characters. He is written as having the mind of a young child.

text: The Man with the Yellow Hat (voiced by Jeff Bennett): The man who first befriended George and also acts as his primary teacher and mentor. He does not wear his hat at home but wears it when going in public. the Man often has bad luck and makes mistakes (such as constantly losing his hat, being in the wrong place at the wrong time, tasting something terrible with a sour reaction, etc.). He is also absent-minded, and a bit awkward.

text: Episodes[edit]

text: The setting for most episodes is either the city, where George lives in an apartment building with The Man in the Yellow Hat or the country, where they share a small house near a lake called Lake Wanasinklake. This allows George to mirror the experiences of kids who live in an urban environment and those who live on farms and in suburbs. A few episodes take place in alternate but familiar settings, like an airport or a train station.

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text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
30
September 4, 2006
February 23, 2007

2
20
September 3, 2007
April 22, 2008

3
11
September 1, 2008
April 22, 2009

4
9
September 8, 2009
June 14, 2010

5
10
September 6, 2010
May 6, 2011

6
10
September 3, 2011
April 20, 2012

7
6
December 3, 2012
April 24, 2013

8
6
February 10, 2014
May 21, 2014

9
6
October 28, 2014
April 1, 2015

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text: Awards[edit]

text: Emmy Award

text:
2008 – Outstanding Children's Animated Program
2010 – Outstanding Children's Animated Program