How the Super-Rich and the Economy Car are Actually Cousins! – Infographic

There’s an amazing hierarchy and snobbery built around car brands. At the top of the pecking order are the Royals – the Bentley, the Porsche, the Rolls Royce. The young prince zooms around in a Lamborghini. Then come the heads of state, the movers and shakers –the Mercedes Benz, the Lexus, the Jaguar for the maverick. And then, there’s every man – Toyota, Ford, Mini.

But, guess what? Like horses and humans, they all come from the same stable! Just 14 car companies worldwide own 54 top brands – check the lineage grid in this infographic.

14 Car Companies Control a Combined 54 Brands:

Infographic by – Business Insider