- Many car brands sold today are subsidiaries of much larger companies, and the same is true for some of the most expensive, luxurious, and high-performance supercars available.
- The Volkswagen Group, for example, owns Porsche, Lamborghini, Bentley, and Bugatti.
- A select few supercar brands, though, don't have larger automotive parent companies.
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Judging by the sheer number of different marques on the road, one might think there are dozens upon dozens of car companies vying for our business.
In large part, however, many new cars are sold by a handful of huge conglomerates, and the same goes for even the fanciest of ultra-luxury and supercar makers - no matter how low their production volumes or how prestigious their names.
Whether you buy a car from Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC, or Buick, that car actually comes from General Motors. Alfa Romeos, Fiats, Jeeps, and Dodges, likewise, fall under the much larger Fiat Chrysler blanket. Counterintuitively, the same is true of the most luxurious, expensive, and powerful vehicles money can buy.
Read on to learn which larger companies own the likes of Bentley, Bugatti, and Rolls-Royce, and which brands are truly independent.