1. Toyota
o Net-worth: £33 billion.
o Reliability Rank: 4th.
o Additional Information: Their value increased 23 percent
since last year. Along with the best brand, Toyota also holds the top rank as
the biggest manufacturer (by volume) in the world. The company shipped
6.69 million units in first eight months of this year alone.
2. BMW
o Net-worth: £27 billion.
o Reliability Rank: 5th.
o Additional Information: The company holds its 2nd position with
Mercedes Benz edging closer and closer in overtaking them. BMW’s 3-Series
proved to be just enough to ensure their 2nd place in the pecking order, which
has been the best selling model for them.
3. Mercedes Benz
o Net-worth: £24.88billion.
o Reliability Rank: 14th.
o Additional Information: Mercedes Benz has improved in all
departments in recent times. They have jumped a position to take hold of the
3rd place. C-class and E-class series has been their eye catching releases
which has gathered plenty of attention.
4. Ford
o Net-worth: £15.3 billion.
o Reliability Rank: 9th.
o Additional Information: Ford has seen vast improvement in terms
of their ranking, jumping from sixth. The company’s Ford F-series has seen huge
success in America whereas Ford Focus was a global success – fourth bestselling
car in the first half of the year 2016.
5. Honda
o Net-worth: £14.9 billion.
o Reliability Rank: 22nd.
o Additional Information: Honda remains standstill. Company’s
CR-V sports utility vehicle ranked ninth bestselling car across the world in
first half of the year. Additional series i.e. HR-V (Vezel) has been doing
extremely well too in terms of sales. All-new Civic has been launched this year
too.
6. Volkswagen
o Net-worth: £14.6 billion.
o Reliability Rank: 12th.
o Additional Information: Falling from third place to sixth; safe
to claim that the diesel emission scandal has dearly cost the company. This is
the first time VW has fallen out of top five since 2010. However, it hasn’t
affected rest of the brands which led Lamborghini growing by 22 percent and
Bentley 16 percent.
7. Nissan
o Net-worth: £13.7 billion.
o Reliability Rank: 8th.
o Additional Information: Nissan’s launch of Qashqai and X-trail
has improved their sales massively. The two SUVs are said to be the company’s
best selling cars in 2016. It has climbed seven places in Brand Finance’s
latest league table of most valuable auto brands.
8. Audi
o Net-worth: £7.5 billion.
o Reliability Rank: 13th.
o Additional Information: Audi’s car series have always made
solid sales across the world. This year, it was A3 and A4 which made a global
impact. The sales helped Audi climb one rank up in the list.
9. Chevrolet
o Net-worth: £6.88 billion.
o Reliability Rank: 6th.
o Additional Information: Remarkably, Chevrolet has outshined
Nissan, VW and Honda in the quality department. It has climbed two places in
Brand Finance’s 2016 league table of most valuable car brands. This year was also
the company’s 50th anniversary which saw the launch of the legendary Camaro.
10.
Hyndai
o Net-worth: £6.5 billion.
o Reliability Rank: 3rd.
o Additional Information: Behind only Kia and Porche, Hyundai has
surpassed every other brand in terms of quality. However, the South Korean
company has dropped three places in overall ranking. Regardless of the drop,
their best selling car, Elantra, has been the fifth best selling car across the
world this year.
11.
Land Rover
o Net-worth: £6 billion.
o Reliability Rank: 26th.
o Additional Information: Improved one place in Brand Finance’s
2016 league table of most valuable car brands, Land Rover’s success in year
2016 has been dominant. The release of most powerful and most
technology advanced Range Rover brought them wel-deserved deserved
media coverage.
12.
Renault
o Net-worth: £5.88 billion.
o Reliability Rank: N/A.
o Additional Information: The progress of the company has been at
a standstill in recent times. No real breakthroughs have been made. The best
selling car for the company has been Renault Clio which was joined by the
new Megane this year.
13.
Fiat
o Net-worth: 3.92 billion.
o Reliability Rank: 28th.
o Additional Information: Fiat has maintained its position at
13th spot. It has been a productive year for the company which has seen the
launch of 124 Spider and Tipo Family Hatchback. Their best selling cars in the
calendar year are 500 and Panda.
14.
Harley-Davidson
o Net-worth: £3.89 billion.
o Reliability Rank: N/A.
o Additional Information: Motorcycles are also featured in Brand
Finance’s league table of most valuable automotive vehicles. However,
Harley-Davidson is the only one included in the list. Latest launches include
Iron 883 and Forty-Eight Dark Custom Sportsters.
15.
Lexus
o Net-worth: £3.81 billion.
o Reliability Rank: 7th.
o Additional Information: The luxury ride has made its way into
top 20 from 21st spot. Lexus SUVs have attracted a lot of attention but
regardless of that fact, their sales have dropped 3.8% in USA alone. Lexus RX
has been the best selling vehicle for the company in US market.
16.
Kia
o Net-worth: £3.77 billion.
o Reliability Rank: 1st.
o Additional Information: Ranked lower in the list and down two
places in Brand Finance’s 2016 league table of most valuable automotive brands,
Kia is still the top quality manufacturer in the market with 83 points. The
company progressed well this year and released the new Sportage, Niro hybrid
crossover and Optima PHEV.
17.
Mazda
o Net-worth: £3.456 billion.
o Reliability Rank: 25th.
o Additional Information: Losing one place in the Brand Finance’s
list is mainly down due to lack of design versatility by Mazda. MX-5 won the
World Car of the Year for Mazda which proved essential for their lost
credibility. Mazda3, however, remains their best selling car globally in the
first half of the year.
18.
Porshe
o Net-worth: £3.452 billion.
o Reliability Rank: 2th.
o Additional Information: Porche has moved five places to break
into Porsche Top 20 of Brand Finance’s league table of most valuable car brands
for 2016. Macan and Cayenne SUV proved to be the best sellers for the company.
19.
Ferrari
o Net-worth: £3.41 billion.
o Reliability Rank: N/A.
o Additional Information: Ferrari has lost its reputation in the
market. Failing to make the cut in top 30 top quality manufacturers and also,
dropping in overall coefficient rankings. The year turned out to be disastrous
for the company which went public and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange
in October 2015.
20.
Mini
o Net-worth: £14.9 billion.
o Reliability Rank: 25th.
o Additional Information: Tied with Mazda and Jaguar in quality
with 127 points, MINI’s sales are up. The company reported that their new
Clubman with 36,687 sold worldwide in the first eight months of the year.
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