ROME – How much are the individual automotive industries worth on the stock market? And what is the relationship with the number of cars produced? Market capitalization is the combined value of all shares in a company and in the world of four wheels, Tesla is firmly at the top of the rankings ahead of Toyota and the Volkswagen group. Before exploring the numbers of this top-ten, it is important to underline how the overall share capital, is a fluctuating value which, although relevant to the performance of a particular brand (present but above all future), does not necessarily reflect productivity, competitiveness or number of cars sold. , as much as the expectations and development potential of the brand in the eyes of investors.
The values, in dollars, indicated in the ranking are those of January 19, 2022.
1) Tesla – $ 1.036 billion
The disruptive rise of the Tesla title (TSLA) has made Elon Musk the richest man in the world while in just over a decade, the Californian house has become one of the main drivers of the energy transition towards electric propulsion.
2) Toyota – 288.90 billion
The Japanese giant has production capacities in excess of nine million vehicles per year. In 2021, Toyota once again led the world sales ranking and ended General Motors’ eighty years of domination in the United States.
3) Volkswagen – 137.65 billion
The stock on the stock market of the Wolfsburg company is called VOW3.DE and the second largest car manufacturer in the world, could soon start an IPO (public offer) also for the battery division which, between now and 2030, will have six different gigafactories.
4) World – 115,94 milliardi
Virtually unknown in the Old Continent and a subsidiary of BYD Company Limited, BYD Auto is headquartered in Shenzen while the company has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 2002.
5) Ford – 94.41 billion
In 2021, the Ford (F) stock grew more than any other automotive share, recording a jump of more than 140%. The Michigan house also holds 13% of Rivian shares and has just entered into a deal with Stripe to boost e-commerce.
6) Daimler / 90.76 billion
The title DAI: DE identifies the Stuttgart-based joint stock company with more than 260,000 employees. In December 2021, Mercedes Benz executives also listed the Daimler Trucks division on the Frankfurt stock exchange.
7) General Motors – 84,45 miliardi
Despite the overtaking in native soil suffered by Tesla and Toyota, the Detroit-based manufacturer recorded a turnover of 122.5 billion dollars in 2020.
8) BMW – 73.62 billion
The Monaco house is once again the first luxury car manufacturer in the world and in terms of sales, 2021 was also the best year in the history of the brand; whose stock is identified by BMW.DE.
9) Lucid Motors – 68,09 miliardi
Just ahead of the Stellantis group by equity capitalization, the Lucid stock has rising prospects because the different versions of the Air sedan are designed to stem Tesla’s current hegemony in full-electric vehicles.
10) Stellantis – 68.01 billion
With a 50 percent increase on the stock market in 2021 and the recent decline of Rivian shares on Wall Street, the Stellantis group is now the 10th automotive force in terms of stock market capitalization.
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