Toyota has always been considered to be on of the top car manufacturers in the world and for many years they have been ranked as the largest and one of the best. A couple of years ago the Japanese giant was plagued by a mass recall of its vehicles, but it doesn’t look like that has affected to company on an overall basis. Toyota has still managed to maintain its position as the world’s most valuable automotive brand. In a recent market evaluation Toyota beat off stiff competition from BMW and Mercedes-Benz to take the top spot. Even though the German brands dominate the top 10 list, Toyota has managed to hold on to its number one spot by a very large gap. Toyota has a brand worth of approximately US$ 35.3 billion, and that makes the company the 10th most valuable brand not only in the automotive industry, but of all brands in the world. Below is a list of the top 10 auto brands in terms of their monetary value.
Top 10 automotive brands (value):
– Toyota (US$ 35.3 billion)
– Mercedes (US$ 31.9 billion)
– BMW (US$ 31.8 billion)
– Honda (US$ 18.4 billion)
– Volkswagen (US$ 11.1 billion)
– Ford (US$ 9.1 billion)
– Hyundai (US$ 9.0 billion)
– Audi (US$ 7.7 billion)
– Porsche (US$ 6.4 billion)
– Nissan (US$ 6.2 billion)