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Top 25 Automotive companies worldwide

Name: Automotive companies worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 6, 2026 20,459 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 20,459 automotive companies worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 2,471,800 professional contacts across them, including 496,653 with verified work emails and 199,325 with mobile numbers. The United States is the largest market and Sao Paulo the largest hub.

This list covers automotive companies worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 6, 2026. Country and city lists for automotive companies follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 6, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

20,459Companies

2,471,800Contacts tracked

496,653Verified emails

199,325Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest automotive companies worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 20,459 automotive companies worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 6, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to automotive companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Ford Motor Company	Indirect evidence	Dearborn, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	121,980 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We don't just make history - we make the future.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
2	General Motors	Indirect evidence	Detroit, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	102,263 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “General Motors’ vision is to create a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion, and we have committed ourselves to leading the way toward this future.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
3	VALEO	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	52,288 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Valeo is a leading global automotive technology company, Tier 1 supplier partnering with major automakers and mobility players worldwide, as well as a global aftermarket service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
4	Stellantis	Indirect evidence	Amsterdam, NetherlandsHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	52,152 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our storied and iconic brands embody the passion of their visionary founders and today’s customers in their innovative products and services: they include Abarth, Alfa Romeo…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
5	BMW Group	Indirect evidence	Munich, GermanyHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	48,013 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With its four brands, BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad, the BMW Group is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles and also provides premium…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
6	ZF Group	Indirect evidence	Friedrichshafen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	47,423 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ZF is a global technology company supplying advanced mobility products and systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
7	Hyundai Motor Company	Indirect evidence	Seoul, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	47,054 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our mission is clear: to become a lifelong mobility partner for our customers and communities by creating meaningful progress through clean energy, connected technology, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
8	Tata Motors	Indirect evidence	Pune, IndiaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	46,392 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At the forefront of shaping mobility for over eight decades, driven by a legacy of innovation and an unwavering commitment to excellence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
9	Lear Corporation	Strong evidence	Southfield, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	40,502 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA) is a global automotive leader in Seating and E-Systems.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
10	Renault Group	Indirect evidence	Boulogne Billancourt Cedex, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	38,477 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Home of innovative talents across the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
11	Nissan Motor Corporation	Indirect evidence	Yokohama-shi, JapanHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	34,116 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Nissan Motor Corporation is a global car manufacturer that sells a full line of vehicles under the Nissan and INFINITI brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
12	Maruti Suzuki India Limited	Indirect evidence	New Delhi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	31,654 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Maruti Suzuki was established with a dream to provide the 'Joy of Mobility' in the early 1980s.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
13	Mercedes-Benz AG	Indirect evidence	Stuttgart, GermanyHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	31,206 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Love of invention will never end."- Carl Benz Learn more about us as we continue to pioneer the future of driving excellence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
14	APTIV	Indirect evidence	Schaffhausen, SwitzerlandHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	25,671 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Aptiv is a global technology company that designs, develops, and manufactures software and hardware solutions to enable a safer, greener and more connected future.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
15	Faurecia	Strong evidence	Nanterre, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	25,515 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Faurecia is a world's leading automotive tech company designing solutions for a safe, personalized, connected and sustainable mobility.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
16	Volvo Cars	Indirect evidence	Göteborg, SwedenHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	24,125 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Everything we do starts with people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
17	Toyota Motor Corporation	Strong evidence	Toyota City, JapanHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	21,730 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Toyota Motor Corporation is a global automotive industry leader manufacturing vehicles in 27 countries or regions and marketing the company’s products in over 170 countries and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
18	Volkswagen Group	Indirect evidence	Wolfsburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	20,157 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
19	MAHLE	Strong evidence	Stuttgart, GermanyHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	19,325 contacts →
	Strong evidence “MAHLE is a leading international development partner and supplier to the automotive industry with customers in both passenger car and commercial vehicle sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
20	Toyota North America	Indirect evidence	Plano, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	18,363 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Toyota, we’re known for making some of the highest quality vehicles on the road.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
21	Audi AG	Indirect evidence	Ingolstadt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	17,755 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Driven by tech.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
22	KPIT	Indirect evidence	Pune, IndiaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	16,274 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “About KPIT KPIT is reimagining the future of mobility, forging ahead with group companies and partners to shape a world that is cleaner, smarter, and safer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
23	Harman International	Indirect evidence	Stamford, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	14,948 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, HARMAN (harman.com) designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers, and enterprises worldwide, including…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
24	Borgwarner	Indirect evidence	Auburn Hills, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	14,906 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a global product leader for over 130 years, we deliver innovative and sustainable mobility solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
25	Marelli	Strong evidence	Saitama City, JapanHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	14,863 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Marelli is a global mobility technology supplier to the automotive sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: automotive companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names automotive companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of automotive companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name automotive companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Automotive companies worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 6, 2026

20.1%Verified-email coverage

8.1%Mobile-number coverage

120.8Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

1.3%Largest-city concentration · Sao Paulo

Sep 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

6,116

11-50

5,364

51-200

3,974

201-500

2,055

501-1,000

1,058

1,001-5,000

1,131

5,001-10,000

208

10001+

343

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among automotive companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage: 55 countries, largest first: the United States, Brazil, India, Germany, Italy, China, the United Kingdom, France, Türkiye, Spain and 45 more. Country and city lists for automotive companies are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “automotive companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names automotive companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among automotive companies, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 496,653 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph between September 6, 2026 and September 14, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Automotive companies by location

86 lists · largest first

Every Automotive companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names automotive companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many automotive companies are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 20,459 automotive companies worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Ford Motor Company, headquartered in Dearborn, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most automotive companies?

The United States leads with 2,720 companies, followed by Brazil (1,826) and India (1,645). Every automotive companies list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most automotive companies?

Sao Paulo leads with 274 headquartered companies, followed by Istanbul (223) and Dubai (169).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled from the company graph between September 6, 2026 and September 14, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.