Automotive - World Benchmarking Alliance

List of companies

The World Benchmarking Alliance benchmarks the 25 most influential companies in the automotive industry. Their significant influence means that they can accelerate positive change. These 25 companies set the standard for others in the industry, due to their size, influence and reach.

This transparency and insight in performance will support accountability; and given the influence these keystone companies have over their employees, suppliers, customers and communities, this could lead to real and transformative change.

About the companies

We used the following methodology to identify the keystone companies:

Target the most impactful companies using for example, the CDP Investor Research Autos report for publicly listed companies and high production privately owned companies.
Research and data gathering: in terms of corporate structures – companies that are subsidiaries or have been merged or incorporated into others in recent years have been taken into consideration. The emphasis is put on light duty vehicles. Data is gathered on vehicle production, market capitalization and revenue.
Analysis: all companies are then ranked through an ‘impact index’ that equally weights vehicle production, market capitalization and revenue. The first twenty five companies in the ‘impact index’ are considered in scope as a keystone company with direct impact on the transformation of the sector.