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wrenchhead
I was just thinking about my MG and its British Leyland badge and am wondering, do we need a category for the parent company's name. For example, there is no chevrolet company. The company is General Motors Corporation and Chevrolet is simply a division of that company as is buick, oldsmobile, cadillac, Saab, etc.
My MGB has a British Leyland badge so technically it is a 1977 British Leyland MGB. Since its start, MG has been owned by several different companies: Morris, BMC, British Leyland.
Corporate ownership does make a very real difference in both the design and quality of cars. This makes me wonder if it would be a good idea to list the parent company as well as the simple brand name we generally use when we identify a car.
We make the distinction is some cases where we know the history. For example Dodge Brothers (independent) and Dodge (after Chrysler bought the company). The same would apply to Oldsmobile and many other brand names.
My MGB has a British Leyland badge so technically it is a 1977 British Leyland MGB. Since its start, MG has been owned by several different companies: Morris, BMC, British Leyland.
Corporate ownership does make a very real difference in both the design and quality of cars. This makes me wonder if it would be a good idea to list the parent company as well as the simple brand name we generally use when we identify a car.
We make the distinction is some cases where we know the history. For example Dodge Brothers (independent) and Dodge (after Chrysler bought the company). The same would apply to Oldsmobile and many other brand names.