Most valuable automotive brands worldwide by brand value 2022

The Tesla marque was ranked as the world's most valuable car brand in 2022, with a brand value of roughly 75.9 billion U.S. dollars. Toyota, 2020's leader, is now the runner-up, followed by Mercedes-Benz.

Tesla stays in the lead

Tesla had been steadily climbing up the world's most valuable car brands ranking, reaching the top in 2021. Tesla, Inc., founded in 2003 as Tesla Motors, is a North American electric vehicle and clean energy automaker based in Palo Alto, California. Its revenue in the 2021 fiscal year reached over 53.8 billion U.S. dollars, and the Tesla Model 3 was the best-selling plug-in electric vehicle model worldwide in that same year.

Other valuable car brands worldwide

Toyota, the runner-up, is a subdivision of the Toyota Motor Company, founded in the late 1930s. The Japanese manufacturer is one of the largest companies in the global automotive industry and is active in various segments, including SUVs and crossovers, trucks, and motorcycles. Automotive brands such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz also made the list of the most valuable car brands worldwide. Germany's Mercedes-Benz assembles luxury and crossover automobiles, buses, and trucks.