Who Makes Genesis Cars?
Genesis is the luxury division of Hyundai Motor Group, launched as a standalone brand in 2015 and built primarily in Ulsan, South Korea.
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Who Makes Acura Cars?
Acura is the luxury division of Honda Motor Company, launched in 1986 and produced mainly at Honda plants in Marysville, Ohio and East Liberty, Ohio.
Who Makes Infiniti Cars?
Infiniti is the luxury vehicle division of Nissan Motor Company, launched in November 1989. Cars are built in Japan, the US (Tennessee) and Mexico.
Who Makes Lexus Cars?
Lexus is made by Toyota Motor Corporation. The luxury brand launched in 1989 and is built at Toyota plants in Japan, Kentucky and Ontario.
Who Makes Mazda Cars?
Mazda is made by Mazda Motor Corporation, an independent Japanese automaker headquartered in Hiroshima. Toyota holds a small minority stake of about 5 percent.
Who Makes Range Rover?
Range Rover is made by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), a British automaker owned by Tata Motors of India since 2008. Vehicles are built primarily in Solihull, England.
Who Makes Rivian?
Rivian is an independent American electric vehicle manufacturer founded in 2009 by RJ Scaringe. Vehicles are built at Rivian's own plant in Normal, Illinois.
Who Makes Lucid Motors?
Lucid cars are made by Lucid Motors Inc. of Newark, California. The Air sedan and Gravity SUV are built at Lucid AMP-1 in Casa Grande, Arizona.
Who Makes Subaru?
Subaru is made by Subaru Corporation, formerly Fuji Heavy Industries. Toyota holds a minority stake and shares platforms on the Solterra and BRZ.
Who Makes Kia?
Kia is made by Kia Corporation, a South Korean automaker that is part of Hyundai Motor Group. Hyundai Motor Company owns about 33.9 percent of Kia.
Who Makes Hyundai?
Hyundai is made by Hyundai Motor Company, a South Korean automaker founded in 1967 and part of the Chung family Hyundai Motor Group along with Kia and Genesis.
Who Makes Mini Cooper?
Mini Cooper is made by BMW Group, which has owned the Mini brand since 2000. Cars are built primarily at BMW's Plant Oxford in Cowley, England.
Who Makes Land Rover?
Land Rover is made by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), a British automotive manufacturer owned by Tata Motors of India since June 2008.
Who Makes Cadillac?
Cadillac is made by General Motors (GM). Cadillac has been GM's luxury division since GM acquired the brand in July 1909 for $4.5 million.
Who Makes Jeep?
Jeep is made by Stellantis N.V., the multinational automaker formed in January 2021 by the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Peugeot S.A. (PSA Group).
Who Makes Charmin Toilet Paper?
Charmin is made by Procter & Gamble at pulp and tissue mills in Mehoopany, Pennsylvania and Albany, Georgia. P&G has owned the brand since 1957.
Who Makes Scott Paper Products?
Scott brand paper products are made by Kimberly-Clark Corporation of Irving, Texas. Kimberly-Clark acquired Scott Paper Company in a $9.4 billion deal in 1995.
Who Makes Clorox Bleach And Wipes?
Clorox bleach and wipes are made by The Clorox Company of Oakland, California, an independent US public company traded on the NYSE as CLX.
Who Makes Lysol Disinfectant?
Lysol is made by Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, the British consumer health company headquartered in Slough, England. Lysol has been part of Reckitt since 1994.
Who Makes Swiffer Products?
Swiffer is a Procter & Gamble brand invented in 1999. The mops, dusters, WetJet cleaner and refill pads are all made and marketed by P&G.
Who Makes Hefty Trash Bags?
Hefty trash bags are made by Reynolds Consumer Products, the Lake Forest, Illinois company that trades on the NASDAQ as REYN and also makes Reynolds Wrap foil.
Who Makes Glad Trash Bags?
Glad in the US and Canada is a Clorox / P&G joint venture. Clorox owns 80 percent and is the operating partner. Outside North America, Glad is licensed.
Who Makes Purina Pro Plan?
Purina Pro Plan is made by Nestle Purina PetCare, a division of Swiss food giant Nestle S.A. Pro Plan dry food is manufactured at Purina plants across the US.
Who Makes Blue Buffalo Dog Food?
Blue Buffalo pet food is made by Blue Buffalo Pet Products, a subsidiary of General Mills Inc. General Mills acquired Blue Buffalo in April 2018 for $8 billion.
Who Makes Hill's Science Diet?
Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet are made by Hill's Pet Nutrition, a subsidiary of Colgate-Palmolive. Colgate acquired Hill's in 1976.
Who Makes Iams Dog Food?
Iams and Eukanuba dog food are made by Mars Petcare, the pet care arm of privately held Mars Incorporated. Mars bought Iams from Procter & Gamble in 2014.
Who Makes Kong Dog Toys?
Kong dog toys are made by The Kong Company of Golden, Colorado, a privately held family owned company founded in 1976 by Joe Markham.
Who Makes Nike Shoes?
Nike shoes are designed by Nike, Inc. of Beaverton, Oregon and manufactured by contract factories in Vietnam, Indonesia, China, Thailand and India.
Who Makes Lululemon Clothing?
Lululemon apparel is designed in Vancouver, Canada and manufactured by contract factories in Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Cambodia and China.
Who Makes Carhartt Clothing?
Carhartt is made by Carhartt, Inc., a privately held, family owned company headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan and founded in 1889 by Hamilton Carhartt.
Who Makes Under Armour Clothing?
Under Armour is made by Under Armour, Inc. of Baltimore, Maryland. Kevin Plank founded the company in 1996 while a University of Maryland football player.
Who Makes Vans Shoes?
Vans shoes are made by Vans, a subsidiary of VF Corporation. VF bought Vans in 2004 and produces the shoes in Asian contract factories.
Who Makes Columbia Sportswear?
Columbia Sportswear is made by Columbia Sportswear Company of Portland, Oregon, a public company founded in 1938 and still controlled by the Boyle family.
Who Makes The North Face?
The North Face is made by VF Corporation of Denver, Colorado. VF acquired the brand in 2000 and manufactures it in Asian contract factories.
Who Makes Tylenol?
Tylenol is made by Kenvue Inc., the consumer health company that spun off from Johnson & Johnson in August 2023 and now owns McNeil Consumer Healthcare.
Who Makes Advil?
Advil is made by Haleon plc, the consumer healthcare company that spun off from GSK in July 2022. Manufacturing runs in the US, Puerto Rico and Ireland.
Who Makes Tums?
Tums is made by Haleon plc, the consumer healthcare company that inherited the brand from GSK in the 2022 demerger. Tums is manufactured in St. Louis, Missouri.
Who Makes Zyrtec?
Zyrtec is made by Kenvue Inc. in the United States and by UCB S.A. elsewhere. Cetirizine was discovered by UCB researchers in Belgium in the 1980s.
Who Makes Claritin?
Claritin is made by Bayer Consumer Health, the consumer arm of the German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG. The brand was acquired from Merck in 2014.
Who Makes NyQuil?
NyQuil is made by Procter & Gamble under its Vicks brand. The formula was created in the 1960s by Richardson-Merrell, which Procter & Gamble acquired in 1985.
Who Makes Mucinex?
Mucinex is made by Reckitt Benckiser Group plc. Reckitt bought the brand from Adams Respiratory Therapeutics in 2007 for around 2.3 billion dollars.
Who Makes Pepto Bismol?
Pepto Bismol is made by Procter & Gamble. The brand has been continuously produced since 1901 and P&G acquired it from Norwich Pharmacal in 1982.
Who Makes Monster Energy?
Monster Energy is made by Monster Beverage Corporation of Corona, California. Coca-Cola has been the exclusive global distributor since 2015.
Who Makes Red Bull?
Red Bull is made by Red Bull GmbH, a private Austrian company. Every can is produced by Rauch Fruchtsafte in Austria and Switzerland.
Who Makes Gatorade?
Gatorade is made by PepsiCo, which acquired the brand as part of its $13.4 billion Quaker Oats acquisition in August 2001.
Who Makes Fiji Water?
Fiji Water is made by Fiji Water Company, owned by The Wonderful Company (the Resnicks). It is bottled at source in Yaqara Valley, Fiji.
Who Makes Liquid Death?
Liquid Death is made by Liquid Death Mountain Water Inc. of Los Angeles. Water is sourced from an Austrian Alps aquifer and canned in Austria and Virginia.
Who Makes Celsius Drinks?
Celsius energy drinks are made by Celsius Holdings, Inc. of Boca Raton, Florida. PepsiCo has been the exclusive US distributor since August 2022.
Who Makes La Croix?
La Croix is made by National Beverage Corporation of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, run by CEO Nick Caporella. The brand launched in Wisconsin in 1981.
Who Makes Topo Chico?
Topo Chico is made by The Coca-Cola Company, which acquired the brand in October 2017 and still bottles it at source in Monterrey, Mexico.
What Is James Watt's New Beer Brand Second Best?
BrewDog co-founder James Watt has unveiled a new beer company called Second Best just two months after BrewDog's pre-pack administration. I cover the launch plan, the free equity allocation for wiped-out Equity Punks, and the lean, cans-first operational model.
Why Is Red Lobster Closing Its 56 Year Old Tallahassee Location?
Red Lobster is closing its North Monroe Street restaurant in Tallahassee on May 24, 2026, ending 56 years of continuous service at the chain's oldest surviving location. I walk through what happened, why this site finally fell, and what the closure says about the wider casual dining contraction.
Is Mountain Dew White Out Back in the 2026 American Dew Variety Pack?
Mountain Dew White Out has officially returned for summer 2026 inside the new PepsiCo American Dew Variety Pack alongside Code Red and Voltage. I cover the history of the flavour, the strategy behind the bundle, and where the cans are showing up first.
Who Actually Makes Kirkland Signature Products?
Costco keeps its Kirkland Signature suppliers a guarded secret. I dig into the confirmed and rumored partners behind the $58 billion private label, from Duracell batteries to Starbucks roasted coffee.
Who Manufactures Walmart's Great Value Brand?
Walmart's Great Value brand is not made in Walmart factories. I break down which national manufacturers (Conagra, Sara Lee, Marathon Cheese) actually fill...
What Makes Royal Canin Pet Food Different?
Royal Canin is the pet food brand veterinarians prescribe most. I unpack the nutritional philosophy, the breed and life stage formulations, and the manufacturing process that justify the premium price tag.
Who Manufactures Amazon Basics Products?
Amazon Basics is one of the largest private labels in retail, but Amazon does not manufacture any of it. I trace the OEM supply chain across Asia and unpack the seller data controversies that built the brand.
Who Makes Trader Joe's Products?
About 80 percent of what Trader Joe's sells is its own private label, but the suppliers are bound by strict non disclosure agreements. I unpack the reported...
Who Makes Target's Good & Gather Brand?
Target's Good & Gather has grown into a multi billion dollar grocery brand in just a few years. I cover the suppliers, the strategy that killed Archer...
Why Are YETI Coolers So Expensive?
YETI coolers cost more than most people's first refrigerator. I break down the rotomolding manufacturing process, the PermaFrost foam insulation, and the...
What Are Lululemon's Fabric Types?
Lululemon's leggings cost $100 or more for a reason. I unpack the proprietary fabric formulas, what Nulu, Luon and Everlux actually do, and the Asian...
Who Makes ALDI's Private Label Brands?
ALDI sells 90 percent private label. I break down which national manufacturers actually produce Millville cereal, Clancy's chips and Specially Selected, and...
Who Formulates the Sephora Collection?
Sephora Collection is the affordable in house line from the biggest beauty retailer in the world. I unpack the LVMH connection, the Italian and French manufacturing labs, and how the formulas overlap with luxury brands.
What Does the Shein Acquisition Mean for Everlane in 2026?
I unpack the reported Shein acquisition of Everlane in May 2026, the brand’s mounting debt, the future of its Radical Transparency promise, and how its Spring/Summer 2026 linen collection fits the year’s minimalist fashion trends.
What Makes Orijen Dry Cat Food Different? The Science of a Biologically Appropriate Diet
Orijen builds its cat food around a WholePrey philosophy with up to 90% animal ingredients. Here is the science of obligate carnivores and why it matters.
Who Manufactures Target's "Up&Up" Generic Brand?
Target does not own a single Up&Up factory. Inside the white-label supply chain that quietly powers America's biggest store brands.