Honda Motor Co., Ltd. ranks No. 31 on FORTUNE's 2006 Global 500
(Fortune) -- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Charts) ranks no. 31 on FORTUNE's Global 500 this year, with $87.5 billion in revenues, up 8.7% from the previous year. The Tokyo, Japan-based company was ranked no. 27 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $5.3 billion, up 16.6% from a year earlier. 2005 was a banner year for most Global 500 companies. It took $13.7 billion in revenue just to make this year's list - up from $12.4 billion last year. And profits for the 500 companies jumped 30%. Total revenues for the Global 500 in 2006 add up to $18.9 trillion, a third of the world's GDP. In the Motor Vehicles & Parts industry, profits were up 15.9% from the previous year. The world's biggest companies in the sector are: General Motors (Charts), ranked no. 5 on the Global 500 with $192.6 billion in revenues; and DaimlerChrysler A.G. (Charts), ranked no. 7 on the Global 500 with $186.1 billion in revenues; and Toyota Motor Corporation (Charts), ranked no. 8 on the Global 500 with $185.8 billion in revenues; and Ford Motor (Charts), ranked no. 9 on the Global 500 with $177.2 billion in revenues. The Global 500 list is an annual ranking of the world's largest corporations by revenues. Next: Full list: 2006 Global 500 at //money.cnn.com/global500 Plus: See Honda Motor Co., Ltd.'s Global 500 details, including financial stats and contact information. Next: See 2006 FORTUNE Global 500Europe's top 50 Asia's top 50 |
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