Global Car Companies Stock Analysis

01 January 2026 - Written by ML with Cursor Ai support

Introduction

This report analyzes share prices for 21 global car companies (8 Chinese companies listed in Hong Kong and 13 international companies) over the past 10 years. The analysis includes:

  • Historical price data retrieval
  • Return calculations
  • Indexed price series (normalized to common start date)
  • Visualizations (combined and faceted charts)
  • Value at Risk (VaR) calculations for each car company
  • Performance comparison with the Hang Seng Index

Car Company Ticker Reference

Ticker Symbols and Company Names
Ticker Company Name
1211.HK BYD Company Limited
0175.HK Geely Automobile Holdings Limited
2333.HK Great Wall Motor Company Limited
9868.HK XPeng Inc. 
2015.HK Li Auto Inc. 
9863.HK Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co., Ltd. 
1114.HK Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited
0489.HK Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited
TSLA Tesla, Inc. 
GM General Motors Company
F Ford Motor Company
VOW.DE Volkswagen AG
STLAM.MI Stellantis N.V.
MBG.DE Mercedes-Benz Group AG
BMW.DE BMW AG
7203.T Toyota Motor Corporation
7267.T Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 
7201.T Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. 
7269.T Suzuki Motor Corporation
005380.KS Hyundai Motor Company
MARUTI.NS Maruti Suzuki India Limited

Data Fetching

## Fetching data for 21 car companies...
## Chinese companies: 8
## International companies: 13
## Date range: 2016-01-01 to 2026-01-01
## Fetching 1211.HK ... OK
## Fetching 0175.HK ... OK
## Fetching 2333.HK ... OK
## Fetching 9868.HK ... OK
## Fetching 2015.HK ... OK
## Fetching 9863.HK ... OK
## Fetching 1114.HK ... OK
## Fetching 0489.HK ... OK
## Fetching TSLA ... OK
## Fetching GM ... OK
## Fetching F ... OK
## Fetching VOW.DE ... OK
## Fetching STLAM.MI ... OK
## Fetching MBG.DE ... OK
## Fetching BMW.DE ... OK
## Fetching 7203.T ... OK
## Fetching 7267.T ... OK
## Fetching 7201.T ... OK
## Fetching 7269.T ... OK
## Fetching 005380.KS ...
##  OK
## Fetching MARUTI.NS ... OK
## 
## Successfully fetched data for 21 out of 21 tickers.
## Total observations: 47775
## Date range: 2016-01-01 to 2025-12-31

Data Summary:

Data Summary by Car Company
Ticker Company Name Start Date End Date Obs First Price Last Price
005380.KS Hyundai Motor Company 2016-01-04 2025-12-30 2447 102446.26 296500.00
0175.HK Geely Automobile Holdings Limited 2016-01-04 2025-12-31 2462 3.38 17.94
0489.HK Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited 2016-01-04 2025-12-31 2462 6.12 8.80
1114.HK Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited 2016-01-04 2025-12-31 2462 1.03 4.08
1211.HK BYD Company Limited 2016-01-04 2025-12-31 2462 13.02 95.10
2015.HK Li Auto Inc.  2021-08-12 2025-12-31 1078 117.00 64.65
2333.HK Great Wall Motor Company Limited 2016-01-04 2025-12-31 2462 5.94 15.28
7201.T Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.  2016-01-04 2025-12-30 2465 967.79 390.10
7203.T Toyota Motor Corporation 2016-01-04 2025-12-30 2465 1081.49 3356.00
7267.T Honda Motor Co., Ltd.  2016-01-04 2025-12-30 2465 870.57 1536.00
7269.T Suzuki Motor Corporation 2016-01-04 2025-12-30 2465 747.54 2334.50
9863.HK Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co., Ltd.  2022-09-29 2025-12-31 799 31.90 48.74
9868.HK XPeng Inc.  2021-07-07 2025-12-31 1104 165.00 79.05
BMW.DE BMW AG 2016-01-04 2025-12-30 2541 54.69 93.14
F Ford Motor Company 2016-01-04 2025-12-31 2514 8.07 13.12
GM General Motors Company 2016-01-04 2025-12-31 2514 26.80 81.32
MARUTI.NS Maruti Suzuki India Limited 2016-01-01 2025-12-31 2472 4235.08 16697.00
MBG.DE Mercedes-Benz Group AG 2016-01-04 2025-12-30 2541 32.66 60.07
STLAM.MI Stellantis N.V. 2016-01-04 2025-12-30 2540 4.03 9.46
TSLA Tesla, Inc.  2016-01-04 2025-12-31 2514 14.89 449.72
VOW.DE Volkswagen AG 2016-01-04 2025-12-30 2541 86.57 105.10

Calculate Returns

## Calculated returns for 21 car companies.
## Total return observations: 47754

Returns Summary:

Daily Returns Summary Statistics (%)
Ticker Company Name Mean Std Dev Min Max
005380.KS Hyundai Motor Company 0.043 2.060 -13.697 17.746
0175.HK Geely Automobile Holdings Limited 0.068 3.036 -23.529 17.902
0489.HK Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited 0.015 2.738 -18.540 43.246
1114.HK Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited 0.056 3.516 -99.462 23.052
1211.HK BYD Company Limited 0.081 2.949 -17.319 16.378
2015.HK Li Auto Inc.  -0.055 4.195 -41.650 29.704
2333.HK Great Wall Motor Company Limited 0.038 3.215 -17.727 19.364
7201.T Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.  -0.037 2.287 -15.638 21.266
7203.T Toyota Motor Corporation 0.046 1.739 -14.683 13.401
7267.T Honda Motor Co., Ltd.  0.023 1.905 -19.568 13.717
7269.T Suzuki Motor Corporation 0.046 2.143 -18.245 15.706
9863.HK Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co., Ltd.  0.053 4.149 -28.259 14.064
9868.HK XPeng Inc.  -0.067 4.941 -36.033 29.181
BMW.DE BMW AG 0.021 1.761 -13.893 13.516
F Ford Motor Company 0.019 2.315 -20.287 21.060
GM General Motors Company 0.044 2.301 -19.023 18.185
MARUTI.NS Maruti Suzuki India Limited 0.056 1.740 -18.524 12.676
MBG.DE Mercedes-Benz Group AG 0.024 1.926 -20.890 24.119
STLAM.MI Stellantis N.V. 0.034 2.463 -19.679 12.104
TSLA Tesla, Inc.  0.136 3.723 -23.652 20.449
VOW.DE Volkswagen AG 0.008 2.086 -17.063 14.694

Index to Common Start Date

## Common start date: 2022-09-29
## Indexed prices to common start date.
## Total indexed observations: 16944
## Number of car companies: 21

Indexed Prices Preview:

Indexed Prices (First 5 observations per car company)
Ticker Date Price Index
005380.KS 2022-09-29 152075.47 100.00
005380.KS 2022-09-30 147886.06 97.25
005380.KS 2022-10-04 150399.72 98.90
005380.KS 2022-10-05 148305.02 97.52
005380.KS 2022-10-06 149142.89 98.07
0175.HK 2022-09-29 10.28 100.00
0175.HK 2022-09-30 10.15 98.72
0175.HK 2022-10-03 10.09 98.18
0175.HK 2022-10-05 10.78 104.93
0175.HK 2022-10-06 10.37 100.91
0489.HK 2022-09-29 3.83 100.00
0489.HK 2022-09-30 3.73 97.45
0489.HK 2022-10-03 3.79 99.07
0489.HK 2022-10-05 3.90 101.86
0489.HK 2022-10-06 3.85 100.46
1114.HK 2022-09-29 1.00 100.00
1114.HK 2022-09-30 1.00 100.00
1114.HK 2022-10-03 1.00 100.00
1114.HK 2022-10-05 0.37 36.99
1114.HK 2022-10-06 0.31 30.96
1211.HK 2022-09-29 64.89 100.00
1211.HK 2022-09-30 62.82 96.81
1211.HK 2022-10-03 62.05 95.62
1211.HK 2022-10-05 67.80 104.48
1211.HK 2022-10-06 66.25 102.09
2015.HK 2022-09-29 94.45 100.00
2015.HK 2022-09-30 90.60 95.92
2015.HK 2022-10-03 90.25 95.55
2015.HK 2022-10-05 95.65 101.27
2015.HK 2022-10-06 94.60 100.16
2333.HK 2022-09-29 8.32 100.00
2333.HK 2022-09-30 8.16 98.04
2333.HK 2022-10-03 8.08 97.07
2333.HK 2022-10-05 8.30 99.78
2333.HK 2022-10-06 7.86 94.46
7201.T 2022-09-29 465.73 100.00
7201.T 2022-09-30 436.34 93.69
7201.T 2022-10-03 445.35 95.62
7201.T 2022-10-04 454.54 97.60
7201.T 2022-10-05 453.88 97.46
7203.T 2022-09-29 1790.49 100.00
7203.T 2022-09-30 1715.07 95.79
7203.T 2022-10-03 1774.95 99.13
7203.T 2022-10-04 1832.09 102.32
7203.T 2022-10-05 1829.34 102.17
7267.T 2022-09-29 964.37 100.00
7267.T 2022-09-30 926.28 96.05
7267.T 2022-10-03 947.84 98.29
7267.T 2022-10-04 968.21 100.40
7267.T 2022-10-05 972.34 100.83
7269.T 2022-09-29 1088.39 100.00
7269.T 2022-09-30 1052.91 96.74
7269.T 2022-10-03 1079.94 99.22
7269.T 2022-10-04 1107.66 101.77
7269.T 2022-10-05 1116.83 102.61
9863.HK 2022-09-29 31.90 100.00
9863.HK 2022-09-30 24.80 77.74
9863.HK 2022-10-03 26.50 83.07
9863.HK 2022-10-05 25.35 79.47
9863.HK 2022-10-06 24.10 75.55
9868.HK 2022-09-29 47.90 100.00
9868.HK 2022-09-30 46.00 96.03
9868.HK 2022-10-03 45.90 95.82
9868.HK 2022-10-05 45.40 94.78
9868.HK 2022-10-06 43.05 89.87
BMW.DE 2022-09-29 56.92 100.00
BMW.DE 2022-09-30 57.63 101.24
BMW.DE 2022-10-03 58.24 102.31
BMW.DE 2022-10-04 59.99 105.38
BMW.DE 2022-10-05 58.85 103.38
F 2022-09-29 8.94 100.00
F 2022-09-30 8.73 97.65
F 2022-10-03 8.94 100.00
F 2022-10-04 9.63 107.76
F 2022-10-05 9.75 109.07
GM 2022-09-29 32.16 100.00
GM 2022-09-30 31.03 96.48
GM 2022-10-03 31.79 98.83
GM 2022-10-04 34.62 107.64
GM 2022-10-05 33.69 104.75
MARUTI.NS 2022-09-29 8373.86 100.00
MARUTI.NS 2022-09-30 8571.24 102.36
MARUTI.NS 2022-10-03 8298.27 99.10
MARUTI.NS 2022-10-04 8437.60 100.76
MARUTI.NS 2022-10-06 8449.74 100.91
MBG.DE 2022-09-29 41.45 100.00
MBG.DE 2022-09-30 41.39 99.85
MBG.DE 2022-10-03 41.89 101.07
MBG.DE 2022-10-04 43.48 104.90
MBG.DE 2022-10-05 41.91 101.11
STLAM.MI 2022-09-29 9.61 100.00
STLAM.MI 2022-09-30 9.66 100.47
STLAM.MI 2022-10-03 9.85 102.46
STLAM.MI 2022-10-04 10.18 105.86
STLAM.MI 2022-10-05 9.94 103.36
TSLA 2022-09-29 268.21 100.00
TSLA 2022-09-30 265.25 98.90
TSLA 2022-10-03 242.40 90.38
TSLA 2022-10-04 249.44 93.00
TSLA 2022-10-05 240.81 89.78
VOW.DE 2022-09-29 128.55 100.00
VOW.DE 2022-09-30 124.10 96.54
VOW.DE 2022-10-03 124.21 96.62
VOW.DE 2022-10-04 127.60 99.26
VOW.DE 2022-10-05 125.87 97.91

Performance Analysis

Fetch Hang Seng Index Data

## Fetching Hang Seng Index data from 2024-12-01 to 2026-01-01 ...
## ✓ Successfully fetched Hang Seng Index data
## Date range: 2024-12-02 to 2025-12-31 
## Total observations: 266 
## ✓ YTD start date (2025-01-01) data available
##   Actual date used: 2024-12-31 
##   Price on that date: 20059.95

Calculate Performance Metrics

## Reference dates:
##   Latest (most recent trading day): 2025-12-31
##   1 month ago: 2025-12-01
##   3 months ago: 2025-10-02
##   YTD start: 2025-01-01
## Hang Seng Index prices (using nearest available trading day):
##   Latest: 25630.54 on 2025-12-31 (target: 2025-12-31 )
##   1M: 26033.26 on 2025-12-01 (target: 2025-12-01 )
##   3M: 27287.12 on 2025-10-02 (target: 2025-10-02 )
##   YTD: 20059.95 on 2024-12-31 (target: 2025-01-01 )
## Sample stock: 1211.HK 
##   Latest price: 95.1 on 2025-12-31 
##   1M price: 97.95 on or before 2025-12-01 
##   3M price: 113.9 on or before 2025-10-02 
##   YTD price: 87.8951 on or before 2025-01-01 
##   Available date range: 2016-01-04 to 2025-12-31
## Performance data calculated for 22 stocks plus Hang Seng Index

Absolute Performance Table

Absolute Performance: Stock Prices and Percentage Changes
Ticker Company Name Latest Price 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago YTD Start 1M Change (%) 3M Change (%) YTD Change (%)
0489.HK Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited 8.80 9.15 9.13 3.73 -3.83 -3.61 135.92
1114.HK Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited 4.08 3.88 4.19 2.24 5.15 -2.63 82.18
9868.HK XPeng Inc.  79.05 83.35 95.05 46.85 -5.16 -16.83 68.73
GM General Motors Company 81.32 72.80 59.24 52.72 11.70 37.27 54.24
9863.HK Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co., Ltd.  48.74 53.25 69.00 32.35 -8.47 -29.36 50.66
MARUTI.NS Maruti Suzuki India Limited 16697.00 16097.00 15965.00 11088.29 3.73 4.59 50.58
005380.KS Hyundai Motor Company 296500.00 254500.00 217896.75 198801.50 16.50 36.07 49.14
F Ford Motor Company 13.12 13.16 12.08 9.22 -0.30 8.61 42.35
7269.T Suzuki Motor Corporation 2334.50 2430.50 2125.00 1752.96 -3.95 9.86 33.17
^HSI Hang Seng Index 25630.54 26033.26 27287.12 20059.95 -1.55 -6.07 27.77
BMW.DE BMW AG 93.14 89.38 87.14 74.94 4.21 6.89 24.29
0175.HK Geely Automobile Holdings Limited 17.94 17.06 19.74 14.56 5.16 -9.12 23.21
VOW.DE Volkswagen AG 105.10 101.00 94.90 86.54 4.06 10.75 21.45
MBG.DE Mercedes-Benz Group AG 60.07 59.07 55.01 49.52 1.69 9.20 21.32
2333.HK Great Wall Motor Company Limited 15.28 14.80 17.00 13.11 3.24 -10.12 16.57
TSLA Tesla, Inc.  449.72 430.14 436.00 403.84 4.55 3.15 11.36
7203.T Toyota Motor Corporation 3356.00 3082.00 2805.00 3043.56 8.89 19.64 10.27
1211.HK BYD Company Limited 95.10 97.95 113.90 87.90 -2.91 -16.51 8.20
7267.T Honda Motor Co., Ltd.  1536.00 1535.00 1503.50 1467.35 0.07 2.16 4.68
STLAM.MI Stellantis N.V. 9.46 9.23 8.82 11.56 2.56 7.32 -18.14
7201.T Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.  390.10 375.00 347.40 480.00 4.03 12.29 -18.73
2015.HK Li Auto Inc.  64.65 70.30 102.00 94.40 -8.04 -36.62 -31.51

Relative Performance Table

Relative Performance: Stock Returns vs Hang Seng Index
Ticker Company Name 1M vs HSI (%) 3M vs HSI (%) YTD vs HSI (%)
0489.HK Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited -2.28 2.46 108.16
1114.HK Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited 6.70 3.45 54.41
9868.HK XPeng Inc.  -3.61 -10.76 40.96
GM General Motors Company 13.24 43.34 26.47
9863.HK Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co., Ltd.  -6.92 -23.29 22.89
MARUTI.NS Maruti Suzuki India Limited 5.27 10.66 22.81
005380.KS Hyundai Motor Company 18.05 42.14 21.37
F Ford Motor Company 1.24 14.68 14.58
7269.T Suzuki Motor Corporation -2.40 15.93 5.40
BMW.DE BMW AG 5.75 12.96 -3.48
0175.HK Geely Automobile Holdings Limited 6.71 -3.05 -4.56
VOW.DE Volkswagen AG 5.61 16.82 -6.32
MBG.DE Mercedes-Benz Group AG 3.24 15.27 -6.45
2333.HK Great Wall Motor Company Limited 4.79 -4.05 -11.20
TSLA Tesla, Inc.  6.10 9.22 -16.41
7203.T Toyota Motor Corporation 10.44 25.71 -17.50
1211.HK BYD Company Limited -1.36 -10.43 -19.57
7267.T Honda Motor Co., Ltd.  1.61 8.23 -23.09
STLAM.MI Stellantis N.V. 4.11 13.39 -45.91
7201.T Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.  5.57 18.36 -46.50
2015.HK Li Auto Inc.  -6.49 -30.55 -59.28

Interpretation: - Absolute Performance: Shows the actual price changes for each stock and the Hang Seng Index - Relative Performance: Shows how each stock performed relative to the Hang Seng Index - Positive values indicate the stock outperformed the index - Negative values indicate the stock underperformed the index


Visualization: All Car Companies on One Chart


Visualization: Faceted Charts


Value at Risk (VaR) Calculation

Following the methodology from the VaR teaching guide, we calculate 1-year historical VaR at 95% confidence level for each car company.

VaR Calculation Function

Calculate VaR for All Car Companies

## Calculating VaR for all car companies...
## Processing 1211.HK ... VaR = 36.81 %
## Processing 0175.HK ... VaR = 65.74 %
## Processing 2333.HK ... VaR = 91.56 %
## Processing 9868.HK ... VaR = 154.46 %
## Processing 2015.HK ... VaR = 66.37 %
## Processing 9863.HK ... VaR = 61.38 %
## Processing 1114.HK ... VaR = 90.56 %
## Processing 0489.HK ... VaR = 45.65 %
## Processing TSLA ... VaR = 46.31 %
## Processing GM ... VaR = 46.83 %
## Processing F ... VaR = 39.62 %
## Processing VOW.DE ... VaR = 36.47 %
## Processing STLAM.MI ... VaR = 58.54 %
## Processing MBG.DE ... VaR = 29.63 %
## Processing BMW.DE ... VaR = 25.79 %
## Processing 7203.T ... VaR = 17.01 %
## Processing 7267.T ... VaR = 20.91 %
## Processing 7201.T ... VaR = 60.14 %
## Processing 7269.T ... VaR = 33.54 %
## Processing 005380.KS ... VaR = 29.31 %
## Processing MARUTI.NS ... VaR = 28.76 %
## 
## VaR calculation complete for 21 car companies.

VaR Results Table

Value at Risk (VaR) Results - 95 % Confidence Level
Ticker Company Name VaR (%) CI Lower (%) CI Upper (%) Obs Start Date End Date
9868.HK XPeng Inc.  154.46 149.39 161.09 852 2021-07-07 2025-12-31
2333.HK Great Wall Motor Company Limited 91.56 82.34 98.80 2210 2016-01-04 2025-12-31
1114.HK Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited 90.56 77.02 96.21 2210 2016-01-04 2025-12-31
2015.HK Li Auto Inc.  66.37 62.15 68.42 826 2021-08-12 2025-12-31
0175.HK Geely Automobile Holdings Limited 65.74 63.95 68.06 2210 2016-01-04 2025-12-31
9863.HK Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co., Ltd.  61.38 58.41 63.60 547 2022-09-29 2025-12-31
7201.T Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.  60.14 58.32 62.04 2213 2016-01-04 2025-12-30
STLAM.MI Stellantis N.V. 58.54 52.67 65.63 2288 2016-01-04 2025-12-30
GM General Motors Company 46.83 44.47 49.15 2262 2016-01-04 2025-12-31
TSLA Tesla, Inc.  46.31 42.84 50.55 2262 2016-01-04 2025-12-31
0489.HK Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited 45.65 44.57 46.55 2210 2016-01-04 2025-12-31
F Ford Motor Company 39.62 36.32 43.38 2262 2016-01-04 2025-12-31
1211.HK BYD Company Limited 36.81 34.76 39.25 2210 2016-01-04 2025-12-31
VOW.DE Volkswagen AG 36.47 34.60 37.50 2289 2016-01-04 2025-12-30
7269.T Suzuki Motor Corporation 33.54 28.57 36.73 2213 2016-01-04 2025-12-30
MBG.DE Mercedes-Benz Group AG 29.63 27.10 31.69 2289 2016-01-04 2025-12-30
005380.KS Hyundai Motor Company 29.31 27.59 30.63 2195 2016-01-04 2025-12-30
MARUTI.NS Maruti Suzuki India Limited 28.76 27.20 30.54 2220 2016-01-01 2025-12-31
BMW.DE BMW AG 25.79 24.83 26.45 2289 2016-01-04 2025-12-30
7267.T Honda Motor Co., Ltd.  20.91 19.66 21.81 2213 2016-01-04 2025-12-30
7203.T Toyota Motor Corporation 17.01 15.10 19.00 2213 2016-01-04 2025-12-30

VaR Visualization


Summary

Key Findings

Data Coverage: - Successfully retrieved data for 21 out of 21 car companies - Chinese companies: 8 out of 8 - International companies: 13 out of 13 - Analysis period: 10 years (from 2022-09-29 to 2025-12-31)

Risk Analysis: - VaR calculated at 95% confidence level (1-year historical VaR) - Highest VaR: 154.46% (9868.HK) - Lowest VaR: 17.01% (7203.T) - Average VaR: 51.68%

Interpretation: - VaR represents the maximum expected loss at the specified confidence level - For example, a VaR of 30% means that in the worst 5% of 1-year periods, losses were 30% or worse - Higher VaR indicates higher risk (more volatile returns)

Methodology

  1. Data Retrieval: Historical adjusted closing prices from Yahoo Finance
  2. Returns Calculation: Log returns (log price differences)
  3. Indexing: Normalized to 100 at common start date for comparison
  4. VaR Calculation:
    • Rolling 252-trading-day (1-year) returns
    • 5th percentile of annual return distribution
    • Bootstrap confidence intervals (1000 iterations)

Analysis generated on 2026-01-01 using R version R version 4.5.1 (2025-06-13)