The world's 20 richest people in the automobile industry
Two Indians, Pallonji Mistry and Rahul Bajaj, make the list Bill Gates' share of car dealer AutoNation propels him to the top of the list Stake value and percent of net worth figures are as of July 19, 2019. Total wealth figures are as of Oct. 9, 2019. 1. Bill Gates Company: AutoNation Inc.(Stake Value: $914,554,258; Per cent of Total Net Worth: .9%; Total Wealth: $105 billion; Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Segment: Car dealers) Gates may not be the first person you would expect to see on a list of automotive wealth, but his share of car dealer AutoNation contributes to his overall fortune, most of which comes from Microsoft Corp. and Cascade Investment (which controls stakes in dozens of publicly traded companies, including Canadian National Railway, Deere, and Ecolab). 2. Larry Ellison Company: Tesla Inc.(Stake Value: $730,773,000 to $1 billion; Per cent of Total Net Worth: 1.3%; Total Wealth: $58.5 billion; Location: Palo A...