Top 10 'most valuable' car brands

Cape Town - Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, has been named the 'most valuable' car brand in Interbrand's 2015 Best Global Brands.

According to Interbrand, Toyota's brand value is $49.05-billion in 2015.

BMW is ranked second ($37.21-billion) with Mercedes-Benz in third place ($36.71-billion). Honda remains in fourth place with a value of $22.98-billion.

VW still in top 5

Embattled Volkswagen completes the top five though it has lost 9% of its value ($12.55-billion). VW is the only automaker on the list that's worth less than it was in 2014, reports Interbrand.

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VW is the subject of an ongoing investigation as it admitted to fitting 'defeat devices' in its vehicles to cheat emissions tests.

The top 10 global automotive brands for 2015:

1 Toyota
2 BMW
3 Mercedes-Benz
4 Honda
5 Volkswagen
6 Ford  
7 Hyundai
8 Audi
9 Nissan
10 Porsche