Chinese singer G.E.M. performs in front of Cruze RS car displayed at a Chevrolet event in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Nov 17, 2016. [Photo/VCG]

Toyota is crowned the world's most valuable automobile brand in 2017 by British consulting firm Brand Finance. Its brand value has risen seven percent from last year to $46.3 billion.

Brand Finance ranks brand values by estimating a brand's probable future sales of its products and calculating a royalty rate that would be charged for the use of a brand.

Chinese brands such as Geely, Haval and Wuling are among the top 100.

Let's take a look at the world's top 10 most valuable automobile brands this year.

No 10 Chevrolet

Domicile: United States

Brand value: $11.5 billion