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In the year that just ended, some automakers have a lot to be grateful for while others including Japan's biggest car brands would rather forget due to the Tsunami as well as the Thailand floods that significantly hurt their production lines during 2011.
- There Can Be Only One: Toyota Bounces Back, Leads Gm In Global Sales, For Now
After a disastrous 2011, which saw it drop to third place behind General Motors and the VW Group due to production shortage caused by the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Toyota has bounced back and is currently the world’s number one car...
- Toyota On Track To Regain Top Spot In Worldwide Sales, Leads Gm By 300k, Vw Group By 520k Units
After facing a catastrophic tsunami in Japan and floods in Thailand that crippled its production facilities and hurt sales last year, the Toyota group is well on track to reclaim its title as the world's bestselling automaker in 2012. Read more...
- Toyota Reclaims Sales Crown From General Motors In The First Quarter Of 2012
In 2011, some two years after it went into bankruptcy, General Motors managed to recoup the top spot as the world's largest automaker, no thanks to Toyota's production problems that stemmed from the tsunami and other natural disasters that hit...
- Toyota Forecasts 24% Rise In 2012 Production, Wants To Reclaim First Place In Global Sales
The many disruptions in production following the March earthquake in Japan and October’s Thai floods seriously hurt Toyota's profitability and production capability. Total sales for 2011 (excluding Daihatsu and Hino) are expected to reach...
- Gm Is World’s Number One Automaker, Toyota Drops To 3rd Place Behind Vw
Well, it was almost certain to happen after the March 11 earthquake and Tsunami hit Japan causing multiple problems to the country's automotive industry. Toyota, the world’s largest carmaker, saw its production drop by 23% to 3.37 million...
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2011 U.S. Sales: Detroit's Big 3 and Koreans Report Strong Gains, Honda and Toyota Feel the Pinch
In the year that just ended, some automakers have a lot to be grateful for while others including Japan's biggest car brands would rather forget due to the Tsunami as well as the Thailand floods that significantly hurt their production lines during 2011.
Starting with the American carmakers, General Motors saw its U.S. sales rise 13.7 percent last year to 2,503,820 units. Chevrolet led the way with 1,775,812 units (+13.4%) followed by GMC at 397,986 (+18.8%), Buick at 177,633 (+14.3%) and Cadillac at 152,389 (+3.7%).
Read more »- There Can Be Only One: Toyota Bounces Back, Leads Gm In Global Sales, For Now
After a disastrous 2011, which saw it drop to third place behind General Motors and the VW Group due to production shortage caused by the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Toyota has bounced back and is currently the world’s number one car...
- Toyota On Track To Regain Top Spot In Worldwide Sales, Leads Gm By 300k, Vw Group By 520k Units
After facing a catastrophic tsunami in Japan and floods in Thailand that crippled its production facilities and hurt sales last year, the Toyota group is well on track to reclaim its title as the world's bestselling automaker in 2012. Read more...
- Toyota Reclaims Sales Crown From General Motors In The First Quarter Of 2012
In 2011, some two years after it went into bankruptcy, General Motors managed to recoup the top spot as the world's largest automaker, no thanks to Toyota's production problems that stemmed from the tsunami and other natural disasters that hit...
- Toyota Forecasts 24% Rise In 2012 Production, Wants To Reclaim First Place In Global Sales
The many disruptions in production following the March earthquake in Japan and October’s Thai floods seriously hurt Toyota's profitability and production capability. Total sales for 2011 (excluding Daihatsu and Hino) are expected to reach...
- Gm Is World’s Number One Automaker, Toyota Drops To 3rd Place Behind Vw
Well, it was almost certain to happen after the March 11 earthquake and Tsunami hit Japan causing multiple problems to the country's automotive industry. Toyota, the world’s largest carmaker, saw its production drop by 23% to 3.37 million...