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The first quarter of 2007 will forever mark Toyota's ascension to the top of the podium. Toyota, including Lexus; Scion; Daihatsu; and Hino, sold 90,000 more cars than General Motors in the first three months of this year.
2,350,000 Camrys/Corollas/LS460's/4Runners/Tundras/xB's etc. vs 2,260,000 Impalas/ Silverados/Corvettes/9-3's/Astras/Vibes/Escalades and others. That 90,000 gap is an interesting separation, in light of yesterday's post (seen by clicking here) regarding General Motors 60,000 unit cut to fleet sales. Add that GM cutback to Toyota's small increase in production for fleet sales, and you appear to have the sales difference wrapped up in a nutshell.
But this has never been purely about selling to Enterprise or government TPW d
epartments. Toyota builds cars faster. They have an impressive array of dealers whose salespeople know the cars will sell themselves on quality and dependability. The vehicles are on the dealer lot for a short time, stay with the customer for a few years, and the cars bring the customer back to the showroom. Toyota is in almost every segment of the automotive world except the very sporty stuff and has necessary, but successful, strategic alliances . Subaru will quite likely build 100,000 Camrys in Lafayette, Indiana, for instance.
To understand the gravity of this situation, remember that General Motors, a 99-year old company, has held the top spot for 76 years. GM's 2.26 million vehicles sold is actually up 3%, but Toyota's total is up 9 percent. To understand the impact of this situation, read this story.
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- Toyota Takes Global Sales Lead Over Gm In Q1 With 2.41 Million Units
While General Motors posted a 0.6% decline in its first quarter sales this year (2.25 million vehicles), Toyota Motor Corp reported today that its global sales were increased by 2.7 percent during the January-through-March period, at 2.41 million units...
- Closer Look At Toyota Canada's August Sales Stats
Take a look at The Good Car Guy's posting of automobile sales in Canada last month and you'll spot a very good trend for Toyota and its Lexus luxury outpost. Toyota, by the way, doesn't offer its Scion brand north of the border. If, and it's...
- Toyota Vs Gm - First Quarter Numbers
The figures were confusing in 2007. Did Toyota produce more; did General Motors sell more? Did an outside source confirm the figures that were announced by the manufacturers? Whatever - that was then, this is now. Below you'll fnd some preliminary...
- General Motors Overtakes Toyota
For what seemed like years, constant headlines voiced the queries of many an analyst: when will Toyota take the crown from General Motors? Then along came the first quarter of 2007, and Toyota really did sell more cars than GM. GM, however, has sold...
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BIG NEWS - TOYOTA & GM
The first quarter of 2007 will forever mark Toyota's ascension to the top of the podium. Toyota, including Lexus; Scion; Daihatsu; and Hino, sold 90,000 more cars than General Motors in the first three months of this year.
2,350,000 Camrys/Corollas/LS460's/4Runners/Tundras/xB's etc. vs 2,260,000 Impalas/ Silverados/Corvettes/9-3's/Astras/Vibes/Escalades and others. That 90,000 gap is an interesting separation, in light of yesterday's post (seen by clicking here) regarding General Motors 60,000 unit cut to fleet sales. Add that GM cutback to Toyota's small increase in production for fleet sales, and you appear to have the sales difference wrapped up in a nutshell.
But this has never been purely about selling to Enterprise or government TPW d
epartments. Toyota builds cars faster. They have an impressive array of dealers whose salespeople know the cars will sell themselves on quality and dependability. The vehicles are on the dealer lot for a short time, stay with the customer for a few years, and the cars bring the customer back to the showroom. Toyota is in almost every segment of the automotive world except the very sporty stuff and has necessary, but successful, strategic alliances . Subaru will quite likely build 100,000 Camrys in Lafayette, Indiana, for instance.To understand the gravity of this situation, remember that General Motors, a 99-year old company, has held the top spot for 76 years. GM's 2.26 million vehicles sold is actually up 3%, but Toyota's total is up 9 percent. To understand the impact of this situation, read this story.
- Toyota Remains No. 1 Global Carmaker In 2013, But Gm And Vw Are Closing The Gap
Toyota is the world’s largest carmaker for the second straight year, with the company selling 9.98 million units last year, beating both the GM and Volkswagen Groups. Toyota said its vehicle sales, including deliveries from subsidiaries Hino Motors...
- Toyota Takes Global Sales Lead Over Gm In Q1 With 2.41 Million Units
While General Motors posted a 0.6% decline in its first quarter sales this year (2.25 million vehicles), Toyota Motor Corp reported today that its global sales were increased by 2.7 percent during the January-through-March period, at 2.41 million units...
- Closer Look At Toyota Canada's August Sales Stats
Take a look at The Good Car Guy's posting of automobile sales in Canada last month and you'll spot a very good trend for Toyota and its Lexus luxury outpost. Toyota, by the way, doesn't offer its Scion brand north of the border. If, and it's...
- Toyota Vs Gm - First Quarter Numbers
The figures were confusing in 2007. Did Toyota produce more; did General Motors sell more? Did an outside source confirm the figures that were announced by the manufacturers? Whatever - that was then, this is now. Below you'll fnd some preliminary...
- General Motors Overtakes Toyota
For what seemed like years, constant headlines voiced the queries of many an analyst: when will Toyota take the crown from General Motors? Then along came the first quarter of 2007, and Toyota really did sell more cars than GM. GM, however, has sold...