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In 2011, General Motors reclaimed its crown as the world's largest vehicle manufacturer from Toyota, which was hit hard by the Japanese Tsunami and the Thailand floods, and as a result, dropped into third place behind the Volkswagen Group.
- 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...
- Gm Sells Record 227,217 Vehicles In China In April, Toyota's Sales Up 68 Percent In The Country
April turned out to be a very positive sales month in China for two of the world's largest automakers, General Motors and Toyota. The Detroit firm and its joint ventures in China set a domestic sales record for April of 227,217 vehicles, up 11.7...
- Ford To Invest $4.9 Billion To Revamp Its Chinese Operations, Lincoln Not Part Of The Plan For Now
Being the number two automotive group in the US, and the fifth largest worldwide behind Hyundai, is no mean feat for Ford. Having an almost non-existent 2 percent share in the world’s largest car market, however, is. Last year’s Thai floods...
- Lamborghini's Sales Surge 23 Percent To 1,602 Units In 2011
Famed Italian supercar maker Lamborghini has announced strong sales numbers for the year that ended on December 31, 2011. The company recorded double-digit increase in deliveries and turnover selling 300 more cars compared to the previous year for a...
- Gm Is World's Largest Automaker In 2011 But Vw Group Says Not So Fast
On Thursday, General Motors reported global sales of 9,025,942 units in 2011, up 7.6% over 2010, which makes it the world's largest automaker in terms of volume. Earlier this month, the Volkswagen Group announced that it sold a total of 8.16 million...
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Chevy Sets New Record in 2011 with 4.76 Million Sales, China is GM's Largest Market Overall
In 2011, General Motors reclaimed its crown as the world's largest vehicle manufacturer from Toyota, which was hit hard by the Japanese Tsunami and the Thailand floods, and as a result, dropped into third place behind the Volkswagen Group.
Overall, GM's largest market in 2011 was China with 2,547,203 vehicles and an 8.3 percent increase over the previous year, followed by the U.S. with 2,503,820 sales, up 13.0 percent.
And the good news doesn't stop there for the Detroit carmaker, which announced today that the driving force behind its success, the Chevrolet brand, recorded its best sales year ever in 2011 delivering 4.76 million vehicles around the world.
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...
- Gm Sells Record 227,217 Vehicles In China In April, Toyota's Sales Up 68 Percent In The Country
April turned out to be a very positive sales month in China for two of the world's largest automakers, General Motors and Toyota. The Detroit firm and its joint ventures in China set a domestic sales record for April of 227,217 vehicles, up 11.7...
- Ford To Invest $4.9 Billion To Revamp Its Chinese Operations, Lincoln Not Part Of The Plan For Now
Being the number two automotive group in the US, and the fifth largest worldwide behind Hyundai, is no mean feat for Ford. Having an almost non-existent 2 percent share in the world’s largest car market, however, is. Last year’s Thai floods...
- Lamborghini's Sales Surge 23 Percent To 1,602 Units In 2011
Famed Italian supercar maker Lamborghini has announced strong sales numbers for the year that ended on December 31, 2011. The company recorded double-digit increase in deliveries and turnover selling 300 more cars compared to the previous year for a...
- Gm Is World's Largest Automaker In 2011 But Vw Group Says Not So Fast
On Thursday, General Motors reported global sales of 9,025,942 units in 2011, up 7.6% over 2010, which makes it the world's largest automaker in terms of volume. Earlier this month, the Volkswagen Group announced that it sold a total of 8.16 million...