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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 and Daihatsu Motor, rose 2.4 percent in 2013 to 9.98 million units. General Motors announced 9.71 million sales, while VW preliminary estimates are of over 9.7 million units.
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U.s. Auto Sales Up 6 Percent In March, Domestic Carmakers Report Gains
Light-vehicle sales rose 6 percent in March to 1.54 million units, exceeding analysts’ forecasts, with the seasonally adjusted sales rate also increasing to 16.4 million units from 15.3 million units a year ago. Read more »...
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Toyota To Regain Sales Throne, Vw And Gm Fight For Second In The Best Year Ever For Car Sales
Having dropped to third position after a number of disasters crippled its production in 2011, Toyota looks set to reclaim the title of the world’s largest automaker this year. This leaves General Motors and the VW Group to fight it out for second...
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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...
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China Vehicle Sales Soar To 1.7 Million Units In March, Up 56%
China's economic recovery seems to be on a solid footing this year as total vehicle sales in the country jumped 56 percent in March rising to an impressive total of 1.734 million units, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers....
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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...
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