Toyota shrugged off China sales woes to
stay the world's top selling automaker for
the first half of this year, outpacing United
States rival General Motors Company, which
boasted such bragging rights for seven
decades until 2008, The Associated Press
reported on Friday.
Toyota Motor Corporation sold 4.91 million
cars and trucks around the world for the
January-June period, down 1.2 per cent
from the previous year, according to
numbers it released Friday.
GM said earlier this month it sold 4.85
million vehicles worldwide in the six
months, growing almost four per cent as it
gained U.S. sales faster than Toyota. For the
second quarter alone, GM had a slight edge,
outselling Toyota by about 10,000 vehicles.
GM was the top-selling automaker for
seven decades before losing that title to
the Japanese automaker in 2008. GM
retook the spot in 2011, when Toyota's
plants were slowed by an earthquake and
tsunami in northeastern Japan that wiped
out parts suppliers.
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