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Micki Maynard · The Top Spot Goes To General Motors Once Again
January 19th, 2012
General Motors has ranked second among the world’s carmakers for the past three years. But now, GM looks like it’s back in the top spot.
GM is once again the world's biggest carmaker. Photo by Chris via Flickr.
GM said Thursday that it sold 9,025,942 vehicles last year, 7.6 percent more than in 2010, according to The New York Times. Its closest competitor was Volkswagen, whose sales grew 14 percent to 8.156 million.
Toyota, which has led the global car market for the past three years, looks like it has fallen to No. 3. It hasn’t released its 2011 auto sales numbers yet. But last month, it estimated that will sell 7.9 million vehicles in 2011, and 8.48 million vehicles for this year.
The title returns bragging rights to Detroit, and gives GM a new challenger to worry about. Meanwhile, Toyota, whose Princeton, Indiana, plant just built its 3 millionth vehicle, is still working on its recovery from recalls, the Japanese earthquake and tsunami and floods in Thailand.
Does it matter to you if GM is No. 1? Let us know what you think of the sales race.
