Toyota Extends Global Sales Lead Over General Motors, VW
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Toyota Motor Corp., rebounding from lost production after last year’s natural disasters in Asia, is on pace to outsell General Motors Co. and Volkswagen AG and reclaim its title as the world’s top-selling automaker.
Toyota sales rose 34 percent in the first six months of the year to 4.97 million globally, leading GM by 300,000 and VW by 520,000 deliveries. GM global deliveries rose 2.9 percent to 4.67 million during the first half while VW sales increased 8.9 percent to 4.45 million, according to the companies.