Toyota Beats GM in 2013 as 10 Million Vehicles Seen

Toyota Motor Corp. set a target of selling an unprecedented 10 million vehicles in 2014 after leading General Motors Co. and Volkswagen AG in global auto deliveries for a second straight year.

Worldwide vehicle sales at Toyota, including deliveries from subsidiaries Hino Motors Ltd. and Daihatsu Motor Co., rose 2.4 percent to 9.98 million units last year, the Toyota City, Japan-based automaker said in a statement yesterday. That compared with the 9.71 million units sold by GM and over 9.7 million units at VW. Sales will probably rise to 10.32 million units this year, Toyota said.