Toyota's global sales down 4%, but may still overtake GM

Tuesday 20th January, 03:16 PM JST

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Yelnats at 03:21 PM JST - 20th January

Great company doing something right. I never realized they owned Daihatsu too.
Altria at 03:24 PM JST - 20th January

Despite GM supposedly being the world's largest automaker, I don't remember ever seeing a single car made by them. Do they only sell in America? Plenty of Fords around and the odd Chrysler, though.
herefornow at 04:37 PM JST - 20th January

Altria -- you must never get to Roppongi. Lot's of Cadillacs, usually the SUV's, to be seen around -- mostly outside the Yak hangouts. I hope Toyoda does a better job than William Caly Ford has done. Ford had to bring in the guy from Boeing to find a proper CEO.
some14some at 06:29 PM JST - 20th January

Psychological shock of not reaching 10m target for Toyota is far greater than overtaking GM a sick unit !
memyselfI at 09:02 PM JST - 20th January

toyota please make a new Supra. Please Please
Ah_so at 10:09 PM JST - 20th January

This means that people are still voluntarilly buying rubbish cars when there are perfectly good alternatives. How strage.
electric2004 at 11:15 PM JST - 20th January

And for 4% all these wining and layoffs from Toyota?
usaexpat at 12:35 AM JST - 21st January

I don't believe the numbers, down 4% in foreign markets? How about more like 30% or more. Who is buying new cars of any make these days? Altria: GM sells hardly anything here, I've seen the odd Pontiac here and there although they sell quite well in China (Buick produced in China) as well as Europe (Opel and Vauxhal) and Australia (Holden)
Good_Jorb at 12:45 AM JST - 21st January

At least in Canada sales of Toyota have increased.

http://www.wheels.ca/article/495657
unklesam at 04:52 PM JST - 21st January

WTF di you mean "may" pass GM ??? 77 years in a row and GM is still at #1 ??? All the hullaballoo here at JT and I thouight that Toyota had already passed GM for #1. Too funny. Personally, I can't help but wonder how Toyota will fudge the numbers to pull this off. my understanding is that they pegged their sales at 106 to the dollar... not the current 90 ! Ha-ha-ha !
pointofview at 11:22 PM JST - 21st January

Still had to get that "but may still overtake GM" in there, didn`t they?
unscrejects at 04:11 PM JST - 22nd January

This is too much! It has been 20 plus percent down - how come it's only 4% now? That 4% was worth 80% of its profit?????? Folks how gullable can you be?