Toyota still top in global vehicle sales, over VW, GM, after first 3 quarters of year
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
Toyota kept its lead over rivals against rivals Volkswagen and General Motors as the world's top-selling automaker in the first three quarters of the year.
Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday that it had sold 7.615 million vehicles around the world, up nearly 3 percent from the previous year.
Volkswagen said earlier this month it sold 7.40 million vehicles for January-September, barely edging out General Motors Co. in the closely watched auto sales race, at 7.372 million cars and trucks worldwide. Detroit-based GM also reported its figure earlier this month.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
Japanese automaker Toyota was in first place in the first half with sales of almost 5.1 million. It finished first last year with a record 9.98 million sales. GM had finished second and Volkswagen AG third.