Toyota Edges Out GM in Auto Sales
GLOBAL TITLE: Toyota Motor Corp. reported 8.42 million sales worldwide last year, 30,000 more than General Motors Co.'s 8.39 million in global sales. Toyota's sales were up 8 percent from 2009, while GM posted a 12 percent increase from a year earlier.
CHINA VICTORY: GM came out on top in China, selling more cars and trucks in the country last year than it did in the U.S. It sold 2.35 million vehicles in China, up 29 percent. Toyota sold just 846,000 vehicles in China.
THE RACE SO FAR: GM and Toyota tied for the global sales lead in 2007, ending GM's 76-year string of dominance. Toyota took the title in 2008 and has held it ever since.
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