JAPAN: Toyota sales stay ahead of GM
Author: just-auto.com editorial team | 28 July 2009
Toyota Motor group worldwide vehicle sales for the first half of 2009 fell 26% year on year to about 3,564,000 units, but it still beat General Motors to remain the largest automaker - the US rival shifted about 3,552,700 units during the same period.
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