The final tallies are in and it’s official – Detroit-based General Motors last year (just) headed off Japan’s Toyota to retain the crown of top-selling automaker worldwide, shifting 9,369,524 vehicles (up 3% year on year) – or around 3,000 vehicles more.
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Toyota’s updated 2007 sales tally totalled 9,366,418, compared with the earlier rounded-up estimate of 9.366m, up 6% from 2006
That means GM remains No. 1 for a 77th year.
Toyota said in a statement it built 9,497,754 vehicles worldwide last year, up 5.3% from 2006. The majority (8,534,690) were branded Toyota and affiliates Daihatsu and Hino accounted for the rest.
In contrast, GM built 9.284m around the world in 2007.
Of Toyota’s global total, 4,378,123 units were built outside Japan.
Toyota said that last year was the sixth consecutive year of increased output for Toyota brand vehicles in Japan (and a record high) and the eighth consecutive increase for Hino.
Daihatsu output fell for the first time in five years though the brand posted its first overseas production increase due to increased output, mainly in Indonesia.
