GM TAKES THE THIRD SPOT IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF WORLD SALES WITH 2.4 MILLION AUTO SALES BEATEN BY VW WITH 2.49 MILLION AND THE FIRST SPOT BY TOYOTA WITH 2.52 MILLION–AS GM WOLRDWIDE AUTO SALES OF BEING NUMBER 1 IS NOW BEEN RIVALED BY TOYOTA WITH HIGHEST 10 MILLION CAR SALES IN 2014–AS GM HAS LOST THE TOP SPOT SINCE 2008

Toyota Motor Corp is still at the top in global vehicle sales after the first quarter, selling 2.52 million vehicles around the world, outpacing rivals Volkswagen and General Motors.

The Japanese automaker has been the world’s top-selling automaker for the past three years. No. 2 Volkswagen Group of Germany reported last week that it sold 2.49 million vehicles for the January-March period.

Volkswagen edged out U.S. automaker General Motors Co, which reported global sales of 2.4 million vehicles earlier this week.

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