Toyota overtaken by Volkswagen
German overtook Japanese this year. This is the first time VW has became the world's biggest selling vehicle maker and this is the first time VW has taken over Toyota. VW sold 5.04 million cars between January and June - slightly more than the 5.02 million sold by Toyota. Since the emerging market slowed, Toyota's sales dropped 1.5% compared with 2014.Volkswagen targeted in 2018 they will overtake Toyota, and they beat them three years ahead. Also ,VW owns Audi and Porsche ,seems likely exceed it's sales 10.1 million car sold in 2014.General Motors held the global sales crown for more than seven decades until being surpassed by Toyota in 2008.When Toyota's production was hurt by earthquake and tsunami in north-eastern Japan, GM regained the top spot in 2011.But it did not effect too much because Toyota regained it's spot following year and it's held it's title ever since. However, this year sales wise VW outranked Toyota 5.04 million cars ...