SilyOtter

Peter M. DeLorenzo is founder and editor of Autoextremist.com.

What was unthinkable not too many years ago has finally happened -- Toyota is now the No. 1 automobile company in the world, surpassing General Motors in sales in the first quarter of this year. Toyota announced Tuesday that it had sold 2.348 million vehicles worldwide in the January-March quarter, surpassing the 2.26 million vehicles GM sold during the same period. Yes, it's only one quarter, but the momentum has been building for years now, and I don't expect Toyota to lose its lead anytime soon.

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Way to go Toyota, Quality Product, Quality People and consistent good service has paid off . Welcome to the top!

Ozzy

HAHAHAHHAHAAAA

Kiss

saw that one coming... way to go toyota!

SilyOtter

I think this should require a huuuuuge party!... .. esp somwhere in the southern California area lol.. i can hope!

krispies13

All scion/toyota/lexus Unite. We should spell Toyota is # 1 with cars and take an aerial shot.

chewd0g

Well as far as I know they don't actually say the company is the LARGEST automaker until they actually build more vehicles in one quarter.

Yes build--not sell.

keyholder

What will now happen to gm? Poor GM won't this cut jobs and cause so many ppl to be laid off? Hurtin the econoomy and the citizens who lost their jobs?

XD40tC

I love GM but oh well... I love my car :D

SilyOtter

.. oh well poor gm.. better move over for the big dogs...
I think that last week Daimler Chrysler got bought out also.. ..

hotbox05

finally

xBster

It was bound to happen...I knew I picked the right car from the right auto maker

midtowndesi

GM sucks. I've said this many times - I've owned so many american cars in the past (and i have an h2 now) and i also have an xB. the quality on the xB is so much better than the hummer. you can't compare the 2 vehicles but my 04 humemr has only 19k miles on it and it has so many damn problems.. my xB has 15k miles on it and is absolutely fine!

needless to say, and i've told my hummer dealer the same thing - i'm never buying an american car ever again.
- sh00k

tCi06

It's like pearl harbor all over again, but instead they are dropping prius

lufoxe

part of me is happy, as a toyota owner, but as an american I am saddened. We shouldn't have gotten to this point. As much as I am a toyota owner, I want to see GM get that top spot. It's good to have competition, it bring innovation and lower prices for all (which noone can argue here.)

bluaeon

i think this news was like 2 wks ago in the news. :D or it couldve been last month. just in other cases, yes, there should be a huge party here in CA. HAHAHAHA

ICE4ROG

First off let me say Huntington rules! (grew up there), I know its not the best beach in the world but it is when its home!

I just wanted to throw my 2 cents in here, my experience with american cars when compared to japanese cars is a no brainer, maybe its the japanese culture...maybe its the new american culture, I dont know...all I know is that quality talks and quantity walks, keep on walking GM.

ICE4ROG

Classic reply.....well said, lol.

ICE4ROG

Just dont have the party in Pomona, lol j/k.

Kurenai

Me and Toyota may not be the best of friends, persay, but good for them

That said, keep the ego emissions low people

SCIONOSIS

GO TOYOTA!

But what's up with the Toyota line up in NASCAR? ( Camry & Tundra )
Most of them finish in the bottom 20 and some of them blow their engines
during 500 lap races.

It would be cool if a Toyota finishes in the top 10 in that division of racing.