Toyota sells most cars in first half of 2014 - Tampabay.com
Visitors walks past a Toyota IQ compact car displayed at a Toyota showroom in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 30, 2014. Toyota remains No. 1 in global vehicles sales after the first six months of this year, followed by Volkswagen which bumped General... Toyota announced Wednesday that January-June global sales totaled 5. 097 million vehicles, up nearly 4 percent from a year earlier. Sales in Japan were strong because of a rush to beat the rise in the consumption tax that kicked in April 1, according to Toyota. Toyota's vehicle sales soared 12 percent in China while they also held up in North America, growing 5 percent. Toyota also did well in Europe, with sales edging up 8 percent. Toyota, which makes the Camry sedan, Prius hybrid and Lexus luxury models, finished first last year with a record 9. 98 million vehicles. Toyota expects to sell more than 10 million vehicles this year. GM had been the top-selling automaker for more than seven decades before losing the title to Toyota in 2008. GM retook the sales crown in 2011, when Toyota's production was hurt by the earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. Source: www.tampabay.com
