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In the auto sales "horse race," VW edges ahead of General Motors

VW edging closer to its desired no. 1 spot.
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VW edging closer to its desired no. 1 spot.

They're rounding the 7.5 furlong mark and the standings are:

  1. Toyota
  2. Volkswagen
  3. General Motors

The Associated Press breaks it down for us:

Volkswagen edged out General Motors for second place in the global auto sales race during the first three quarters of the year, but Toyota was expected to keep its lead to stay in first place. GM said Wednesday that is sold 7.37 million cars and trucks worldwide from January through September. But VW said it sold 7.4 million to nudge GM out of second place. Toyota won't release its numbers for the first three quarters until late October. But it was in first place in the first half with sales of almost 5.1 million, and it expects the full-year figure to be 10.1 million. Toyota finished first last year with a record 9.98 million sales. General Motors Co. finished second and VW third.

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