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• Toyota threatens GM's 77-year sales run (CNN.com)
TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota sold more than 4.8 million vehicles worldwide in the first half, up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday.
• NASCAR squeezes horsepower down on Toyota motors (AP via Yahoo! News)
NASCAR tried to even out the competition in the Nationwide Series on Wednesday by ordering all teams using Toyota motors to squeeze down their horsepower before this weekend's race in Indianapolis.
• Toyota outsells GM worldwide in first half (AP via Yahoo! News)
General Motors Corp., pummeled by falling U.S. sales and high gas prices, lost the global sales lead to Toyota Motor Corp. in the first half of this year, but the churning market makes it difficult to predict which automaker will end the year on top.
• Toyota ahead of GM in auto sales (International Herald Tribune)
Based on sales for the first half of 2008, Toyota appears to be on its way to surpassing GM as the largest automaker.
• Rule change cuts Toyota horsepower on Nationwide tour (USA Today)
NASCAR is instituting a Nationwide Series rule that will affect only Toyota but isn't necessarily aimed at the engine manufacturer that has dominated the circuit this season.
• Toyota Profit May Fall on Strong Yen, Low Truck Sales (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
July 24 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. , Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. , Japan's three biggest automakers, may say fiscal first-quarter profit dropped as U.S. demand for light trucks slid and a stronger yen eroded earnings.
• Toyota moves ahead of GM in race to be largest automaker (International Heral...
Toyota said Wednesday that it sold 2.41 million vehicles in the second quarter, 2 percent more than a year ago. G.M. said its sales for the quarter fell 5 percent, to 2.28 million.
• Toyota Moves Ahead of G.M. in Sales (New York Times)
Toyota sold nearly 300,000 more vehicles than G.M. in the first half of 2008 and appears on its way to ending G.M.?s 77-year reign as the world?s largest automaker.
• GM trails Toyota in first-half 2008 global sales (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
General Motors Corp trailed Japanese rival Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) in global vehicle sales decisively through the second quarter and first half of the year, hurt by a large decline in North America.
• GM trails Toyota in global sales (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
General Motors Corp trailed Japanese rival Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) in global vehicle sales decisively through the first half of the year, hurt by a large decline in North America.
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