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Toyota Overtakes Ford For Number Two Spot in 2007 Is GM Next?

Agent009 submitted on 1/3/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:46:43 PM

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Even with a tough economic year hindering Toyota's progress in the US market, it has proved to be even tougher for Ford last year.



Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. took over Ford Motor Co. in U.S. sales, moving the Detroit automaker to the No.3 spot..

Toyota sold 61,962 more cars and light trucks than Ford in 2007, according to reported sales figures.

 

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Toyota Overtakes Ford For Number Two Spot in 2007 Is GM Next?

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SDswtc44

Next year will be different for ford i believe. The new sync system will sell cars by itself. I dont know if it will be enough to knock off Toyota, but it will help some.

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Posted on 1/3/2008 4:55:47 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

audihater

In my opinion, Sync is a dumb gimmick. Alan Mulally probably made a phone call to Bill Gates and asked him to help save the Ford brand. Bill Gates felt guilty because he is a fellow head of an American company and lent some cool technology. Sync will not sell a car by itself.

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Posted on 1/3/2008 9:49:06 PM | | Votes: 4   

1970toyotamarc

I dont see anything in Ford's future to stop their descent. Toyota will remain at #2 for a while. With continued sales of the Tundra, updates to the Corolla/Matrix, and a rumored new Crossover, Toyota should do fine this year.

Toyota division is also #1 in brands for the year, overtaking Chevy. I'm not sure if that can hold with the new Malibu, although the Impala sales may fall due to the Malibu,so who knows.

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Posted on 1/3/2008 6:16:19 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

chewy

True. Toyota is number one in US slightly ahead of Chevy.

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Posted on 1/3/2008 7:18:11 PM | | Votes: 1   

EL34

I can honestly say the Toyota Camry will never be a pleasing looking car ever!

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Posted on 1/3/2008 7:30:53 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

EL34

Oh yeah, look at the Camry fenders and all those goofy angles?

Look at that snout!!!

What a mess!!!

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Posted on 1/3/2008 9:20:05 PM | | Votes: -2   

bmwdrvr

ricalot your ignorrance pretty much sums up exactly the type of person i think posts stupid comments like that....all that because someone bloated whale looking camry is nice lookin...how utterly sad but hey i guess it fits the cars

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Posted on 1/4/2008 10:58:14 AM | | Votes: 0   

DrFill2001

Oh, and Fusion is some kind of movie star? Quit playa-hatin'!

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Posted on 1/5/2008 9:24:07 AM | | Votes: 2   

LexSucks

Is anyone surprised? I mean look at that white gem of a car thats pictured.

— LexSucks (View Profile)

Posted on 1/3/2008 8:24:47 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -6   

stash84

Lexsucks??? what do u drive...lemme guess..a bmw?

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Posted on 1/4/2008 9:46:52 AM | | Votes: 2   

jt716

1970toyotamarc the corolla and matrix are definite duds for sure! And i think u r forgetting that once the new f-150 is released the tundra will be crushed. Anyway the f-150 is still crushing it in sales even though they are at an all time low!

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Posted on 1/3/2008 8:56:02 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

justbrown

You definition of a dud?
You may want to check the sales of the corolla before you make claims like that. Numbers don't lie. The styling may suck (although that is extremely subjective), but you have to look at volume, which I would say completely negates your statement.

Also, look at the time the f-150 has been around vs. the time the Tundra has been around (and been relatively decent)

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Posted on 1/3/2008 10:21:47 PM | | Votes: 2   

r15mohd

i guess you're trying to live the "american dream"...Ford just gave up it's two biggest assets to TaTa motors. FoMoCo needs another vehicle other than the mustang or f150 that will attract buyers. GM has the malibu/cts/silverado/corvettes/etc

pickups on a whole will lose out big time next year...it won't sell as it usually does. i read somehwere in a report that pick-ups rite now are taking twice as long to sell. the avg is about 60 days from the time it leaves the plant.

smart move by toyota to scale down production of the tundra, even after a great year for it. toyota knows strategics, and putting the effort into more vehicles like the corolla/matrix/prius/yaris/etc will only better them as the leading car maker their setting out to be.

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Posted on 1/4/2008 8:24:45 AM | | Votes: 2   

DrFill2001

I've seen the next F-150. Nothing to fear there. It's be at the NAIAS in 2 weeks.
No replacement for the Tired Tritons yet, so don't expect sales to spike a great deal.
A new gas engine isn't expect for another 2 years. The 2009 Ram will be a bigger factor in '08!
Good job, Ford!
DrFill

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Posted on 1/5/2008 9:27:20 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

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