Volkswagen AG said it topped rival General Motors Co. for second place among all automakers, selling 9.73 million vehicles in 2013. )Volkswagen AG said Thursday it topped rival General Motors Co. for second place among all automakers, selling 9.73 million vehicles in 2013 over the Detroit automaker's 9.71 million.
The German automaker's tally includes heavy-duty truck sales from its MAN SE and Scania AB units, so some still say GM is the second best selling automaker among light-duty vehicles.
Toyota Motor Corp. sold 9.98 million vehicles in 2013, retaining the title as the world's largest automaker for a second straight year. Its tally includes sales from its Hino Motors and Daihatsu units. Toyota was also the top selling automaker from 2008-2010, but GM held the title in 2011, when Toyota production sank because of natural disasters.
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