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VW Passes Toyota As Top Automaker

Volkswagen surpassed Toyota as the world’s largest automaker in the first half of 2015, fulfilling a long-held goal, but the achievement came at a cost as U.S. quality remained low. Volkswagen sold 5.04 million vehicles in the first six months of the year, edging Toyota’s 5.02 million despite quality slips in the U.S. General Motors, once the world’s biggest automaker by a long shot, is now firmly entrenched in the No. 3 slot. It has not yet released its official first-half stats. The title of world’s largest automaker means little from a practical perspective, except for bragging rights. But it does serve as an effective gauge of how global strategies are unfolding/ USA Today. More here.

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