They're number two

Toyota tries harder than Ford:

Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. took over Ford Motor Co. in U.S. sales in 2007, bumping the Detroit automaker to the No.3 spot.

Toyota last year sold 61,962 more cars and light trucks than Ford, according to the Automotive News Data Center. Toyota sold 2.62 million vehicles during the year while Ford sold 2.56 million. ...in the US. Toyota's total U.S. market share now stands at 16.8 percent to Ford’s 16.4 percent.

But that doesn't bother Ford marketing chief Jim Farley, who left Toyota last fall to join Ford...

I sure think it should bother Ford. Especially as Chrysler is now number two in Canada. But not for that long, I'd surmise; Toyota is number four here and Honda number five..

Mark C.

Damian adds: GM meanwhile, says the revolutionary Chevrolet Volt likely won't be ready in 2010, as promised. Surprise, surprise...

Posted by markc at January 3, 2008 09:04 PM