Toyota sales rise challenge to GM
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Toyota puts pressure on GM to be the world's biggest carmaker, as global sales rise by 6%.
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General Motors Corp. narrowed the  gap with top seller Toyota Motor Corp. in the first half of  2007 thanks to a solid second quarter, although demand  continued to fall in its home North American market.
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Japanese car giant Toyota reports a 7.5% rise in quarterly profits due to rising demand in places like China.
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DETROIT/TOKYO  - General Motors Corp. narrowed the gap with top seller Toyota Motor Corp. in the first half of 2007 thanks to a solid second quarter, although demand continued to fall in its home North American market.
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Japanese car firm Toyota sees its vehicle sales soar in September compared to a year earlier, in contrast to its US rivals.
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As it tries to overtake General Motors as the leading global automaker by sales, Toyotaâs strategy of  shifting its focus to emerging markets from the United States appears to be paying off.
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Japan&#39;s leading automakers Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. put rivals on notice this week by announcing higher sales targets for 2005 and ambitious production increases worldwide.
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Toyota Motor Corp.  should hit its target of 5-percent U.S. sales growth this year despite a recent slowdown and building concerns about the knock-on effect of the subprime mortgage crisis, the automaker's chief financial officer said on Monday.
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General Motors posts global 2007 sales of 9,369,524 vehicles - putting it in a near dead heat with Toyota.
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General Motors Corp  on Tuesday  said U.S. sales rose more than 5 percent in August, boosted by  strong demand for its pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles.
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Toyota Motor Corp.  posted a rise in January U.S. auto sales on Thursday, claiming the No. 2 spot in the world's largest market for cars and trucks, as sales by rival Ford Motor Co  fell sharply.
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Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T) said on  Monday it expects to increase its European sales in 2007 by  about 100,000 units to 1.22 million vehicles, including its  Lexus brand, for its 11th straight year of record sales.
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Daihatsu plans a major sales drive which could help parent firm Toyota overtake GM as the world's top car firm.
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General Motors Corp. GM.N on Friday  said its U.S. sales soared a surprising 20.5 percent in  September, but the U.S. automaker also cut production and  raised incentives as it grapples with high inventories of  unsold vehicles.
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Toyota Motor Co  emerged as the surprise beneficiary of a rebound in U.S. sales of trucks and SUVs in September, posting an industry-leading 20-percent gain in vehicle sales.
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TOYOTA today said it expects its worldwide sales to rise by seven per cent next year to a record 8.03 million vehicles as it boosts production in almost every corner of the globe.
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The Toyota Motor Corporation, on pace to become the worldâs biggest auto company, reports a 7.3 percent gain.