Toyota Motor Corp. remains the best-selling car manufacturer in the world in the first quarter of this year, General Motors and Volkswagen set aside. Toyota sold 2.43 million vehicles during the period from January to March, surpassing General Motors Co, Volkswagen AG's 2.36 million and 2.27 million.
But Toyota has decreased 2.2 percent over the same period last year. Especially given the difficult conditions in China. Instead GM rose 3.6 percent and Volkswagen rose 5.1 percent.
Toyota affected by anti-Japanese sentiment in China because of a territorial dispute over small islands between the two countries. Although the situation is slowly improving but to return to solid growth still need more time. The end of subsidies for green cars in Japan also led to domestic sales in Japan also fell.
Toyota's vehicle sales in the first quarter fell 13% in China and fell 15% in Japan, compared with the same period last year. While in North America rose 7 percent, as well as in many Asian countries, where Toyota is relatively dominant.
Last year, Toyota sold 9.7 million cars and trucks around the world to beat the 9.29 million GM and Volkswagen in 9.1 million.
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