Toyota is the world's number one automaker in the first quarter of 2013

                                                                                           

- With 2.43 million units sold in the first quarter of 2013, Toyota Corporation continues to be the number one car manufacturer in the world today.Group car manufacturers from Japan, Toyota Motor Corp., the company is still No. 1 car manufacturer in the world, according to figures released to the employers. Toyota continues to overcome two formidable rivals General Motors and Volkswagen is to maintain this position after the first three months of 2013.
In the first three months of 2013, Toyota sold 2.43 million vehicles worldwide, more than 70,000 vehicles at General Motors of the U.S. and about 160,000 vehicles from the Volkswagen Group in Germany.
However, AutoEvolution, although it remains to be No. 1 in the number of car manufacturers in the world, but Toyota's sales were down 2.2% compared to the same period in 2012. Meanwhile, General Motors and Volkswagen have all announced growth respectively 5.1% and 3.6% compared to Q1 2012.
"Instead of pursuing this figure, we try to sell every car at a time, produce better cars. We do not focus on the No. 1 position, "a spokesman for Toyota Group, Shino Yamada, said in The Washington Post.
According AutoEvolution, the fight for its position number one car manufacturer in the world in 2013 will be a three-way battle between Toyota, General Motors and Volkswagen, in fast-growing markets in the world are Chinese.