Toyota remains the world number one in the first quarter of 2013
- Toyota remains the world leader in terms of sales in the first quarter of 2013, with 2.43 million vehicles sold (- 2.2%), followed by General Motors (2.36 million units sold, +3.6 %) and Volkswagen (2.27 million, +5.1%).
- Toyota has been severely affected by the diplomatic conflict between Tokyo and Beijing last year as well as by the end of subsidies for the purchase of "eco-friendly" cars in Japan. Its sales in China have declined by 13% in the first quarter of 2013 (compared to the first quarter of 2012), and those in Japan by 15%. In Europe, Toyota saw its sales decline by 13.7% in the first quarter of 2013. In the United States, Toyota has however increased by 7% in the first quarter of 2013. In other parts of the world, Toyota saw its sales increase overall, which has allowed the world's leading carmaker to globally limit its decline in sales to 2.2%.
- Nevertheless, given that GM and VW sales have increased in the first quarter of 2013, the gap with Toyota was significantly reduced compared to the recorded full-year 2012 results. It has been observed that last year, the Toyota Group sold 9.70 million vehicles, the GM group 9.29 million and VW group 9.07 million. In these circumstances, it is impossible to say who will be the leader in worldwide sales over the entire year 2013. Indeed, at the current rate, the three groups would be side by side at the end of the year with each of them selling 9.50 million vehicles.
Data source: File #55 - Registrations in the World by makes
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