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Car Manufacturer World Rankings

June 11, 2006 by Alborz Fallah  




All this talk of cars is great, but sometimes its good to know some solid facts. You might find the following table interesting. This is the total global sale results for 2005.

Ranking Automaker 2005 Global Sales

1

General Motors 8,381,805

2

Toyota Motor Corp. 8,120,000

3

Ford Motor Co. 6,208,700

4

Volkswagen AG 5,242,793

5

DaimlerChrysler AG 4,854,700

6

Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group 3,715,095

7

Nissan Motor Co. 3,597,748

8

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen SA 3,390,000

9

Honda Motor Co. 3,365,000

10

Renault SA 2,533,428

Hmm! Seems like Toyota is catching up fast, more interesting though is how Hyundai & Kia are now ranked number 6! Seems like we need to email nearly 4 million people to ask them why!

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