As a country on wheels, the United States has a number of strong automakers, including General Motors, Ford, etc., and they basically hold the annual sales champion of the US auto market in their hands, but in the past 2021, neither General Motors nor Ford has been able to continue to defend this honor.
According to overseas media reports, Toyota's new car sales in the U.S. market in 2021 are about 2.3 million units, an increase of 10.4% year-on-year, while GM sales in the same period are about 2.2 million units, down 12.9% year-on-year, although Ford has not yet released the annual sales data, but its cumulative sales in the first 11 months of 2021 lag behind Toyota's 400,000 units, so Toyota has actually become the annual sales champion of the U.S. auto market in 2021. It is worth mentioning that this is also the first time that Toyota has won this honor, and the U.S. car sales champion is also the first time that it has been won by an automaker outside the United States.
According to foreign media analysis, local automakers missed the 2021 US market sales champion, which has a lot to do with the shortage of important components such as chips. Since surpassing Ford in 1931, GM's sales have been at the top of the list for 90 years, but in 2021, GM has suffered from "lack of cores", and factories in North America have experienced widespread shutdowns and production cuts, resulting in a significant decline in sales throughout 2021.
In contrast, Toyota, which has always been known for its "stability", has a better control of the supply chain, and has effectively avoided large-scale production cuts and production stoppages by adjusting the production rhythm and models.
However, foreign media also said that with the easing of chip supply and other issues, GM's production capacity in 2022 is expected to be effectively recovered, and it is very promising to regain the throne of the US market sales champion from Toyota.
In addition, although China is the world's largest single car consumer market, Toyota's difficulty in winning the championship is much greater than in the Us market, after all, there is Volkswagen that has been working hard for many years. According to the latest released data, FAW-Volkswagen's sales in 2021 will reach 1,857,777 units, and the annual sales of the SAIC Volkswagen brand will also reach 1,356,534 units. FAW Toyota in 2021 is to achieve sales of 860,019 units, although GAC Toyota has not yet released the annual sales data, but it is expected to be almost the same as FAW Toyota.