Japan's Toyota Motor Industries replaced General Motors to become the 2021 sales champion in the U.S. auto market. It was the first time GM had lost the title since 1931.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
Toyota said on The 4th that it sold 2.3 million vehicles in the United States last year, an increase of 10.4% year-on-year. GM said on the same day that it sold 2.2 million units in the U.S. last year, down 12.9 percent from a year earlier.
Jack Hollis, senior vice president of car operations at Toyota North America, responded in a low-key manner to the "sales win" news. He told media reporters on a conference call on the 4th: "Yes, our sales do surpass GM. But to be clear, this is not our goal, and we don't think this performance is sustainable. ”
According to the data provided by the "Automotive News" in the United States, General Motors surpassed Ford Motor Company for the first time in 1931 and became the "sales king" of the US automobile market, and sat firmly in the first place for consecutive years until Toyota won the championship.
The US Consumer News and Business Channel reported on the 4th that Toyota's sales in the US market surpassed GM's, thanks to Toyota's better management of the chip supply chain.
Toyota's car and truck sales in the U.S. market increased last year. Despite lower tantu pickup sales, sales of smaller Tacoma pickups increased by 5.7 percent to 252,500 units.
Sales of GM's flagship Chevrolet Sorod pickup fell 10.8 percent last year to less than 530,000 units, affected by chip shortages.
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