Toyota has kept the title of world’s biggest automaker for the fourth straight year after saying it sold 10.15 million vehicles globally in 2015, driving past Volkswagen and General Motors. Dented by a pollution-cheating scandal, Volkswagen earlier logged sales of 9.93 million vehicles worldwide, while Chevrolet and Cadillac maker GM moved 9.8 million last year.
The Japanese giant is hailed not for only offering SUVs, Sedans, or Hatchbacks but also for providing customers with a wide variety of pickup trucks that can be customized according to the needs of customers. One can always find many reviews stating the brand does indeed offer a great vehicle choice when it comes to providing their loyal customers with various options. Probably, this is the reason why there are many loyal Toyota customers across the globe. For instance, the Toyota Tundra, which is known to be sturdy, albeit antiquated, and has leaf-spring rear suspension, can be customized by installing retractable tonneau covers (get the facts about the covers by visiting the likes of Peragon). And that is not just it–even the SUVs and Hatchbacks can be customized according to the likes of the consumers.
There is a good reason why Toyota has climbed the ladder of success and still manages to do that. That said, Toyota shares jumped 3.80 percent to end at 6,881 yen ($58) in Tokyo, boosted by reports it is in talks with Suzuki over a partnership to build compact cars for emerging markets, including India. Strong North American demand drove Toyota’s figures as total sales slipped 0.8 percent from 2014, largely owing to a slowdown in Japan where a weak economy hit demand.
The Japanese giant was likely to keep the top automaker crown for at least another year, but a slowdown in top vehicle market China could hurt its numbers. Volkswagen was sideswiped by stunning revelations in September that it had fitted 11 million vehicles with devices designed to dodge pollution tests.
Toyota broke GM’s decades-long reign as the world’s top automaker in 2008 but lost it three years later to the US firm, as Japan’s 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster dented production and disrupted the supply chains. However, in 2012 it once again overtook its Detroit rival and has remained on top since.
