Well, I guess I own something from the company in today’s feature. On this date in 2009, Toyota surpassed General Motors for the first time in automobile sales worldwide. I own a Toyota Corolla, and I have since before 2009. That year, GM sold 8.36 million vehicles, and Toyota sold 8.97 vehicles. Ready for the really strange fact? In spite of this, Toyota reported a loss for the first time as a public company. In case you’re wondering, GM took back the top spot in 2011.
For more info:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/toyota-beats-gm-for-first-time/
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2014/jan/21/jan-21-in-history-japanese-automaker-becomes-one/
http://famousdaily.com/history/toyota-becomes-largest-automaker.html
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