Toyota Motor appears to have grabbed the Number 1 spot among global carmakers for the second straight year.
The Japanese automaker estimates that it sold 9.96-million vehicles worldwide last year. US automaker General Motors announced on Tuesday that it sold 9.71 million units in 2013, up 4 percent from the previous year. Germany's Volkswagen says it sold about 9.5 million, up almost 5 percent.
Company officials predict sales will top 10 million vehicles this year, setting a record.
Source: NHK
