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Toyota overtook Ford on the US market last year
By Yoann Besnard on 7 January 2008 | 
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For the first time in 75 years, Ford lost its second rank on the US market as the company has been supplanted by Toyota last year. With a 2.7% increase to 2.62 million delivered vehicles, Toyota overtook Ford which sold 2.57 million vehicles last year, which is a 12% drop from the previous year over the same period.
2008 will likely confirm the trend as the American market going to recession will be tougher for American brands. Toyota will likely rank second next year and don't expect the Japanese giant to overtake GM in the US as the American group has delivered 3.87 million vehicles there last year despite a 6% decrease compared to 2006 over the sane period.