Toyota overtakes GM in 2021 US auto sales

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 06, 2022 12:09 am

DETROIT: Japanese carmaker Toyota led US automobile sales in 2021, according to figures released on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila), overtaking General Motors for the first time as a shortage of semiconductors roils the car industry.

The shift atop the rankings came after a year in which assembly lines were plagued by scarcity of the crucial computer chips, resulting in steep fourth-quarter sales declines for both companies.

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