Volkswagen to emerge as the number 1 car maker of 2011, GM to bag the second spot

Speculations are galore that Volkswagen might be crowned as the number one auto brand accounting for the highest sales by the end of this fiscal. On the contrary, its Japanese counterpart Toyota has skirmished to keep the tempo up in the competitive car market after the cataclysm in their home country in the month of March. Since then speculations were high that Toyota would lose its top position in terms of sales in 2011. General Motors is expected to bag the second position after Volkswagen. It is expected that the German auto major Volkswagen will see a rise in its sales growth by 13 percent by the end of this year whereas GM is expected to witness 8 percent in terms of sales.

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The figure reveals the fact that both players are on the way to cement their place in top 3 car makers. However, Toyota is going through a bad phase but it is expected that they will end the year on a high note. The Japanese car maker has rolled out new Toyota Camry in USA and two models exclusively for Indian car market viz Toyota Etios and Liva hatchback. Toyota has also a revamped version of Innova MPV in the queue. On the other hand Volkswagen is promoting its products very aggressively. VW Polo shares the never ending rivalry with Maruti Swift. Worthwhile VW’s subsidiary Skoda auto is also in the competition for the same piece of cake. As per the latest research by HIS Automative J.D Power projects Volkswagen is likely to beat Toyota again by 2012 with a margin of 50,000 units. Instead this it is also believed that as market is stabilizing with the festive season, Toyota could regain its top spot by the end of next year. As Japan recovers, Toyota will be back in action.

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