Article: GM might concede world's top automaker title to Toyota

Article: GM must look within for help.(General Motors Corp. ranks next to Toyota Motor Corp. this year)
Advertising Age;  January 16, 2006 ;     340 words ...General Motors, the world's top automaker since 1931, likely will drop...Kirk Kerkorian, is hammering GM to shift into crisis mode...the marketing front, we think GM should follow the lead of an...sticker prices on every Chevy. GM last week cut prices on 57 of...

Article: Hyundai Motor denies report about GM offer.
YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea;  May 15, 2009 ;     149 words ......Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top automaker, denied Thursday an earlier...of the ailing U.S. automaker. GM, which is seeking to sell its...hadn't received any offer from GM. The world's major automakers...while bankruptcy risks for GM also loom on the horizon. GM...

Article: HYUNDAI MOTOR DENIES REPORT ABOUT GM OFFER.
AsiaPulse News;  May 14, 2009 ;     151 words ......KSE:005380), South Korea's top automaker, denied Thursday an earlier...of the ailing U.S. automaker. GM, which is seeking to sell its...hadn't received any offer from GM. The world's major automakers...while bankruptcy risks for GM also loom on the horizon. GM...

Article: GM lacks confidence about staying world's top automaker.
Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan);  March 16, 2007 ;     234 words ......its position as the world's top automaker to Japan's Toyota Motor Corp...true for the prior 74 years, GM had the largest global market...will continue in that position, GM said in an annual report submitted...say it will be difficult for GM to remain the world's No. 1...

Article: Nissan, Renault, GM tie-up talks continuing after one month.
Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan);  August 15, 2006 ;     578 words ......brightening up for the world's top automaker, which plunged into the red...loss of $8.55 billion. Since GM is said to be less than enthusiastic...benefits would outweigh those that GM could achieve if it restructures...the merit of teaming up with GM, they have to back up their...

Article: Toyota's '08 resolution: Become top automaker; Close to ending GM's 76-year reign
Chicago Sun-Times;  December 26, 2007 ;     153 words ......market, as it tries to become the world's top automaker. U.S.-based General Motors has had a 76-ye...next year, up 5 percent from this year. GM hasn't given a forecast for the number...it expects to produce or sell in 2008. GM has said it estimates this year's sales...

Article: Hoping to Improve Lackluster Sales, Ford, GM Extend Incentive Plans.
Daily News (New York, New York) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  July 9, 2003 ;     229 words ......jump-start lackluster sales. GM, the world's top automaker, extended its offers of no-interest...workers either way. Tynan said GM has been the most aggressive player in the current price war. GM is stronger financially, and...autos sold in 2001, the year GM sparked the incentives ...

Article: GM ponders replacing factories with smaller plants
The Journal Record;  January 8, 1999 ;     201 words ......General Motors, the world's top automaker, wants to decide before April...reach agreement on the changes. GM said its U.S. small-car operation...automaker, Volkswagen and other GM rivals are experimenting with...Mark Hogan, vice president of GM's small-car operations. "We...

Article: Pounded by $38.7 Billion '07 Loss, GM Plans More Buyouts; All 74,000 Unionized Workers to Qualify
The Washington Post;  February 13, 2008 ;     575 words ......employees from its payroll. GM, essentially tied with Toyota...nearly 80 years as the world's top automaker, coaxed about 30,000 workers...either quit or retire early. GM has about 74,000 unionized employees...cannot control." In a statement, GM chief executive G. Richard Wagoner...offset a ...

Article: GM EXTENDS THE WARRANTY ON MOST '87 CARS TO 6 YEARS
The Boston Globe;  January 23, 1987 ;     317 words ......with 1987 models, the nation's top automaker announced yesterday. Industry analysts said GM's move will counter the five-ye...promoting in its advertising. GM's new warranty will last six...corrosion protection. Most GM cars previously were covered...

Article: GM may sell record 1m units
China Daily;  April 19, 2007 ;     439 words ...The World's top automaker General Motors is looking at its China sales...the first time." If the plan materializes, GM will be the first foreign automaker to hit...unseated by Japan's Toyota as the world's top automaker this year.

Article: TOYOTA PASSES GM IN SALES.(BUSINESS)
The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  April 23, 2008 ;     75 words ......lead from General Motors, selling 2.41 million vehicles to GM's 2.25 million during the first three months of the year. GM said today its first-quarter sales dropped across the globe...during the January-March period. Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's top automaker, said its global sales rose on the ...

Article: Toyota's production jumps 10 percent, narrowing gap with GM
Capital (Annapolis);  January 28, 2007 ;     304 words ......Toyota has been closing in on GM's position as the world's top automaker. What was once a chasm has become...232,000 vehicles worldwide and GM's production totaled 9,051,000...is likely to put it ahead of GM, which does not announce production...Toyota has already long beat GM in ...

Article: Toyota edges out GM in sales Toyota's rise coincides with GM's decline as a major area employer
Dayton Daily News;  April 25, 2007 ;     284 words ......its U.S. rival as the world's top automaker. Consumers like Lee Boeckerman...million automobiles worldwide to GM's 2.26 million last quarter...the Dayton area, long a hub of GM employees and enthusiasts. But Toyota's rise coincides with GM's decline as a major employer...