• By Ray Wert
    Aug 1, 2006 7:06 PM 200
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    ToMoCo Is The New FoMoCo: Toyota Passes Ford As #2 US Automaker


    We've gotta apologize...we were a bit drunk this afternoon and may have missed this at first, but after sobering up and taking a closer look at the sales numbers...plus a thoughtful kick in the ass...we were finally able to notice this:

    TOTAL US AUTO SALES, JULY 2006
    1.) General Motors
    406,298

    2.) Toyota
    241,826

    3.) Ford
    241,399

    4.) DaimlerChrysler
    171,940

    So really, this doesn't mean a whole helluva lot especially considering ToMoCo passed FoMoCo in global sales almost half a decade ago. Except if you're counting pride, 'cause in that case it means a shit-load.

    Toyota Surpasses Ford as No. 2 Carmaker in U.S. [NYT]

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