May was a fructuous month for most car makers. BMW and Nissan racked in money and sales as though they were going out of style.
South of the border, Toyota ploughed its way ever closer to the top with record sales, positioning itself in the 2nd spot behind GM, ahead of Ford. Ford, by the way, was one of only a handful of automakers to report a decline in sales.
At the end of May 2007, Toyota was a small 40,000 units behind Ford for the year. By the same period, total US sales were down 1.2% but up 5% for the month of May.
In Canada, the gap between Ford and Toyota is of only 494 units; Ford ended May with 25,218 deliveries while Toyota sold 24,724 vehicles. Year-to-date, Ford sold 92,716 vehicles and Toyota, 85,168. DaimlerChrysler is ahead of the two with 25,605 sales in May and 101,208 so far this year. General Motors remains #1 overall.
South of the border, Toyota ploughed its way ever closer to the top with record sales, positioning itself in the 2nd spot behind GM, ahead of Ford. Ford, by the way, was one of only a handful of automakers to report a decline in sales.
At the end of May 2007, Toyota was a small 40,000 units behind Ford for the year. By the same period, total US sales were down 1.2% but up 5% for the month of May.
In Canada, the gap between Ford and Toyota is of only 494 units; Ford ended May with 25,218 deliveries while Toyota sold 24,724 vehicles. Year-to-date, Ford sold 92,716 vehicles and Toyota, 85,168. DaimlerChrysler is ahead of the two with 25,605 sales in May and 101,208 so far this year. General Motors remains #1 overall.