Will Ford Help GM Catch Toyota This Year?

By John Rosevear – Aug 1, 2013 at 7:00PM

In terms of worldwide sales, Toyota outsold GM in the first half of 2013, but GM has been closing the gap recently. Will GM once again be the world's largest-selling automaker?

Toyota (TM 1.46%) was the world's largest-selling automaker last year, and it's determined to repeat the feat again in 2013 -- but the competition is close behind. General Motors (GM +0.61%) outsold Toyota in the second quarter, thanks to strong new products from the General -- and thanks to hot new models from Ford (F +0.54%) that have made life tough for Toyota.

Ford's Fusion Hybrid has been stealing sales from Toyota's Camry and Prius. Photo credit: Ford Motor Co.

Will Ford help GM make a race of it? In this video, Fool contributor John Rosevear looks at what GM will need to do to overcome Toyota and at Volkswagen's (VLKAY +0.00%) push to make this a three-way race in the coming years.

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John Rosevear is a senior contributing Motley Fool auto analyst covering automakers and trends shaping the global auto industry. John’s tenure with the company spans 15 years covering auto stocks, mutual funds, and retirement investing. He is a former CNBC reporter who covered the future of autos, including electric vehicles and self-driving cars. Prior to The Motley Fool, he worked at Fidelity Investments in communications and investor education roles. He holds a bachelor’s degree in government from Cornell University. He once spent an entire day sitting on the floor of Peter Lynch’s office – with Lynch present.

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