Toyota Passes Ford in 2007 U.S. Sales

Toyota Motor Corp. overtook Ford Motor Co. to become the No. 2 automaker by U. S. sales in 2007, using new products and relentless strategy to break Ford's 75 year lock on the position. They sold 2.62 million cars and trucks in 2007, which amounted to 48,226 more than Ford, according to sales figures released last week. Toyota's sales were up 3 percent for the year, lifted up by new products like the Toyota Tundra pickup. General Motors Corp. remained the U.S. sales leader, selling 3.82 million vehicles in 2007 but that was down 6 percent.