(Boursier.com) – Toyota could soon be overtaken by Volkswagen on the podium of the best global car sales … The Japanese automaker expects indeed a slight contraction in sales this year, which could make him lose his place world leader. He thus expects a decline of about 1% in 2015 to 10.15 million cars, due to depressed demand in emerging countries such as China and Indonesia. In Japan, it is the increase in VAT, established on April 1, which slows performance.
A first since 2000
Toyota had no plans to drop in annual sales since at least 2000, according to a spokesman. The CEO Akio Toyoda favors a balanced and sustainable growth in a race to the volumes … The manufacturer has declared in 2012, however, the year he had overtaken the world number one at General Motors, a freeze on construction . new plants until the end of the 2015-2016 fiscal
Volkswagen ambushed
In the shadow of Toyota, Volkswagen performs rather good numbers in China: sales in the country rose by 4.2% in 2014, reaching 10.14 million vehicles. With its expansion plans, the German group could dethrone Toyota head of the world rankings this year, well before the target date of 2018 retained for this purpose …
C. L. with Reuters – © 2015 Boursier.com
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