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The Toyota Motor Corp. group ranked top in global auto sales in 2021, overtaking Germany's Volkswagen AG for the second consecutive year, on robust sales in China and the United States despite a global chip shortage, data showed Friday, according to Kyodo News
Toyota Motor Corp. group ranked top in global auto sales in 2021, overtaking Germany s Volkswagen AG for the second consecutive year, on robust sales in China and the United States despite a global chip shortage, data showed on Jan. 28.
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