Volkswagen retains top spot in global sales, beats Toyota
German automaker Volkswagen Group has retained the car industry's top spot in global sales, beating its Japanese rival Toyota. Volkswagen's sales, including its MAN and Scania heavy trucks and buses, rose 0.9% to 10.83 million in 2018, the company had said. Toyota came second with around 10.6 million deliveries, including its affiliated brands Daihatsu and Hino, in 2018.