<P> Ford has held the position of second - ranked automaker for the past 56 years , being relegated to third in North American sales after being overtaken by Toyota in 2007 . That year , Toyota produced more vehicles than GM although GM still outsold Toyota that year . At that time , GM had 77 consecutive calendar years of top sales . For the first quarter of 2008 , Toyota finally overtook GM in sales . In the North American market , the Detroit automakers retained the top three spots , though their market share is dwindling . Honda passed Chrysler for the fourth spot in 2008 US sales . Since then , because of Toyota 's controversy surrounding their recent unintended acceleration recall , Toyota has fallen back to fourth place in sales , with Honda trailing in fifth place , allowing the Detroit Three to reclaim their Big Three title . </P>
<P> Ford has held the position of second - ranked automaker for the past 56 years , being relegated to third in North American sales after being overtaken by Toyota in 2007 . That year , Toyota produced more vehicles than GM although GM still outsold Toyota that year . At that time , GM had 77 consecutive calendar years of top sales . For the first quarter of 2008 , Toyota finally overtook GM in sales . In the North American market , the Detroit automakers retained the top three spots , though their market share is dwindling . Honda passed Chrysler for the fourth spot in 2008 US sales . Since then , because of Toyota 's controversy surrounding their recent unintended acceleration recall , Toyota has fallen back to fourth place in sales , with Honda trailing in fifth place , allowing the Detroit Three to reclaim their Big Three title . </P>
where does ford rank in the auto industry
where does ford rank in the auto industry
second
second