Renault-Nissan Ranks Third With 7.2m Vehicles
Toyota reigned supreme in 2010 with total global sales from its brands of 8.42 million vehicles, followed closely by General Motors with 8.39 million vehicles sold – and today we learn that Renault-Nissan combined for an impressive 7.2 million vehicles sold worldwide.
Renault-Nissan’s total sales managed to edge out Volkswagen Group, by an equally slim margin with 7.2 million sales versus VW AG’s 7.14 million.
The performance by Renault-Nissan Alliance marked a record year, with exact total sales coming in at 7,276,398 units sold, which marked a 19.6 percent increase compared to 2009.
The alliance says that its sales accounted for a 10.3 percent share of the world’s sales. At VW AG, things were also positive as the automaker group passed the 7 million mark for the first time ever by recording 7.13 million units sold, a 13.5 percent increase.
VW execs commented on their performance, saying that they are well on their way to reaching their top world rank.
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