Toyota take the No.1 spot from GM

General Motors has, for the first time in 77 years, ceded the number one spot as the worlds largest volume automaker. Sales figures show that Toyota has now overtaken GM with sales figures of 8.97 million units globally as opposed to GM's 8.36 million.

With the economic difficulties GM is experiencing this could be the shift in power that has long been expected.

Steven Curtis, a Toyota spokesman said "Being No. 1 in volume has never been our goal. Being No. 1 in quality and customer experience has been our goal."