Volkswagen, which has a Chattanooga assembly plant, has overtaken Toyota to become the world’s No. 1 carmaker by sales, according to a BBC report.
Toyota, which had topped sales for the past four years, sold 10.175 million vehicles globally in 2016, figures show. That fell short of the 10.31 million sales which VW reported last week. It’s the first time the German company has held the position.
The top spot for VW is in spite of the scandal over emissions tests cheating.
VW, which also makes the Audi and Porsche brands, saw a 3.8 percent increase in sales helped by demand in China. Toyota’s sales grew by 0.2 percent.
General Motors is to report its annual numbers next week, though it’s expected to trail both VW and Toyota.