where does ford rank in the auto industry
Big Three (automobile manufacturers) 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.[6][7] In the North American market, the Detroit automakers retained the top three spots, though their market share is dwindling.[8] Honda passed Chrysler for the fourth spot in 2008 US sales.[9][10] 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.