GM set to reclaim No. 1 spot from Toyota June 13, 2011 NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- General Motors is poised to recapture the title of world's largest automaker, a distinction it lost to rival Toyota Motor during global auto sales collapsed in 2008. GM (GM, Fortune 500) nearly caught Toyota (TM) last year, finishing only 28,000 vehicles behind its Japanese rival. In the first quarter, it moved solidly ahead of Toyota, selling 2.2 million vehicles, an increase of 11%. [...] http://money.cnn.com/2011/06/13/news/companies/global_auto_sales_race/ [with comments]