According to Forbes :

Rank Company Country Sales Profit Assets Value
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10 - Toyota Motor - Japan - 165.68 - 11.13 - 211.15 - 140.89
33 - Daimler Chrysler - Germany - 192.75 - 3.35 - 242.29 - 47.04
55 - Honda Motor - Japan - 78.20 - 4.45 - 78.23 - 49.94
58 - Ford Motor - USA - 170.84 - 3.49 - 305.13 - 23.15
59 - Nissan Motor - Japan - 71.17 - 4.83 - 73.74 - 48.77
65 - General Motors - USA - 193.45 - 3.69 - 479.13 - 20.15
87 - BMW - Germany - 52.23 - 2.45 - 77.11 - 28.93
130 - Volkswagen - Germany - 120.71 - 0.92 - 147.98 - 19.03
495 - Porsche - Germany - 7.64 - 0.74 - 9.95 - 12.67
618 - Mazda Motor - Japan - 27.94 - 0.32 - 16.30 - 4.21
797 - Isuzu Motors - Japan - 13.70 - 0.52 - 10.24 - 2.61
909 - Mitsubishi Motors- Japan - 24.14 - (-2.06) - 19.25 - 3.55http://forums.autoweek.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/31-13832-281497-5781/CSF320.gif

so if toyota is number 1, then why does it say 10??? Either way... Good Show!

so if toyota is number 1, then why does it say 10??? Either way... Good Show!
I think ithe rankings are not for just car companies, Toyota must be #1 among car manufacturers :thumbup:

I heard also that Lexus disproportionately helps Toyota's massive profits...thx to us I guess! :uh:

Success breeds success. The bigger and stronger and more profitable Toyota gets, the harder it is for anyone else to compete. The economies of scale really start kicking in and nobody can keep up. Toyota's purchasing, technical, and production power keeps growing exponentially. I just hope they stay hungry and don't become complacent.

I heard also that Lexus disproportionately helps Toyota's massive profits...thx to us I guess! :uh:

wow this is awesome, the comparison isn't even fun

and well, nissan has infiniti, honda has acura. it's a far game :)

woo hoo :p thats great but like anything they will eventually fall, they all do it's only a matter of time, I'll bet in the next 10-20 years the Koreans and Chinese will have the top spot ;) GM fell off ;)