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- [Narrator] GM reigns
supreme once again in the US

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as the American automaker
bumps Toyota to the side

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and reclaims its number one
spot in domestic car sales.

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You see, GM had been number
one in the US for over 90 years

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but Toyota narrowly took
the crown away in 2021.

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Last year, Toyota was number one

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in car sales around the world,

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thanks in part to higher sales in the US

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which pushed GM down one spot.

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Last year was the first time
that a foreign auto maker

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held the top spot in US car sales.

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But now the tables have turned

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and like every other auto
maker, Toyota is running into

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supply chain issues and
microchip shortages.

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So GM is pulling ahead.

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According to Automotive News,

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General Motors sold 47,000
more vehicles than Toyota

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in the second quarter of 2022,

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for about a total of 578,507 vehicles

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compared to Toyota's 531,501 vehicles.

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But these supply chain issue struggles

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are impacting everybody
in the auto industry.

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And it shows that in the
second quarter of 2022,

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US auto sales fell nearly 25%

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as dealers scrambled to
find inventory to sell.

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So General Motors may have reclaimed

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its US sales throne for now,

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but with an unpredictable year ahead,

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who knows which automaker will be

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the king of the next quarter.

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And for more news and takes
on the automotive forefront,

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visit Jalopnik.com.