General Motors reclaims world's top vehicle-maker slot

General Motors (GM) has regained its slot as the world's biggest vehicle maker in a dramatic turnaround for a firm that was facing bankruptcy just two years ago.

GM said it sales rose 7.6% last year to more than 9 million vehicles.

Toyota, which displaced GM as world's top automaker in 2008, has said it expects sales of 7.9 million vehicles in 2011.

Toyota's numbers were dented by natural disasters in Japan and Thailand.

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