Reuters reported yesterday that Volkswagen will slide into the #2 spot for world’s largest automaker by volume in 2009, supplanting the hold that General Motors had in that position behind Toyota.
Global production of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles is forecast to fall 19 percent, or two million units, to 52.8 million vehicles this year — the lowest output since 1998. While GM will suffer a 31 percent drop in production, VW will likely only see production slide some 15 percent, thanks in part to its low exposure to the U.S. auto market.
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