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Toyota named world's best-selling automaker

Toyota named worlds best-selling automaker
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Move over Volkswagen, Toyota has just been named the world's best-selling automaker.

Toyota sold 9.5 million vehicles worldwide in 2020 - compared to about 9.3 million vehicles delivered last year by Volkswagen.

Throughout 2020, the pandemic wiped out sales and disrupted supply chains across the auto industry.

Carmakers are now facing a critical shortage of semi-conductors that threatens to slow production.