<p>Akio Toyoda, president and CEO of Toyota Motor Co., speaks during a Toyota presentation April 19 at the Shanghai International Auto Show in Shanghai, China.</p>
April 24, 2011
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April 24, 2011 9 p.m.
GM likely to retake No. 1 sales spot from Toyota
DETROIT - General Motors is almost certain to claim the title of world's biggest automaker this year, retaking the top spot from Toyota, which has been hurt by production problems since the Japanese earthquake and still can't escape the shadow of major safety recalls.