GM 3Q global sales drop 11 pc, trail Toyota

NEW YORK: General Motors says its third-quarter worldwide sales fell 11 percent on weak US demand, falling short of Toyota's total for the period.

Detroit-based General Motors Corp said on Wednesday it sold a total of 2.11 million vehicles in the third quarter, while Toyota's sales fell 4 per cent to 2.24 million. Japan-based Toyota Motor Corp also blamed a continued drop in US demand for its decline.

For the first nine months of the year, GM sales fell 5.8 per cent to 6.66 million vehicles.