Toyota produces the Lexus brand and the producer of Infinity is some where behind Toyota and GM. I would pick Lexus.
Toyota closes in on rank of number one producer
Sep 5, 2007
TOKYO (AFP) — Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. edged closer to taking the title of the world's top automaker by output after US rival General Motors reduced its production target for this year.
GM on Tuesday reduced its output forecast for North America for the third quarter of 2007 to 1.05 million vehicles, down 25,000 from its previous target, and also trimmed its projections for Asia.
The US auto giant now expects to produce 9.285 million vehicles globally this year, according to its latest forecasts.
Toyota has set a higher production target of 9.42 million vehicles for 2007 including two key affiliates, up from 9.02 million in 2006.
The Japanese giant, which is also neck-and-neck with GM in terms of sales in the current year, said last week it planned in 2009 to be the first company in the world to sell more than 10 million vehicles.
A pioneer of eco-friendly hybrids, Toyota has won an especially strong following in the United States, where sky-high prices at the pump have boosted demand for the Japanese firm's fuel efficient vehicles.
Toyota is well on track to overtake GM as the world number one this year, said Okasan Securities auto analyst Yasuaki Iwamoto.