SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwire - Jan 23, 2013) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) (Tokyo, Japan) has managed again to win the war for supremacy in the global automotive sector. Last year saw a significant recovery for Toyota; sales surged, as they did across the entire automotive sector, and the Japanese automaker regained the top sales spot worldwide. In 2012, Toyota sold 9.7 million vehicles, which easily topped GM's 9.29 million vehicles. Toyota saw its sales increase 22% for the year. Other companies featured: General Motors (NYSE:GM), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)