Toyota Rising Fast 

Toyota Rising Fast

July must be a sad time in Detroit, as they watch in dismay while giant Japanese automaker Toyota overtakes them in U.S. sales.

For the first time, combined sales of the three Toyota brands, including Lexus and Scion, surpassed those of the Ford group as Toyota climbed into second place for the month, behind market leader General Motors, while Honda, another Japanese automaker making it big - moved ahead of the Chrysler Group.

Figures compiled by Automotive News show that GM sales has dropped 22.5 percent in July, Ford’s was down 34.3 percent and Chrysler’s was off 37.4 percent. Toyota and Honda meanwhile, both set records with popularity of models like the Camry, Prius and Accord.