Toyota tops ‘clunkers’ sales

Detroit's Three automakers lost ground to foreign rivals in the latest tally of "cash for clunkers" sales, as Toyota Motor Corp. dethroned General Motors Co. as the top seller.

Toyota has sold 18.9 percent of vehicles purchased through the clunkers program, surpassing GM, which has sold 17.6 percent. As of Friday morning, dealers had submitted voucher requests for just over $1.5 billion, representing 358,851 vehicle purchases.

Detroit's three automakers sold 42.1 percent of all clunker replacements, which is down from an initial 47 percent of sales — and slightly below the automakers' 44 percent U.S. market share.