Ford and Toyota Sales Soar as Incentives Fuel 24% Industry Gain

2010 Chevrolet Silverado - GM's top seller in March 2010

Toyota Motor Corp. and Ford Motor Co. Posted U.S. sales gains in the month of March as the industry incentives are improving consumer confidence bringing buyers back into showrooms.

General Motors Co. deliveries rose 21 percent, enough to over take Ford, which had the top spot in the U.S. in February for the first time since 1998. Ford's sales rose 40 percent, Toyota's sales jumped 41 percent.

Total U.S. sales advanced 24 percent from levels in March 2009, the automaker's weakest demand in almost three decades.

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