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Toyota recaptured the title of world's largest automaker from Volkswagen in the third quarter of 2015, suggesting that the Japanese automaker may retain the title for the full year.

German automaker Volkswagen had seized the top spot through the first six months of the year, edging closer to its long-running goal of becoming the globe's biggest vehicle manufacturer for a full calendar year.

But the goal may prove elusive — especially considering that Volkswagen's emissions scandal was revealed with less than two weeks to go in the third quarter, leaving little time to gauge the full impact at dealerships.

Toyota still dethroned Volkswagen, selling 7.498 million vehicles during the first nine months of the year, a 1.5% decline from the same period in 2014.

Volkswagen sold 7.431 million vehicles during the first nine months of the year, also representing a 1.5% decline.

Now, the fourth quarter reflects a crucial test for Volkswagen, which is facing numerous investigations and a hail of criticism over its installation of manipulative software on 11 million vehicles to cheat emissions tests.

The company has stopped selling the diesel cars involved in the scandal until it can deliver a fix, leaving dealers with a gaping hole in their lineup. That will ding sales, although Volkswagen is expected to discount vehicles to juice sales.

Several years ago, Volkswagen's former CEO, Martin Winterkorn, had charted a goal of becoming the world's largest automaker by 2018.

After the first sixth months of the year, Volkswagen had achieved that goal, outselling Toyota by 5.04 million to 5.02 million.

Meanwhile, General Motors, once the perennial No. 1, is now firmly entrenched in the No. 3. slot. The Detroit-based automaker sold 7.151 million vehicles during the first nine months of the year, down 1.3%.

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Investors can't seem to make up their minds whether to buy or sell following a stunning two-day rally last week.

Here are 4 tips for today's trading. This will help you decide where you should invest and what to look for:

1. Stock market overview

U.S. stock futures are looking a bit weak Monday while most major indexes in Europe are clawing back from early losses.

This follows two consecutive days of big stock market gains after the European Central Bank hinted at more stimulus to come and China's central bank cut rates. premarket stocks trading futures

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Chinese stocks moved up a bit Monday as investors got their first chance to react to Friday's rate cut. Other Asian markets ended with mixed results.

2. Earnings in focus

Xerox (XRX) is among a handful of companies reporting earnings before the opening bell.

After the close, investors will hear from another round of companies, including Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Broadcom (BRCM) and Rent-A-Center (RCII).

3. Market movers

Natural gas, American Express: Natural gas futures are falling by 4% Monday morning to trade around $2.19 per million British thermal units. Prices have declined by nearly a quarter since the start of 2015.

Shares in American Express (AXP) and Symantec (SYMC) are dipping by about 2% in extended trading, which shares in PayPal (PYPL, Tech30) are edging higher.

4. Autos in focus

The United Auto Workers union announced late Sunday that it had reached a tentative agreement with General Motors (GM). The bargaining committee said it "secured significant gains and job security protections," and unanimously agreed to send the proposed agreement to local union leaders for a vote this week.

Volkswagen (VLKAY) has ceded the title of world's top automaker to Toyota (TM) as it struggles to contain an emissions scandal that is likely to dent sales further.

Toyota sold 7.49 million vehicles from January to September, compared to 7.43 million sold by Volkswagen over the same period. Volkswagen had surged past Toyota in the second quarter, but enjoyed just three months as No.1 before stumbling.

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