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 Toyota appears assured to surpass General Motors sometime this year to become the world's largest automaker; last week, for the first time, Japanese cars grabbed all the top spots in Consumer Report's widely watched annual auto quality ratings. G.M. probably had a problem with cash flow. The move comes after G.M. posted an $8.6 billion loss last year as it reels from incursions into its United States market by Asian rivals like Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai. Toyota appears poised to surpass G.M. sometime this year to become the world's largest automaker.