Shares of Daimler AG lost 1.4% in Frankfurt and Volkswagen AG fell 1.3%. Deutsche Bank AG (>> Deutsche Bank AG) further added pressure in Germany, off 2.3% after J.P.

Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM) retained the top spot in global auto sales during the first quarter, selling 2.43 million vehicles.

Volkswagen AG (ADR) (PINK:VLKAY) is that it already has a dominant position in the U.S. market. That said, Volkswagen has made strides here recently, selling 580,000 vehicles in 2012 - up 31%.

Rather than go for a more popular and pricey road rocket from Germany's Volkswagen AG (VOW), Visnesky bought Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)'s Focus ST.