NEW YORK -

When the annual Fortune Global 500 was rolled out on Thursday, several automakers found their names on the list which ranks the world’s 500 largest corporations in terms of highest yearly revenues.

In fact, a few perched near the top of the rankings, as five automakers were in the top 25. Receiving the highest ranking of any car company is Toyota, which came in at No. 8 with annual revenues of $221.76 billion.

“Toyota recently put two years of record-level recalls behind it only to face yet another crisis. The automaker now has to cope with a slowdown in production due to massive factory damage caused by March’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan,” reporter Shelley DuBois wrote in Fortune’s report.

“While sales in North America, Europe and Japan declined during 2010, Toyota sales picked up in emerging car markets, including Asia, Central and South America and Africa. Emerging markets ended up being strong enough to carry the company, which sold over 7 million units in 2010, an increase of 71,000 from the previous year,” she added.

Volkswagen was next among car companies at No. 13, the best of any European OEM. General Motors was on top for domestic automakers, placing 20th.

Meanwhile, Daimler ranked 24th and Ford was No. 25.

Other automakers with major U.S. operations were scattered throughout the list, as well. Honda, for example, was 45th and Nissan came in at No. 48. Hyundai ranked 55th.

Additionally, BMW was in the 79th spot and Volvo ranked 236th. Suzuki was No. 315 and Mazda was No. 356, while Mitsubishi was listed at No. 456.

There were also some car companies whose names might not be as familiar to Americans that made the list. French automaker Peugot, for instance, was 90th.

Across all industries, Wal-Mart Stores was No. 1, pulling in $421.85 billion in annual revenue. It was Royal Dutch Shell ($378.15 billion), Exxon Mobil ($354.67 billion) and BP ($309.93 billion), respectively. Sinopec Group, with revenues of $273.42 billion, was No. 5.

Overall, the U.S. had more companies in the rankings than any other country, but others are catching up. China, for one, had three companies crack the top 10 (Sinopec Group in fifth, China National Petroleum in sixth and State Grid in seventh).

"The U.S. still dominates the list, with 133 companies, but that number is down from 185 a decade ago. China continues its march, with 61 companies, versus just 12 in 2001,” Fortune editors wrote. “Companies from India, Russia, Brazil, and other growth economies are moving up in the rankings.”

The complete list can be found here.