Toyota Motor group is set to top global auto sales figures for the first half of 2022, coming out ahead of German rival Volkswagen for the third straight year, amid a global chip shortage and COVID-19 lockdowns in China, industry data showed Thursday.
The Japanese automaker said it sold roughly 5.14 million vehicles globally in the reporting period, including those sold by the group's minivehicle-maker Daihatsu Motor and truck manufacturer Hino Motors.
Group sales, however, were down 6.0% from a year earlier, marking the first drop in two years.