TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (>> Toyota Motor Corp) said its first-half groupwide global sales rose 3.8 percent to 5.097 million vehicles, achieving a record for first-half sales as its reign at the top of the global auto industry comes under threat from Volkswagen AG (>> Volkswagen AG).
Toyota said its overseas sales in the first half rose 2.9 percent to 3.85 million vehicles.
(Reporting by Maki Shiraki; Editing by Edmund Klamann)