TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota remains No. 1 in global vehicles sales after the first six months of this year, followed by Volkswagen which bumped General Motors out of second place as the U.S. automaker grapples with a recall scandal.
Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. announced Wednesday January-June global sales totaled 5.097 million vehicles, up nearly 4 percent from a year earlier.
Volkswagen of Germany sold 4.97 million vehicles in the first half, outpacing General Motors Co. at 4.92 million vehicles.
VW's sales are growing faster than that of Detroit-based GM, which is grappling with a major recall scandal.
Toyota finished at the top last year with a record 9.98 million vehicles. GM was second and VW third. Toyota expects to sell more than 10 million vehicles this year, a milestone in the industry.
