Toyota, which has been involved in ”certification fraud,” maintains ”world No. 1 position” despite sales decline in the first half of the year - South Korean media

"Toyota Motor Group's global sales volume in the first half of this year (January to June) fell 4.7% from last year due to the certification fraud issue, but the company maintained its number one position in the world for the fifth consecutive year," Kyodo News reported.
Toyota Motor Corporation announced on the 30th that "Toyota Motor Group, including Daihatsu Motor and Hino Motors, sold 5.16 million vehicles worldwide in the first half of the year, down 4.7% from the same period last year."
Toyota's first-half sales were 810,000 units more than Germany's Volkswagen Group (4.35 million units), maintaining its first place position for the fifth consecutive year.
Toyota returned to the top of global auto sales in 2020 for the first time in five years and has maintained its number one position ever since.