Toyota leads global sales in Jan.-June for 3rd yr in row

Toyota Motor Corp. group is certain to lead global auto sales in the first half of 2022, topping the list ahead of German rival Volkswagen AG 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 Co. and truck manufacturer Hino Motors Ltd., down 6.0 percent from a year earlier, marking the first drop in two years.The fall in sales stemmed from reduced global o…READ FULL ARTICLE