Tokyo - Toyota Motor Corp said Monday that it has revised downward its global sales projection for 2008 by 350,000 units to 9.5 million.

Japan's top automaker revised the projection to 9.5 million from an initial target of 9.85 million due to a sales decline in the United States.

The Toyota's figure includes sales of Daihatsu Motor Co and Hino Motors Ltd.

Toyota overtook the US auto giant General Motors Corp in global sales for the year's first half through June on a preliminary basis as the Japanese automaker's sales rose 2.2 per cent from a year before to 4,817,941 units. (dpa)