Toyota has had a record-breaking six months in Queensland with unprecedented sales including the state's two best-selling vehicles, HiLux and Corolla.

Official figures released yesterday show Queenslanders purchased 29,148 Toyota vehicles in the first half of the year - an industry record.

Toyota's Northern Region manager Sean Hanley said the six-month tally was the highest any company had achieved in the state and was more than 16,000 ahead of the nearest rival.

He said Toyota's sales were up 3.7 per cent compared with the same period last year in an overall industry that had shown no growth.

"Toyota is continuing to expand its presence in Queensland, lifting sales and market share in a static market," Mr Hanley said.

"This demonstrates the strength of the Toyota brand, the diverse range of vehicles and the support of a first-rate dealer network," he said.

Mr Hanley said the Queensland results enabled Toyota to set national industry sales records for June, for the first half of the year and for the financial year.

HiLux was Queensland's best-selling vehicle in the six months to 30 June with 6,455 sales, including an industry-leading 1,412 in June.

Its main competition in the sales race came from Corolla with 4,915 sales for the first half, which was boosted by 1,289 sales last month.

Nationally, Corolla was the best-selling vehicle for the first half of the year - the first time a Toyota has achieved this feat.

In Queensland, HiLux and Corolla together account for close to 10 per cent of all new-vehicle sales.

Camry, Yaris, Prado and Aurion also topped 2,000 sales in Queensland for the six months.

Industry statistician VFacts said total new-vehicle sales in Queensland were 118,235 for the January to June 2008 period.

This was down 0.7 per cent on the 119,102 vehicles sold in the same six months of 2007.