"June's robust sales reflect a strong market driven by rising consumer confidence and good values in the showroom," Jim Press, president and chief operating officer, said in a statement. "Our fuel-efficient product strategy continues to pay dividends."

June's record sales helped push Toyota to its best-ever first-half sales in 48 years of business in the United States, with year-to-date sales of 1,114,070 vehicles.

The company's Toyota division broke sales records in both cars and trucks, with truck sales up 7.3 percent to 72,077 vehicles and car sales up 12.5 percent to 96,755 vehicles.