Sept 1 (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Co's total sales during August (in vehicles):
August 2008 August 2007 TOTAL SALES 196,826 213,166 OVERSEAS SALES 158,803 162,171 DOMESTIC SALES 38,023 50,995
Hyundai is South Korea's largest auto maker and controls around 50 percent of the home market. (Reporting by Cheon Jong-woo in Seoul; Editing by Keiron Henderson)