Japan March 2012 Update: Toyota Aqua #1 model variant again!
* See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin *
Thanks to Austin Rutherford I am able to share with you for the second month in a row the detail of Japanese models sales by variant, including Kei cars. And for the second consecutive time the all-new Toyota Aqua is the best-selling bodystyle in the country with no less than 29,156 sales for only its third full month of activity! The Suzuki Wagon R climbs to #2 followed by the Toyota Prius.
As far as interesting (and exclusive) splits are concerned, notice the Toyota Prius alpha at #9 with 18,832 sales and the Honda Fit Shuttle at #16 with 9,896 units. Newcomer-wise, the Mazda CX-5 is up 27 spots on February to #48 overall with 4,640 sales and the Subaru BRZ makes its very first appearance in the ranking at #95 with 446 units sold.
Compared to last month, this ranking now includes some commercial vehicles: the Isuzu N/F Trucks ranks #15 with just under 10,000 sales, the just renewed Subaru Sambar is #27 at 8,094 units and surprisingly the brand’s best-seller, while the Suzuki Carry is #34 with 6,760 sales.
Previous month: Japan February 2012 Update: Toyota Aqua already #1 best-seller?
The other Japan March 2012 articles are here:
Japan March 2012: Toyota Prius, Aqua and Honda Fit all beat records
Japan Kei cars March 2012: Daihatsu Mira just under 30,000 sales
Japan Imports March 2012: Mercedes C-Class #3, CLS in Top 20
Full March 2012 Top 100 Ranking Table below.
Japan March 2012 – Japanese models only:
| Pos | Model | Mar | Feb | Pos |
| 1 | Toyota Aqua | 29,156 | 21,951 | 1 |
| 2 | Suzuki Wagon R | 27,248 | 16,861 | 3 |
| 3 | Toyota Prius | 26,634 | 21,380 | 2 |
| 4 | Honda Fit | 24,265 | 14,242 | 8 |
| 5 | Daihatsu Mira | 22,157 | 16,757 | 4 |
| 6 | Daihatsu Tanto/Exe | 21,569 | 15,015 | 6 |
| 7 | Honda NBOX | 19,213 | 15,322 | 5 |
| 8 | Toyota Vitz | 19,067 | 11,288 | 11 |
| 9 | Toyota Prius Alpha | 18,832 | 14,495 | 7 |
| 10 | Honda Freed | 16,257 | 13,293 | 9 |
| 11 | Suzuki Alto/Capin | 15,048 | 11,456 | 10 |
| 12 | Daihatsu Move | 14,794 | 10,989 | 12 |
| 13 | Nissan Serena | 13,376 | 10,555 | 14 |
| 14 | Nissan Note | 10,633 | 6,742 | 17 |
| 15 | Isuzu N/F Trucks | 9,984 | n/a | n/a |
| 16 | Honda Fit Shuttle | 9,896 | 10,731 | 13 |
| 17 | Toyota Ractis | 9,532 | 5,706 | 26 |
| 18 | Mazda Demio | 9,123 | 5,906 | 24 |
| 19 | Toyota Passo | 9,109 | 5,774 | 25 |
| 20 | Toyota Vellfire | 9,108 | 6,899 | 16 |
| 21 | Daihatsu Mira Cocoa | 8,897 | 6,185 | 21 |
| 22 | Toyota Corolla | 8,893 | 6,048 | 23 |
| 23 | Nissan Moco | 8,717 | 7,164 | 15 |
| 24 | Toyota Voxy | 8,698 | 6,293 | 19 |
| 25 | Honda Life | 8,496 | 6,206 | 20 |
| 26 | Suzuki Palette | 8,466 | 6,414 | 18 |
| 27 | Subaru Sambar truck | 8,094 | n/a | n/a |
| 28 | Nissan Cube | 8,019 | 5,384 | 28 |
| 29 | Honda StepWGN | 7,931 | 6,054 | 22 |
| 30 | Nissan March | 7,682 | 4,850 | 30 |
| 31 | Subaru Impreza | 7,512 | 3,377 | 41 |
| 32 | Toyota Hijet Truck | 6,960 | 5,067 | 29 |
| 33 | Nissan Juke | 6,889 | 4,541 | 32 |
| 34 | Suzuki Carry | 6,760 | n/a | n/a |
| 35 | Toyota Noah | 6,287 | 4,435 | 33 |
| 36 | Toyota Hijet Cargo | 6,222 | 4,811 | 31 |
| 37 | Nissan Roox | 5,951 | 5,539 | 27 |
| 38 | Toyota Alphard | 5,935 | 4,353 | 34 |
| 39 | Nissan Tiida | 5,928 | 3,295 | 42 |
| 40 | Suzuki Swift | 5,845 | 3,436 | 39 |
| 41 | Toyota Wish | 5,474 | 3,719 | 35 |
| 42 | Suzuki Solio | 5,460 | 3,629 | 36 |
| 43 | Toyota Estima | 5,155 | 3,547 | 38 |
| 44 | Nissan X-Trail | 4,937 | 3,416 | 40 |
| 45 | Toyota Sienta | 4,742 | 3,132 | 45 |
| 46 | Toyota Crown | 4,740 | 3,232 | 44 |
| 47 | Daihatsu Move Conte | 4,647 | 3,598 | 37 |
| 48 | Mazda CX-5 | 4,640 | 693 | 75 |
| 49 | Mitsubishi eK | 4,504 | 3,240 | 43 |
| 50 | Suzuki MR Wagon | 4,085 | 2,702 | 49 |
| 51 | Toyota Isis | 3,916 | 2,469 | 52 |
| 52 | Mazda AZ Wagon | 3,665 | 2,790 | 48 |
| 53 | Toyota Camry | 3,651 | 2,338 | 53 |
| 54 | Toyota Pixis Space | 3,429 | 2,630 | 50 |
| 55 | Toyota Vanguard | 3,167 | 2,085 | 54 |
| 56 | Toyota Mark X | 3,010 | 1,726 | 60 |
| 57 | Subaru Stella | 2,889 | 2,582 | 51 |
| 58 | Toyota Allion/Premio | 2,670 | 2,970 | 46 |
| 59 | Honda Acty Truck | 2,591 | 1,752 | 59 |
| 60 | Toyoace | 2,488 | 1,481 | 63 |
| 61 | Honda CR-V | 2,469 | 2,052 | 55 |
| 62 | Nissan NV100 | 2,457 | 1,772 | 58 |
| 63 | Suzuki Every Wagon | 2,411 | 1,844 | 57 |
| 64 | Subaru Legacy | 2,312 | 1,501 | 62 |
| 65 | Mitsubishi Minicab | 2,304 | n/a | n/a |
| 66 | Subaru Sambar van | 2,212 | n/a | n/a |
| 67 | Honda Insight | 2,113 | 573 | n/a |
| 68 | Mitsubishi Minicab truck | 1,944 | n/a | n/a |
| 69 | Suzuki Jimny | 1,763 | 1,334 | 64 |
| 70 | Honda Zest | 1,637 | 1,191 | 65 |
| 71 | Daihatsu Atrai | 1,464 | 1,142 | 67 |
| 72 | Mazda Carol | 1,414 | 1,115 | 68 |
| 73 | Mazda Scrum Van | 1,374 | n/a | n/a |
| 74 | Toyota Ace | 1,343 | 1,150 | 66 |
| 75 | Nissan Wingroad | 1,336 | 804 | 74 |
| 76 | Toyota Rumion | 1,300 | 875 | 71 |
| 77 | Mitsubishi Pajero mini | 1,219 | n/a | n/a |
| 78 | Nissan NT100 | 1,207 | 821 | 73 |
| 79 | Honda Vamos | 1,146 | 1,093 | 69 |
| 80 | Nissan Otti | 1,133 | 945 | 70 |
| 81 | Mitusbishi Toppo | 1,100 | n/a | n/a |
| 82 | Fuso Canter | 1,083 | n/a | n/a |
| 83 | Subaru Pleo | 1,080 | n/a | n/a |
| 84 | Honda Acty Van | 964 | 866 | 72 |
| 85 | Toyota Prado/Land Cruiser | 878 | 1,956 | 56 |
| 86 | Toyota Pixis Van | 839 | 538 | n/a |
| 87 | Subaru Trezia | 770 | 494 | n/a |
| 88 | Honda CR-Z | 725 | 1,614 | 61 |
| 89 | Toyota Coaster | 678 | 318 | n/a |
| 90 | Mitsubishi i | 630 | n/a | n/a |
| 91 | Toyota Pixis Truck | 597 | 406 | n/a |
| 92 | Mazda Verisa | 547 | 630 | n/a |
| 93 | Nissan Cabstar | 497 | 352 | n/a |
| 94 | Subaru Lucra | 492 | n/a | n/a |
| 95 | Subaru BRZ | 446 | 0 | - |
| 96 | Nissan Touristar | 438 | 187 | n/a |
| 97 | Toyota Avensis | 433 | 341 | n/a |
| 98 | Mazda Scrum Truck | 432 | n/a | n/a |
| 99 | Fuso Rosa | 416 | n/a | n/a |
| 100 | Mazda RX-8 | 349 | 273 | n/a |
Note: This ranking is incomplete and doesn’t include all models (eg the Nissan Elgrand is missing) as data was unavailable.
Source: www.carview.co.jp, JAMA, many thanks to Austin Rutherford for sharing the data!










@Rick
Fuga is the Infiniti M.
Where is the Nissan Fuga (Altima) ?
Does it sell less than 349 units??
In the US it’s #3!!