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Japan Full Year 2012: Now with Top 375 All-models ranking!

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Citroen DS3 C3 Japan 2012Citroen DS3 (#243) and C3 (#203)

* See the Top 375 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! *

Thanks to a secret admirer of BSCB I can share with you for the very first time in the 2.5 years history of this site an exclusive All-models ranking for Japan including Kei cars! That’s 375 models… Note some version sales are now available like the Daihatsu Mira E:S (#6) and Toyota Prius Alpha (#8). As a result the Toyota Aqua brilliantly takes the lead as early as for its first year in market with 266,567 sales followed by the Honda N-Box at 211,155 and the Honda Fit at 209,276, with the Suzuki Wagon R at #4 with 195,701 units and the Toyota Prius at #5 and 187,456.

Alfa Romeo Giulietta Japan 2012Alfa Romeo Giulietta (#146)

But let’s explore the ranking further down as this is the first time we have access to so much detail for Japan. Confirming Japan’s status as the most ‘chauvinistic’ car market in the world, there is absolutely no foreign model until the 57th position occupied by the VW Golf with 18,779 sales. In fact in addition to the Golf there are only 5 imports in the Top 100: the Mercedes C-Class at #65, VW Polo at #70, BMW 3 Series at #83, Mini at #89 and Mercedes E-Class at #97.

Renault Lutecia Japan 2012Renault Lutecia (#274)

The best-selling Italian model in Japan in 2012 is the Fiat 500 at #128 with 4,506 sales, followed by the Alfa Romeo Giulietta at #146 and the Alfa Romeo MiTo at #216. In the French camp, the Peugeot 308 dominates but ranks only 175th at 1,762 units, ahead of the Renault Kangoo at #179 and Peugeot 207 at #200 while the Citroen C3 ranks #203, the Citroen DS4 #230, Citroen DS3 #243 and Renault Lutecia (aka Clio) #274.

Hyundai i30 Japan 2012Will the new generation Hyundai i30 reverse the fortune of Korean models in Japan?

Notice also the Toyota Corolla split in different versions, resulting in the Corolla Axio ranking #40, Corolla Fielder (station wagon) #31 and Corolla Rumion at #106 while the Toyota Auris ranks 86th with 10,117 sales. The Jeep Wrangler is the most popular US model in the country this year at #183 and 1,601 units and the Range Rover Evoque leads the English charge at #209 with 993 sales. Finally, only 49 Korean models found a buyer in Japan this year – 44 Hyundais, 3 SsangYongs and 2 Kias – with the Hyundai i30 leading the way at a paltry #350 with 5 sales…

Original Full Year 2012 post: Japan Full Year 2012: All-new Toyota Aqua tickles Prius

Kei car Full Year 2012 post: Daihatsu Mira puts an end to 9 years of Suzuki Wagon R reign

Imports Full Year 2012 post: Japan Imports Full Year 2012: VW Golf #1, Mini at record heights

Previous year: Japan Full Year 2011: Toyota Prius leads in difficult year

Full Year 2012 Top 375 All-models Ranking Table below.

Japan Full Year 2012:

Pos Model 2012
1 Toyota Aqua 266,567
2 Honda N-Box 211,155
3 Honda Fit 209,276
4 Suzuki Wagon R 195,701
5 Toyota Prius 187,456
6 Daihatsu Mira E:S 147,262
7 Daihatsu Tanto 140,244
8 Toyota Prius Alpha 129,841
9 Daihatsu Move 110,983
10 Honda Freed 106,316
11 Toyota Vitz 105,611
12 Nissan Serena 96,020
13 Nissan Note 85,330
14 Suzuki Alto 71,226
15 Nissan Moco 66,460
16 Honda StepWGN 63,707
17 Suzuki Palette 60,136
18 Toyota Vellfire 58,513
19 Mazda Demio 57,820
20 Toyota Passo 52,173
21 Toyota Voxy 50,539
22 Nissan Roox 48,810
23 Honda Life 43,935
24 Suzuki Swift 43,108
25 Toyota Ractis 42,787
26 Nissan March 41,832
27 Toyota Alphard 41,471
28 Suzuki Alto Lapin 40,776
29 Nissan Cube 40,680
30 Toyota Estima 39,331
31 Toyota Corolla Fielder 39,306
32 Suzuki Solio 38,877
33 Daihatsu Mira Cocoa 38,764
34 Suzuki MR Wagon 38,107
35 Toyota Noah 36,764
36 Toyota Wish 36,513
37 Subaru Impreza 35,926
38 Mazda CX-5 35,438
39 Daihatsu Move Conte 35,033
40 Toyota Corolla Axio 33,746
41 Nissan Juke 33,648
42 Daihatsu Mira 32,268
43 Daihatsu Tanto Exe 30,366
44 Toyota Sienta 29,873
45 Nissan X-Trail 28,325
46 Mitsubishi EK-Wagon/EK-Sport 27,809
47 Toyota Spade 26,539
48 Toyota Porte 25,751
49 Toyota Crown 25,556
50 Toyota 86 22,511
51 Subaru Stella 21,821
52 Suzuki Every Wagon 21,378
53 Mazda AZ Wagon 21,363
54 Subaru Legacy 20,462
55 Toyota Camry 19,304
56 Toyota Isis 19,276
57 VW Golf 18,779
58 Toyota Mark X 18,513
59 Honda N-One 18,001
60 Nissan Elgrand 17,219
61 Toyota Vanguard 17,011
62 Toyota Pixis Space 16,491
63 Subaru XV 16,072
64 Toyota Pixis Epoch 15,793
65 Mercedes C-Class 15,479
66 Nissan Tiida 15,325
67 Mazda Premacy 15,230
68 Mazda Axela 15,016
69 Suzuki Jimny 14,733
70 VW Polo 14,442
71 Toyota Premio 14,416
72 Mitsubishi Delica D5 13,388
73 Mitsubishi Mirage 12,760
74 Toyota Allion 12,733
75 Subaru Forester 12,440
76 Mitsubishi Delica D2 12,300
77 Honda CR-V 12,129
78 Nissan Lafesta Highway Star 11,841
79 Lexus GS 11,414
80 Lexus CT200h 11,325
81 Nissan Leaf 11,111
82 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 11,111
83 BMW 3 Series 11,107
84 Mazda Carol 10,463
85 BMW 1 Series 10,436
86 Toyota Auris 10,117
87 Daihatsu Atrai Wagon 10,017
88 Lexus RX 9,201
89 Mini 9,188
90 Toyota Hiace Wagon 8,986
91 Honda Insight 8,905
92 Mazda Biante 8,740
93 Subaru Exiga 8,627
94 Toyota Sai 8,543
95 Mitsubishi Pajero Mini 8,354
96 Toyota bB 8,289
97 Mercedes E-Class 7,898
98 Honda Odyssey 7,897
99 Honda Vamos 7,819
100 Honda Zest 7,738
101 Nissan Wingroad 7,343
102 Nissan Otti 7,279
103 BMW 5 Series 7,265
104 Nissan Tiida Latio 7,092
105 Mini Countryman 7,025
106 Toyota Corolla Rumion 6,898
107 Subaru Pleo 6,800
108 Mercedes B-Class 6,671
109 Toyota Harrier 6,455
110 Mitsubishi Toppo 6,354
111 Mazda Verisa 6,216
112 Nissan Dualis 5,769
113 Toyota Rush 5,750
114 Nissan Fuga 5,597
115 Honda Stream 5,528
116 Subaru Outback 5,521
117 BMW X1 5,438
118 Mitsubishi i 5,297
119 Mazda Atenza 5,218
120 Honda CR-Z 5,060
121 Mitsubishi RVR 5,037
122 Lexus HS 4,965
123 Mitsubishi Colt/Colt Plus 4,846
124 Subaru BRZ 4,830
125 Toyota FJ Cruiser 4,751
126 Nissan Skyline 4,689
127 Toyota Belta 4,634
128 Fiat 500 4,506
129 Audi A1 4,502
130 Volvo S60 4,484
131 Audi A4 4,471
132 Lexus LS 4,431
133 VW Passat 4,324
134 VW Up! 4,266
135 VW Beetle 4,264
136 Nissan Teana 4,172
137 Toyota Comfort 4,169
138 Mazda Flair Wagon 4,103
139 Subaru Trezia 4,103
140 Toyota Land Cruiser 4,017
141 Mitsubishi Outlander 3,859
142 Toyota Avensis 3,749
143 Volvo V50 3,660
144 Subaru Lucra 3,641
145 VW Touran 3,474
146 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 3,454
147 Audi A3 3,440
148 Nissan Bluebird Sylphy 3,275
149 VW Sharan 3,150
150 Toyota Suceed Wagon 3,096
151 Mazda MPV 3,016
152 Mazda Flair 2,958
153 Toyota RAV4 2,929
154 Nissan Murano 2,893
155 Audi A6 2,858
156 Toyota Mark X Zio 2,785
157 Mercedes CLS 2,598
158 Toyota Crown Comfort 2,435
159 Mazda Scrum Wagon 2,386
160 Nissan Sylphy 2,381
161 Mitsubishi Pajero 2,377
162 Honda Accord 2,267
163 BMW X3 2,266
164 Nissan Lafesta Joy 2,265
165 Mitsubishi Galant Fortis 2,262
166 Lexus IS 2,215
167 Volvo V60 2,207
168 Toyota Probox Wagon 2,075
169 Daihatsu Copen 1,979
170 Nissan Cima 1,978
171 Toyota iQ 1,938
172 VW Tiguan 1,891
173 Mazda RX-8 1,848
174 Nissan Cedric 1,793
175 Peugeot 308 1,762
176 Audi A5 1,721
177 Mercedes A-Class 1,708
178 Honda Elysion 1,699
179 Renault Kangoo 1,697
180 Daihatsu Boon 1,667
181 Nissan NV200 1,661
182 Suzuki Landy 1,604
183 Jeep Wrangler 1,601
184 Ford Explorer 1,550
185 Audi Q3 1,475
186 Suzuki Escudo 1,437
187 Mercedes SLK 1,435
188 Audi TT 1,417
189 Smart Fortwo 1,401
190 Porsche Cayenne 1,378
191 BMW 6 Series 1,373
192 Mercedes S-Class 1,369
193 Volvo XC60 1,369
194 Daihatsu Terios Kid 1,359
195 Toyota Crown Majesta 1,347
196 Jeep Grand Cherokee 1,345
197 Nissan Fairlady Z 1,342
198 Mercedes M-Class 1,314
199 Audi Q5 1,307
200 Peugeot 207 1,297
201 Jeep Patriot 1,289
202 Volvo V70 1,238
203 Citroen C3 1,168
204 Nissan Kix 1,109
205 Suzuki SX4 1,083
206 Nissan Latio 1,066
207 BMW X5 1,038
208 Suzuki Splash 1,028
209 Range Rover Evoque 993
210 Mercedes SL-Class 967
211 Toyota Ist 944
212 Mazda Roadster 939
213 Porsche 911 939
214 Subaru Dias Wagon 933
215 BMW 7 Series 927
216 Alfa Romeo MiTo 923
217 Suzuki Jimni Sierra 886
218 Audi A7 805
219 Peugeot 508 791
220 Mitsubishi Lancer 754
221 Porsche Panamera 740
222 Renault Megane 730
223 Daihatsu Be-Go 703
224 Peugeot RCZ 689
225 BMW Z4 683
226 Ford Escape 675
227 Mercedes V-Class 675
228 VW Touareg 662
229 Peugeot 208 651
230 Citroen DS4 630
231 Honda Inspire 627
232 Nissan NV350 Caravan 602
233 Nissan GT-R 585
234 Mitsubishi Delica D3 555
235 Abarth 500 551
236 Mercedes GLK 533
237 Jaguar XF 518
238 Ford Kuga 517
239 Audi A8 508
240 Audi Q7 508
241 Jeep Compass 495
242 Nissan Caravan 481
243 Citroen DS3 469
244 VW Scirocco 461
245 Peugeot 3008 446
246 Porsche Boxster 430
247 Jaguar XJ 402
248 Mazda AZ Offroad 398
249 BMW X6 386
250 Citroen C4 Picasso 376
251 Mercedes G-Class 366
252 Daihatsu Coo 362
253 Citroen DS5 349
254 Citroen C4 327
255 Audi S4 326
256 Toyota Blade 318
257 Volvo C30 295
258 Audi S5 283
259 VW CC 249
260 Jeep Cherokee 247
261 Citroen C5 245
262 Porsche Cayman 244
263 Land Rover Discovery 241
264 Honda Legend 239
265 Mitsubishi Proudia 228
266 Chevrolet Sonic 212
267 Range Rover Sport 210
268 Volvo S40 205
269 Cadillac SRX 200
270 Cadillac CTS 195
271 Daihatsu Atlis 187
272 Toyota Century 186
273 Ferrari 458 179
274 Renault Lutecia 171
275 Aston Martin (all models) 166
276 Renault Twingo 165
277 Audi S3 163
278 Bentley Continental GT/GTC 158
279 Fiat Punto Evo 153
280 Mercedes CL-Class 149
281 Mitsubishi Town Box 149
282 Suzuki Kizashi 146
283 Maserati GranTurismo 142
284 Honda Civic 136
285 Dodge Nitro 129
286 Land Rover Freelander 128
287 Lancia (all models) 126
288 Volvo XC70 125
289 Range Rover 123
290 Volvo XC90 123
291 Renault Koleos 121
292 Maserati Quattroporte 114
293 Renault Wind 103
294 Lexus LFA 102
295 Chrysler Ypsilon 98
296 Toyota Passo Sette 95
297 Mercedes R-Class 94
298 Nissan Clipper Rio 88
299 Chrysler 300 82
300 Ferrari California 79
301 Hummer H3 78
302 Jaguar XK 78
303 Lotus Elise 78
304 Volvo S80 77
305 Land Rover Defender 76
306 Mercedes GL-Class 72
307 Abarth Punto Evo 70
308 Rolls-Royce Ghost 67
309 Daihatsu Boon Luminas 64
310 Volvo C70 58
311 Alpina B5 57
312 Audi R8 57
313 Rover (all models) 56
314 Audi S8 54
315 Chevrolet Corvette 54
316 Lamborghini Gallardo 54
317 Ferrari FF 53
318 Alpina B3 51
319 Audi S6 49
320 Mitsubishi Dignity 49
321 Audi RS5 48
322 Mercedes SLS AMG 45
323 Lamborghini Aventador 43
324 McLaren MP4-12C 42
325 Audi S7 41
326 Fiat Punto 39
327 GMC (all models) 34
328 Mazda CX-7 33
329 Nissan Crew 33
330 Maserati GranCabrio 31
331 Alpina D5 26
332 Bentley Continental Flying Spur 20
333 Lotus Exige 19
334 Daihatsu Esse 16
335 Lotus Evora 16
336 Toyota EQ 16
337 Morgan (all models) 15
338 Maybach (all models) 13
339 Ferrari F12 12
340 Alpina B6 11
341 Pontiac (all models) 11
342 Rolls-Royce Phantom 11
343 Bentley Mulsanne 10
344 Honda Airwave 9
345 MG (all models) 9
346 Toyota Raum 9
347 Saab 9-5 8
348 Honda Crossroad 6
349 Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear 6
350 Hyundai i30 5
351 Bugatti Veyron 4
352 Subaru Dex 4
353 SsangYong (all models) 3
354 Ferrari 599 2
355 Ferrari F430 2
356 Kia (all models) 2
357 Lexus SC 2
358 Proton Satria Neo 2
359 Suzuki Twin 2
360 Volvo V40 2
361 Zagato Stelvio 2
362 Alfa Romeo 166 1
363 Alfa Romeo 8C 1
364 Alpina B7 1
365 Alpina D3 1
366 Bentley Continental Supersports 1
367 Buick (all models) 1
368 De Tomaso (all models) 1
369 Ferrari F355 1
370 Honda NSX 1
371 Hyundai Grandeur 1
372 Peugeot 1007 1
373 Saab 9-3 1
374 Saturn (all models) 1

Source: Manufacturers

Note: All models with known sales are listed but this ranking may not include absolutely all models sold in Japan in 2012.

Categories: Japan
  1. Duncan
    May 15th, 2013 at 13:08 | #1
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    Hi, I am part of a company about to launch a new space age material type car cover into the Japanese market. So my research takes me to sites like yours. Very useful, would you have a more secure mail address I could converse with you at?
    Thanks
    Duncan

    • matgasnier
      May 15th, 2013 at 14:21 | #2
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      Hi Duncan,
      You can click on the ‘Contact’ tab and fill out your details there and I’ll come back to you :)
      Cheers,
      Matt

  2. JA
    February 15th, 2013 at 11:11 | #3
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    585 Nissan GT-R’s wow, that’s nice.

  3. Miguel
    February 14th, 2013 at 20:03 | #4
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    Saturn, Saab, Peugeot 1007, Alfa 166, De tomaso, Veyron and Maybach do not sell cars anymore… it´s quite strange!!!

  4. JB
    February 14th, 2013 at 05:19 | #5
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    I’ve a question, why do you put Hyundai/Kia car photos in almost all of your posts? This is a post about Japan’s car market, which is almost entirely dominated by Japanese makes but I see no photographs from any Japanese brands. Instead we see a Hyundai which as someone mentioned does not even have any presence in Japan.

    Other than that minor bias, I love your blog and the information you provide. :)

    • matgasnier
      February 14th, 2013 at 10:20 | #6
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      Hi JB,

      Thanks for your question. The reason why there are a lot of Hyundai/Kia photos in my posts is because they are kicking arse saleswise at the moment! Simple as that. Nothing more, nothing else. There are also a lot of Volkswagen photos, which some readers also find strange. This is not a car review blog and only focuses on the sales performance of cars and brands and therefore there can be some repetition in the models/brands illustrated if these happen to be really successful in a lot of countries.

      This Japan article is a little different as it is the very first time I am able to share a complete models ranking for this country on the site. Now I will ask you to please have a look at the Japan page on BSCB and scroll through the first 3 or 4 pages (30-40 articles). There would be a maximum of 5 or 6 articles about imported models are these are counted by a different organisation and not available each month. Other than that, it is only photos of Japanese models, correct?

      Given this ranking allows us an exclusive view on the sales of nearly all imported models in Japan, this is why I chose to illustrate this article with foreign models. All Japanese models mentioned in the article have already had their picture in the Japanese page of this blog at some stage in the past, which is not the case for any of the imported models represented here.

      The other interesting element in my view in this all-models ranking is the absence (or very low ranking) of Korean manufacturers whereas in South Korea Japanese models are relatively successful, with the Toyota Camry even being awarded Car of the Year there this year. To mark this point I chose to use a Hyundai picture.

      And thanks for your praise, although I have to say I find it interesting to have to justify my choice of pictures :)
      Cheers,
      Matt

  5. Vavon
    February 14th, 2013 at 05:05 | #7
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    The Peugeot 1007 has been out of production for years and they still sold 1!!

  6. antek
    February 14th, 2013 at 04:12 | #8
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    Lancia ? Privat import ??

  7. David
    February 13th, 2013 at 21:14 | #9
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    Um, Hyundai pulled out of the Japanese market years ago – there is no longer a distributor there. Maybe those 6 cars sold were private imports, or very old stock that was only just sold now.

  8. Pedro
    February 13th, 2013 at 20:32 | #10
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    No foreign car in the top 56 ? Where are the complaining voices of Miguel & Co ? If the german Top 20 are 100 % german their rection comes much quicker …

  9. Max
    February 13th, 2013 at 20:08 | #11
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    56 Rovers, a Ferrari F355 and a De Tomaso ?! Really strange.

  10. Miguel
    February 13th, 2013 at 19:57 | #12
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    This data does not include the Ford Fiesta or Focus, both sold in Japan.

  11. NismoBoy
    February 13th, 2013 at 19:23 | #13
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    Congratulations for such rare data!

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