The Nissan Dayz is the brand's new best-seller at home. * See the Top 160 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Eddie * For the first time this year, I can give you a complete ranking of the best-selling local models in Japan, but for…
Honda N-WGN * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 8 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * Sales of new Kei cars in Japan continue on their great run: they are up a splendid 21% year-on-year in November to 180,971 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,944,246 units,…
Honda Fit * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 13 local-brands by clicking on the title! * Euphoric month for new car sales in Japan, up 13% year-on-year in November to 276,399 registrations. After snapping up the top spot from the two Toyota hybrids last month, the Honda…
Pimped out Tokyoite Hummer H3 * NOW UPDATED with more photos! * * See the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Stephen * No I have not gone off to Tokyo in Japan, no travelling for me for a while! One of BSCB's readers, Stephen,…
Honda Fit * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 13 local brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * Fantastic month for new car sales in Japan: up 17% year-on-year to 264,567 registrations which reduces the year-to-date fall to 7% at 2,731,659 units. Big event atop the…
Suzuki Spacia * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 8 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * Sales of new Kei cars in Japan are up a very impressive 17% year-on-year in October to 157,083 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,763,276 units, up 3% on 2012. The…
Honda Fit 3 * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 13 All-local brands by clicking on the title! * For only the second time in the last 12 months with last April, Japanese sales of new regular vehicles are actually up year-on-year in September at +12% to 324,315…
Honda N-BOX in the snow! * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 8 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Sales of new Kei cars are up a massive 25% year-on-year in September in Japan to 198,445 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,606,195 units, up 2% on 2012. Kei…
Mercedes CLA-Class * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Like every Quarter, I can share with you the most popular imported models in Japan, a very rare species although it is getting more common these days: imports are up 10% year-to-date to 257,873 registrations…
An armada of Honda N-Box! (Stingray, Custom and Standard) * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 8 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Some rare good news coming from Japan: sales of Kei cars are now frankly into positive territory, up a 8% year-on-year in August to 149,343 registrations,…
Honda Freed Hybrid and Freed Spike Hybrid * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 13 local brands by clicking on the title! * The Japanese new car market slows down its fall in August to -6% year-on-year at 217,411 registrations. After giving up its throne to the Toyota…
Nissan Dayz * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Stephen * Sales of Kei cars are back in positive: up 2% year-on-year in July to 187,797 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 1,258,410 units, now down just 1% on 2012. The Daihatsu Move…
Toyota Aqua * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Stephen * The Japanese new car market (ex-Kei cars) is down 13% year-on-year in July to 284,314 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,925,346 units, down 12% on 2012. Note imports are included…
The Honda N-One is the best performing all-new model in Japan, all categories combined. * See the Top 45 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * * This article has now been updated with an exclusive Top 50 brands ranking * After a somewhat artificial boost at…
Toyota Prius Alpha * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Stephen * The situation is getting frankly worse as the months go by for Japanese new Passenger Car sales, down 16% year-on-year in June to 266,913 registrations in spite of imports up…