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…
Mini Countryman * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * While the rest of the Japanese car market is down significantly compared to 2012, paradoxically imports are going very well thanks, even though they are getting more expensive by the minute as the yen goes…
Nissan Dayz * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Stephen * New Kei cars sales resist somewhat this month: down just 2% year-on-year to 183,915 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 1,070,616 units, also down 2% on 2012 and positioning the Japanese Kei…
Daihatsu Move * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Stephen * The new Kei cars market is down a disappointing 6% year-on-year in May to 148,549 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 886,701 units, down 2% on 2012. I'll just pause right there to…
Toyota Prius * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Stephen * The corner is not turned yet for Japanese new car sales, back down 7% year-on-year in May to 219,099 registrations, in spite of imports up 25% after gaining 35% in April…