The Honda Freed is up to its best ranking in Japan in almost 5 years. The Japanese new vehicle market continues to suffer in May at -18.1% year-on-year to 261,433 registrations. This marks a 9th consecutive double-digit year-on-year fall and brings the year-to-date tally down -16.2% to 1,758,282 units. Looking…
First appearance of the Nissan Ariya in its home Top 40. In April, the Japanese new car market slows down another -14.4% year-on-year to 299,620 units. This market the 8th consecutive month of double-digit losses. The year-to-date volume is now down -15.9 to 1,496.849 units. Toyota (-16.3%) evolves roughly like…
Honda Vezel sales triple year-on-year thanks to the new generation. The Japanese new vehicle market falls -16.3% both in March (512,862) and year-to-date (1,197,229) in a month always boosted by end of Financial Year promotions. Toyota (-13.9%) gains share year-on-year to 31.1% vs. 30.4% over the First Quarter of 2022,…
Mazda is the only carmaker to improve sales year-on-year in the Top 13. New vehicle sales in Japan sink -18% year-on-year in February to just 354,668 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -16.2% to 684,367. Brand leader Toyota (-25.5%) falls faster than the market and goes from 32% share…
The new Outlander helps Mitsubishi up 5.1% in January. The Japanese new vehicle market starts the year off -14.2% in January to 329,699 units. Toyota (-13.3%) roughy follows the market to end the month at 32% share, exactly the same figure as its FY2021 result. Honda (+0.6%) posts the only…
The Toyota Roomy is up to 2nd place in the regular cars ranking in 2021. Discover over 50 years of Japanese Historical Data here. The Japanese new vehicle market edges down -3.3% year-on-year in 2021 to 4,438,440 registrations. Toyota (-2.1%) resists better than its home market to improve its share…
The Corolla Cross is included in Corolla sales in Japan. The Japanese new vehicle market reduces its fall from -31.3% in October to -14.4% or almost -60,000 sales in November at 352,455 registrations. This is in line with our 2021 Forecast which therefore doesn't change at 4.42 million units (-4%).…
The new generation lifts the Honda Vezel to its highest ranking in 6.5 years. No real progress for new vehicle sales in Japan: after losing -32.2% in September, the market is down another -31.3% year-on-year in October to 279.341 units. This tilts the year-to-date tally into negative territory at -1.3%…
Mitsubishi eK sales are up 42% year-on-year. The Japanese new vehicle market crumbles -32.2% year-on-year in September to 318.371 units vs. 459.706 a year ago, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.3% to 3.480.102 units. We have downgraded our Japan 2021 Forecast to 4.48 million units, tilting into negative at -2%…
Toyota Aqua sales are up 147.6% year-on-year thanks to the new generation. The Japanese new vehicle market edges down -2.1% year-on-year to 319.697 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 7.9% to 3.161.731. Once again Toyota (+6%) defies the negative context to cement its leadership at 33.8% share vs. 32.5%…
The new generation lifts the Toyota Aqua from #20 in June to #5 in July. The Japanese new vehicle market drops -4.8% year-on-year in July to 377.448 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.1% to 2.842.034. Toyota (+8.1%) impressively signs the only year-on-year gain in the Top 7, improving…
The Toyota Roomy ends the month just 600 sales off topping the regular car charts. New vehicle sales in Japan gain 5.3% year-on-year in June to 365.631 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 11.6% to 2.464.586. Brand leaders Toyota (+16.3%) and Daihatsu (+23%) both evolve way above the market…
Daihatsu Move sales are up 268.6% year-on-year in May. The Japanese new vehicle market rallies back up 46.3% year-on-year in May to 319.318 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 12.8% to 2.098.955. Toyota (+31.6%) trails its home market but remains ultra-dominant at 32.9% share vs. 31.6% so far this year.…
Suzuki Jimny kei car sales are up 185.3% year-on-year in April. The Japanese new vehicle market is up 29.4% year-on-year in April to 349.895 units on weak, Covid-19 impacted year-ago volumes. The year-to-date tally now stands at 1.779.638 units, up 8.4% on the same period in 2020. Brand leader Toyota…
Nissan (+17.4%) posts the largest year-on-year gain among the Top 15 brands. Picture autocar.jp New vehicle sales in Japan gain 5.4% year-on-year in March to 613.003 units, leading to a Q1 2021 tally up 4.2% to 1.429.743. Brand leaders Toyota (+6.6%) and Suzuki (+8.2%) both advance faster than the market…