Mercedes C-Class * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title * In a market down 11%, imports are up a robust 2% year-on-year in Japan to 35,238 deliveries for a 17.8% market share. A complete brands rankings will be published in the Full Year 2014 updates,…
Daihatsu Wake * See the Top 30 best-selling cars, kei cars and Top 13 local brands by clicking on the title * November overall new car sales in Japan are down a depressing 9% year-on-year to to 416,139 units, the fifth consecutive month of decline. Most of the decrease comes from…
The Toyota Harrier is up to #8 at home this month. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and All-local brands by clicking on the title! * Note this article also contains KEI cars data below the jump. Thanks Stephen. Another month in the red for new passenger car sales…
Mazda Demio * See the Top 30 models and Top 13 local brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * The Japanese new car market is down 3% year-on-year in September to 315.326 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2.578.420 units, up 4.5% on 2013. Model-wise, the Toyota Aqua remains…
Daihatsu Tanto * See the Top 33 All-models and Top 8 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * After losing ground for two months, sales of new Kei cars in Japan are back in positive in September: up 2.5% to 203.448 registrations and bringing the year-to-date total to…
Mercedes C-Class * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * Potentially the sign of a longer-term recovery, sales of imported cars in Japan are up year-on-year for the first time since the April 2014 tax hike at +3% in September to 32.810 registrations,…
Subaru Levorg * See the Top 30 models and Top 13 local brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * New regular car sales are down 5% year-on-year in Japan in August to reach their lowest monthly volume since the Tohoku earthquake of March 2011 at 206,606 registrations. The…
Suzuki Hustler * See the Top 33 models and Top 8 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen* Sales of new Kei cars in Japan are down a harsh 15% year-on-year in August to 126,865 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still up by a healthy 9% on 2013 to…
Suzuki Hustler * See the Top 35 models and Top 8 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * For the first time in 13 months, sales of new Kei cars in Japan are down year-on-year in July at -7% to 174,374 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,409,578 units, up…
Subaru Levorg * See the Top 30 models and Top 14 local brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * Sales of regular cars in Japan are up a shy 0.6% year-on-year in July to 285,886 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2,056,488 units, up 7% on 2013. Given…
Audi A3 Sedan * NOW UPDATED with the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 56 brands! Thanks Stephen * New car imports are the most affected by the April 1 tax increase in Japan with sales down 16% year-on-year in June to 24,364 registrations but still up 8% year-on-year over…
Honda Vezel * NOW UPDATED with the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 13 brands! * Regular passenger vehicles sales in Japan are down slightly from 2013 (-1.8%) to 229,037 registrations but still up year-to-date (+7.2%) at 1,554,597 units. This month the Toyota Aqua puts an end to 3 consecutive months…
Daihatsu Copen * NOW UPDATED with the Top 33 best-selling models and Top 8 brands! Thanks Stephen * Sales of new Kei cars are up 2% year-on-year in June to 187,384 units and 15% year-to-date to an all-time high 1,235,204 registrations, with the Daihatsu Tanto keeping the lead for the 7th consecutive…
Daihatsu Tanto * See the Top 32 All-models and Top 8 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * It turns out the national tax hike implemented on April 1 is benefiting Kei cars sales: they are up another 5% year-on-year in May to 156,464 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total…
Honda Vezel * See the Top 30 models and Top 13 All-local brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * Analysts had predicted a steep year-on-year decline in May as a result of an increase in Japan’s national sales tax that took effect on April 1. Not so. The…