Daihatsu Tanto * See the Top 33 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * In spite of the national tax sales hike valid from April 1 onwards, the Kei cars market in Japan is up 3% year-on-year this month to 156,362 registrations, almost as much as the regular car market (188,864)!…
Toyota Voxy * See the Top 30 models & Top 13 local brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * An increase in Japan's national sales tax took effect on April 1 and analysts predict Q2 2014 new car sales in the country will be down 18% as a result.…
VW Golf breaks the Quarterly sales record for an imported model in Japan. * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * Like every quarter, I can share with you the most popular imported models in Japan, a relatively rare species although…
The Daihatsu Tanto breaks its monthly volume record this month. * See the Top 33 All-models and Top 8 brands by clicking on the title! * Tremendous strength of the Kei cars market this month in Japan: up 22% year-on-year top 302,350 registrations which brings the 1st Quarter total to 735,001…
The Toyota Voxy sells a record 11,937 units in March in Japan. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 13 local brands by clicking on the title! * In March new car sales in Japan are up a fantastic 14% year-on-year to 481,039 registrations, mainly due to purchases…
Nissan Dayz * See the Top 33 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * Sales of new Kei cars in Japan are up a magnificent 24% year-on-year in February to 228,994 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 432,653 units, up 28% on 2012. If the Daihatsu Tanto keeps the…
Toyota Noah * See the Top 30 models & Top 13 local brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * The Japanese new car market (ex-Kei cars) is up a splendid 15% year-on-year in February to 336,176 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 628,622 units, up 20% on 2013.…
Did you know the Toyota Camry was also sold under the Daihatsu brand as the Altis in Japan? * See the Top 165 All-local models ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * Thanks to Stephen I can share with you today the 2013 sales results of absolutely all…
Honda N-WGN, N-BOX and N-ONE * See the Top 36 All-models and Top 8 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * Sales of Kei cars in Japan are up a huge 32% year-on-year in January to 203,659 registrations. If the Daihatsu Tanto is the best-seller for the 2nd month running thanks…
The Honda Vezel is already #9 at home this month! * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 13 local brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Japan debut the year with a blast: up a whopping 27% on January 2013 to 292,446 registrations. And…
The Toyota Aqua is #1 at year-end for the first time in Japan. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 60 All-brands by clicking on the title! * * Check out 1969-2013 Japanese Historical Data here! * * There is now a Full Year 2013 Top 165 All-local…
Honda Vezel * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 53 All-brands by clicking on the title! * * The Full Year 2013 Report is here! * New car sales in Japan are up a splendid 19% year-on-year in December to 254,464 registrations, bringing the final 2013 total to 3,262,522…
The Honda N-BOX enjoys its first year-end pole position in Japan. * See the All-models and All-brands rankings by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * I know readers, this is not your favourite update as Japanese Kei cars look confronting at best. However this category is not to be discarded…
BMW 3 Series * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 47 All-brands by clicking on the title! * 346,133 imported models found a buyer in Japan in 2013, up 9% year-on-year. The VW Golf remains by far the most successful, boosted by a record-breaking 4th Quarter and up 7%…
Never had Japanese customers bought that many VW Golf in 3 months! * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title! * * The Full Year 2013 report is here! * Like every quarter, I can share with you the most popular imported…