Could the Toyota Raize top the 2020 charts? Discover over 50 years of Japanese Historical Data here. The Japanese new vehicle market skids down -1.5% year-on-year in 2019 to 5.195.216 units, this annual drop entirely due to a typhoon-induced sales freefall during the last 3 months of the year: -24.2%…
Instant blockbuster: the Toyota Raize lands directly at #4 in Japan... New light vehicle sales in Japan once again endure the consequences of the typhoons that battered the country in October and disrupted economic activity, with November registrations down by a ghastly -12.7% year-on-year to 385.859, which is enough to…
The Toyota Corolla is the #1 car in Japan for the first time this decade. After soaring 12.9% last month, the Japanese new vehicle market hits the brakes at -24.9% in October to just 314.784 units, 104.209 less than in October 2018, this due to the typhoons that battered the…
The new model boosts Daihatsu Tanto sales up 84.3% in September. New vehicle sales in Japan surge +12.9% year-on-year in September to 548.209 units, its largest gain since June 2017 (+13.4%), lifting the year-to-date volume up 3.1% to 4.149.685. If last month the market growth was almost entirely due to…
The Toyota Sienta is the best-selling regular car in Japan for the first time in history. The Japanese new vehicle market posts a third consecutive year-on-year uptick and its largest since last November at +6.7% to 388.600 registrations. Kei cars are almost solely responsible for this dynamic lift with sales up…
A new Daihatsu Tanto launched in July. New vehicle sales in Japan gain 4.1% year-on-year in July to 459.456 units, leading to a year-to-date volume now up 1.2% to 3.212.876. Regular cars (+6.7%) lift the market up at 300.799 this month vs. 158.657 kei cars (-0.7%), however both segments edge…
The Toyota Prius is back in charge of the regular car sales charts. The Japanese new car market manages a very timid uptick over the First Half of 2019 at +0.8% to 2.753.419 registrations. The Top 4 brands outpace the market to tighten their hold on the charts: Toyota (+4.4%) advances…
The new model pushes Nissan Dayz sales up 41% year-on-year. New light vehicle sales in Japan edge down -0.7% year-on-year in June to 450.397. The brands podium remains totally unaffected and score the only year-on-year gains in the Top 8: Toyota (+4.2%) improves to 29.9% share, Honda (+7.5%) to 15% and…
The Toyota Prius is now the best-selling regular car in Japan year-to-date. The Japanese new car market scores a 4th year-on-year gain so far this year, advancing 6.5% in May to 396.120 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 1.1% to 2.303.022. The Top 2 most popular brand lift…
The Toyota Prius is the best-selling car at home for the first time in over a year. New car sales in Japan gain 3.4% year-on-year in April to 378.687, bringing the year-to-date tally to almost perfect immobility: up 53 units to 1.906.902. Like last month, the entire podium outpaces the…
Suzuki is the only one of the Big 5 carmakers to post a gain in March. As the end of the Japanese Financial Year, March volumes are always 35 to 40% higher than any other month in Japan and therefore is of capital importance. This year Japan new vehicle sales…
Daihatsu Tanto sales soar 17.4% year-on-year in February. The Japanese new car market scores another positive month in February with sales edging up 1.2% year-on-year to 479.428 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 1.6% to 887.403. Brand leader Toyota (+1.8%) outpaces the market to snatch a 28.1% share,…
The new generation Toyota Century landed in Japan in June 2018. Consult 50 years of Japan Historical Data here As is now the tradition on BSCB, we can now shine a more detailed light on the sales of all local models in Japan, ordered by variant. The Honda N-BOX (+14%)…
The Suzuki Spacia is up 38% year-on-year in January, partly thanks to the addition of the Gear variant (pictured). New vehicle sales in Japan edge up 2.1% year-on-year in January to 407.975 units, yet strikingly the Top 4 brands all outpace the market, starting with local behemoth Toyota (+4.9%) leading…
The Nissan Note is the best-selling regular car in Japan in 2018. Consult over 50 years of Japanese Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Japan edge up 0.7% to post a second consecutive year of gain at 5.272.067 units, the best result since 2014. Foreign models have helped: after…