The Honda N-BOX is the best-selling vehicle in Japan in 2017, outselling the Toyota Prius. * See the Top 60 All-brands, Top 30 cars, Top 40 kei cars and Top 20 foreigners by clicking on the title * Consult 50 years worth of Japanese Historical Data here The Japanese new car…
A minor facelift is enough to propel the Honda Fit back onto the podium. * See the Top 55 All-brands, Top 30 regular cars and Top 35 kei cars by clicking on the title * The Japanese new car market is down 2.6% year-on-year in November to 408.860 registrations, yet…
Thanks to the new model, the Nissan Leaf breaks into its home Top 20 for the first time. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 54 All-brands, Top 30 regular cars and Top 33 kei cars * New car sales in Japan recede 1.7% year-on-year in October to 372.470, leading to a…
The Nissan Note is the best-selling car in Japan in September. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 52 brands, Top 30 cars, Top 35 kei cars and Top 20 imports * New light vehicle sales in Japan are up 3.9% year-on-year in September to 495.189 units, with the year-to-date total now…
The facelifted Toyota Aqua takes the lead of the regular car charts in August. Picture autos-one.jp * See the Top 53 All-brands, Top 30 models and Top 35 kei cars by clicking on the title * Now updated with kei cars models data The Japanese new car market is up 5.5%…
The Nissan Note is the best-selling regular car in Japan in July. * See the Top 52 All-brands, Top 30 cars and Top 35 kei cars by clicking on the title * The Japanese new car market is up 2.9% year-on-year in July to 427.527 registrations, leading to a year-to-date…
The Toyota C-HR is the first SUV to lead the monthly sales charts in Japan (in April). * See the Top 60 All-brands, Top 30 cars, Top 35 kei cars and Top 20 foreigners by clicking on the title * Now updated with kei car data Japanese new car sales are…
The Toyota Prius reclaims the title of best-selling vehicle in Japan. Picture car.watch.impress.co.jp * See the Top 53 brands, Top 30 cars and Top 35 kei cars by clicking on the title * The Japanese new car market posts a very solid 12.4% year-on-year gain in May to 372.576 registrations, lifting…
The Nissan Note is the best-selling regular car in March. Picture autos-one.jp * See the Top 55 All-brands, Top 30 regular cars, Top 35 kei cars and Top 20 foreign models by clicking on the title * Another very dynamic month for the Japanese new vehicle market: up 8.7% year-on-year in March…
The Toyota C-HR is the third best-selling car in Japan in February. * See the Top 55 All-brands, Top 30 regular cars and Top 33 kei cars by clicking on the title * The Japanese new vehicle market has started 2017 in a very healthy way: up another 7.4% in…
Daihatsu Move Canbus * See the Top 170 All-local models by clicking on the title * As is the tradition at BSCB we can reveal today an exclusive All-local models ranking by variant for Japan, making the exploration of this unique market even more interesting. This year the Toyota Prius wins at this…
The Toyota Prius is the best-selling nameplate in Japan in 2016. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 60 All-brands, Top 30 cars, Top 35 kei cars & Top 20 foreigners * Check out 47 years worth of Japanese Historical Data here After a harsh 9% decline in 2015, the Japanese new light…
Nissan Note e-Power * NOW UPDATED with the Top 58 All-brands, Top 30 cars and Top 35 kei cars - see title * After two months in negative, the Japanese new vehicle market is back on track in November at +7% to 417.602 registrations. The year-to-date tally however still lags behind…
Hero of the month: the Nissan Serena. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 50 All-brands, Top 30 regular cars and Top 35 kei cars * It's a second consecutive month just edging into negative territory for Japanese new car sales at -0.4% year-on-year in October to 378.741 registrations, bringing the year-to-date…
The new Estima (+97%) helps Toyota gain 11% at home in September. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 35 All-kei cars * * See the Top 52 All-brands, Top 30 cars and Top 20 foreigners by clicking on the title * Note the August 2016 post has now been updated…