Honda Stream and Toyota Alphard in Singapore, April 2013. On my way to the Manila Auto Show I had the luck to do a quick stopover in Singapore and as you can expect my eyes were locked on the streets... It's always a exhilarating feeling to see the sales rankings…
Mazda Atenza * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * Sales of 'normal' vehicles (not Kei cars) in Japan are down 12% year-on-year in February to 292,339 registrations (including imports, for once) which brings the year-to-date total to 521,732 units, also…
Nissan Note * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * As is now the tradition, after exploring the Passenger car Top 30 and the Kei car Top 25 in Japan, we have a more thorough look at overall January sales split by version (sedan,…
Toyota Crown 'Royal' Series * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 13 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Sales of Passenger Cars (ex-Kei cars) are down 13% year-on-year in Japan in January to 229,333 registrations. This is in fact not such a bad result, given January 2012…
Toyota Prius Alpha * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Japanese car market is up another 24% year-on-year this month after growing by 28% in October, a contrast to the tsunami-plagued first half of the year. The Toyota Prius continues to dominate the…
Toyota Prius MPV (US version) * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title of the article or 'Read more'! * Japanese new car sales are up an impressive 28% year-on-year vs. October 2010 when sales tanked on the first full month after government subsidies to replace cars…
Honda Fit Shuttle * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * For the first time since August 2010, the Japanese car market is up year-on-year, but at a very shy +1.7% and 313,790 registrations. The year-to-date total is still down 26%…
Honda Fit * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After starting with a bang in November 07, the Honda Fit generation 2 continues to dominate the Japanese sales ranking, on top 10 months out of 12, peaking at 25,933 sales in March and finishing…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to a light facelift, the Toyota Corolla stays on top for the 2nd year in a row, however its sales are down for the 3rd consecutive year at -13% with 173,301 units. It held…
Toyota Vitz * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * No surprise in pole position: the Toyota Corolla is still the favourite passenger car in Japan, but with 160,677 sales it is down 18% on 1998 and just 4,000 units above the all-new Toyota Vitz,…
Honda StepWGN * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 1997 is the 29th consecutive time the Toyota Corolla is the favourite model in Japan, with sales up 7% to 238,098. In second place the Nissan March is back up one spot and 9% year-on-year…
Toyota Crown * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In 1996 the Toyota Corolla is the best-selling model in Japan for the 28th year in a row with 223,244 sales, down 5% on 1995. It is followed by the Toyota Crown, up one spot…
Nissan March * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to a tip from Joe I can now share with you the Top 15 most popular models in Japan in 1995. Unsurprisingly, the Toyota Corolla is the best-seller this year with 235,738 sales, followed…
* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In a market down 8% at 4,454,323 registrations, the Toyota Corolla remains the top seller at 260,777 units and 5.9% share, down 18%. In fact, Toyota monopolises the podium with the Mark II #2 again at 174,226…
* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In 1991 the Toyota Corolla is the best selling car in Japan for the 23rd year in a row at 319,704 sales and 6.6% share. It is followed on the podium by the Toyota Mark II at…