The 4th generation Toyota Prius is now in Japanese dealerships. Picture response.jp * Click on title to see the Top 50 brands, Top 30 cars, Top 35 kei cars & Top 20 foreigners * This report was created in collaboration with Stephen Bloom. The Japanese automotive market continues its contraction…
Toyota Voxy. Picture response.jp * Click on title to see the Top 50 All-brands, Top 30 cars and Top 35 kei cars * This report was created in collaboration with Stephen Bloom. November brought more bad news for the Japanese market that has been plagued by decreased kei car sales after a…
The Daihatsu Cast sells just under 9.000 units for its first full month in Japan. * Click on title to see the Top 54 All-brands, Top 30 cars and Top 35 kei cars * This report was created in collaboration with Stephen Bloom. The Japanese market continues to struggle in the wake…
The new Toyota Sienta smashes the nameplate's monthly volume record at 11.277 units. * Click on title to see the Top 65 All-brands, Top 30 cars, Top 35 kei cars & Top 20 imports * This report was created in collaboration with Stephen Bloom. After rebounding a little last month the Japanese market…
The Toyota Sienta is up to #2 this month. * See the Top 30 best-selling regular, kei cars & Top 55 All-brands by clicking on the title * This August update was created in collaboration with Stephen Bloom. The Japanese market is finally beginning to show some signs of recovering from…
Mercedes sales are up 19% year-on-year in Japan, earning it a spot in the Top 10. * See the Top 60 brands, Top 30 regular cars, Top 30 kei cars and Top 20 imports by clicking on the title * The Japanese new car market is suffering in this First Half of…
The Toyota Corolla is the 2nd best-selling passenger car in Japan for the 2nd straight month. * See the Top 60 brands, Top 30 regular cars, Top 30 kei cars and Top 20 imports by clicking on the title * This update was created in collaboration with Stephen Bloom. Sales…
Honda Shuttle * See the Top 60 All-brands, Top 30 regular cars, Top 35 kei cars by clicking on the title * Japan report prepared in collaboration with Stephen Bloom. Sales of new vehicles in Japan are down 8% year-on-year in May to 335.644 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2.234.004…
First month of sales for the Mazda CX-3 in Japan. * See the Top 30 best-selling cars, kei cars and Top 54 All-brands by clicking on the title * Analysis written in cooperation with Stephen Bloom February sales remain well below last year’s pre-tax increase level, but they were a bit…
Toyota Aqua X-URBAN * Discover the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 53 All-brands. Thanks Stephen * The first quarter of 2014 saw record sales in Japan due to an impending tax increase. Consequently, January 2015 sales are well below (-19%), with imports faring the best at -14.5% and KEI cars…
The Daihatsu Tanto is the best-selling vehicle in Japan in 2014. * See the Top 60 brands, Top 30 models, Top 40 Kei cars and Top 20 imports by clicking on the title * At the start of 2014, JAMA's forecast for the Japanese new car market was a 10%…
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…
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 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)!…
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…