The CX-8 (+173%) helps Mazda up 37.2% at home in November. Now updated with kei cars data It's another very dynamic month for new car sales in Japan, up 8.6% year-on-year in November to 441.943 units, lifting the year-to-date volume up 0.9% to 4.884.542. Brand leader Toyota (+4.8%) trails the…
The new generation Toyota Passo (Moda variant pictured) leaps to 5th place in May. * See the Top 50 All-brands, Top 30 cars and Top 30 kei cars by clicking on the title * This Japan update was created with the collaboration of Stephen Bloom. The Japanese market continues to…
The Toyota Prius is the best-selling vehicle in Japan in January. Picture courtesy autocar.jp * See the Top 50 All-brands, Top 30 regular cars and Top 35 kei cars by clicking on the title * This update was created in collaboration with Stephen Bloom. The Japanese automotive market is off…
Third straight year in pole position for the Toyota Aqua in Japan. * Click on title to see the Top 60 brands, Top 30 cars, Top 40 kei cars and Top 20 foreigners * The Japanese new car market was successively hit by weakness in the regular car segment, 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…
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 StepWGN * See the Top 60 All-brands, Top 30 regular vehicles and Top 35 kei cars by clicking on the title * This Japan update was prepared in collaboration with Stephen Bloom. The big news in Japan in April is the tax rate hike on kei cars to align them with the…
Honda Grace After a very turbulent year the Japanese auto market ends 2014 on a positive note, ending 5 consecutive months of YOY declines up 2% in December. Kei sales are pulling the market up at a massive +18.5% in December. In the "traditional" models ranking, the big news this month…
Daihatsu Wake * See the Top 30 best-selling cars, kei cars and Top 13 local brands by clicking on the title * November overall new car sales in Japan are down a depressing 9% year-on-year to to 416,139 units, the fifth consecutive month of decline. Most of the decrease comes from…
The Toyota Harrier is up to #8 at home this month. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and All-local brands by clicking on the title! * Note this article also contains KEI cars data below the jump. Thanks Stephen. Another month in the red for new passenger car sales…
Mazda Demio * See the Top 30 models and Top 13 local brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * The Japanese new car market is down 3% year-on-year in September to 315.326 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2.578.420 units, up 4.5% on 2013. Model-wise, the Toyota Aqua remains…
Toyota Belta in Yangoon, Myanmar * See all Myanmar Photo Albums by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Phoe Thar Aung * Even though no official sales data is available yet for Myanmar, thanks to the generosity of BSCB readers I can share with you a third Photo Album about…
Toyota Aqua * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * NOTE This is not yet sales figures for June in Japan but a more detailed look at overall May sales of both passenger and Kei cars split by version, to see…
Toyota Prius * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * NOW UPDATED with imports: The VW Golf now #24 overall! (See here for full details) 2011 was a very tough year for Japan. The deadly March 11 earthquake and tsunami paralysed the country for many…