Honda Vezel * See the Top 30 models and Top 13 All-local brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * Analysts had predicted a steep year-on-year decline in May as a result of an increase in Japan’s national sales tax that took effect on April 1. Not so. The…
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)!…
Toyota Voxy * See the Top 30 models & Top 13 local brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * An increase in Japan's national sales tax took effect on April 1 and analysts predict Q2 2014 new car sales in the country will be down 18% as a result.…
Kazakhstan is the fastest growing car market in the world. Photo © Eric Lafforgue * See the Top 50 biggest car markets in the world by clicking on the title! * Thanks to OICA I can share with you the overall Full Year 2013 sales figure for 143 countries in the world! I…
VW Golf breaks the Quarterly sales record for an imported model in Japan. * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * Like every quarter, I can share with you the most popular imported models in Japan, a relatively rare species although…
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…
The Toyota Voxy sells a record 11,937 units in March in Japan. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 13 local brands by clicking on the title! * In March new car sales in Japan are up a fantastic 14% year-on-year to 481,039 registrations, mainly due to purchases…
Nissan Dayz * See the Top 33 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * Sales of new Kei cars in Japan are up a magnificent 24% year-on-year in February to 228,994 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 432,653 units, up 28% on 2012. If the Daihatsu Tanto keeps the…
Toyota Noah * See the Top 30 models & Top 13 local brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * The Japanese new car market (ex-Kei cars) is up a splendid 15% year-on-year in February to 336,176 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 628,622 units, up 20% on 2013.…
Did you know the Toyota Camry was also sold under the Daihatsu brand as the Altis in Japan? * See the Top 165 All-local models ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * Thanks to Stephen I can share with you today the 2013 sales results of absolutely all…
Honda N-WGN, N-BOX and N-ONE * See the Top 36 All-models and Top 8 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * Sales of Kei cars in Japan are up a huge 32% year-on-year in January to 203,659 registrations. If the Daihatsu Tanto is the best-seller for the 2nd month running thanks…
The Honda Vezel is already #9 at home this month! * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 13 local brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Japan debut the year with a blast: up a whopping 27% on January 2013 to 292,446 registrations. And…
The Toyota Aqua is #1 at year-end for the first time in Japan. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 60 All-brands by clicking on the title! * * Check out 1969-2013 Japanese Historical Data here! * * There is now a Full Year 2013 Top 165 All-local…
Honda Vezel * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 53 All-brands by clicking on the title! * * The Full Year 2013 Report is here! * New car sales in Japan are up a splendid 19% year-on-year in December to 254,464 registrations, bringing the final 2013 total to 3,262,522…
The Honda N-BOX enjoys its first year-end pole position in Japan. * See the All-models and All-brands rankings by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * I know readers, this is not your favourite update as Japanese Kei cars look confronting at best. However this category is not to be discarded…