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 Toyota C-HR is the best-selling car in Japan in April. * See the Top 55 brands, Top 30 cars and Top 34 kei cars by clicking on the title * The Japanese new light vehicle market is up by a vigorous 9.2% year-on-year in April to 354.750 units, lifting the…
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 C-HR is up to #4 at home in January. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 55 All-brands, Top 30 regular cars and Top 33 kei cars * The Japanese new car market starts 2017 on a positive note with a 4.9% year-on-year gain to 401.650 registrations. Market leader…
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…
The Toyota Prius remains the uncontested leader of the Japanese market. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 55 All-brands, Top 30 cars and Top 34 kei cars * August marks only the second month of year-on-year gains in Japan so far in 2016 along with April with overall sales up 2.9% to 336.661.…
The facelifted Estima (+117%) helps Toyota gain 10% at home in July. * See the Top 55 All-brands, Top 30 cars and Top 35 kei cars by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales in Japan are down 2% in July to 415.606, once again - but less than in…
Mitsubishi sales drop 14% so far in 2016 at home, helping pull the market down. * See the Top 60 All-brands, Top 30 cars, Top 35 kei and Top 20 foreigners by clicking on the title * Halfway through 2016, the Japanese new light vehicle market is down for the 2nd consecutive…
Halted sales of Nissan Dayz and Mitsubishi eK have handicapped the Japanese market in June. * See the Top 55 All-brands, Top 30 cars, Top 30 kei and Top 20 foreigners by clicking on the title * This update was created in collaboration with Stephen Bloom. Japan’s automotive market continues…
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…