The Lexus LBX is already up to #42 for its first full month of sales. The Japanese new vehicle market starts the year in difficult fashion with January sales down -12.4% to 334,838. The negative result is partly due to the safety test falsification scandal at Daihatsu which paused shipments…
The Toyota Roomy is up to 2nd place in the regular cars ranking in 2021. Discover over 50 years of Japanese Historical Data here. The Japanese new vehicle market edges down -3.3% year-on-year in 2021 to 4,438,440 registrations. Toyota (-2.1%) resists better than its home market to improve its share…
Mitsubishi eK sales are up 42% year-on-year. The Japanese new vehicle market crumbles -32.2% year-on-year in September to 318.371 units vs. 459.706 a year ago, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.3% to 3.480.102 units. We have downgraded our Japan 2021 Forecast to 4.48 million units, tilting into negative at -2%…
Toyota Aqua sales are up 147.6% year-on-year thanks to the new generation. The Japanese new vehicle market edges down -2.1% year-on-year to 319.697 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 7.9% to 3.161.731. Once again Toyota (+6%) defies the negative context to cement its leadership at 33.8% share vs. 32.5%…
Nissan (+17.4%) posts the largest year-on-year gain among the Top 15 brands. Picture autocar.jp New vehicle sales in Japan gain 5.4% year-on-year in March to 613.003 units, leading to a Q1 2021 tally up 4.2% to 1.429.743. Brand leaders Toyota (+6.6%) and Suzuki (+8.2%) both advance faster than the market…
The eK is Mitsubishi's best-selling vehicle in Japan. Picture response.jp New vehicle sales in Japan edge up 0.5% year-on-year in February to 432.299 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 3.3% to 816.741. The Top 3 carmakers outpace the market this month: Toyota (+5.2%), Suzuki (+9%) and Daihatsu (+1.2%) are in…
Toyota Alphard sales are up 94.5% year-on-year in January. The Japanese new vehicle market is up +6.8% year-on-year in January to 384.442 units. Brand leader Toyota (+13.8%) exactly doubles the market growth rate to score a solid 31.7% share, in line with the 31.6% it held over the FY2020. Suzuki (+9.3%)…
The Honda N-WGN is up 116.5% year-on-year in Japan in February. New vehicle sales in Japan endure a 5th consecutive double-digit year-on-year decline in February at -10.3% to 430.185 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -10.9% to 790.288. Kei cars (-9.6%) resist slightly better this month at 161.883 while…
The Toyota Raize is the #1 regular car in Japan for its 3rd month in market. New car sales in Japan skid another -11.7% year-on-year in January to 360.103 units, the 4th consecutive double-digit drop after -24.2% in October, -12.7% in November and -11% in December. Regular cars sink -11.1%…
The Toyota Crown scores its first Top 10 in almost 3 years thanks to the new generation. * Now updated with the Top 62 brands, Top 50 regular cars and Top 33 kei cars * New car sales in Japan rise 3.3% year-on-year in July to 441.534 registrations, the 2nd gain…
Lexus sales surge 25.6% year-on-year in June. * Now updated with the Top 55 All-brands, Top 50 regular cars, Top 33 kei cars and Top 15 foreigners * The Japanese new car market posts an 8th year-on-year decline in the past 9 months in June, down a severe 5% to 453.765…
The all-new Mazda CX-8 sells over 2.000 units in four months at home. * See the Top 120 All Japanese regular cars, Top 50 All kei car versions and Top 180 all car versions by clicking on the title * Consult 50 years of Japan Historical Data here As is the…
Leaning towards the American market: Australia. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 50 All-brands and Top 285 All-models - click on title to see * October sales in Australia are disappointing: down 1% year-on-year to 93.357 units, however the year-to-date tally is still at all-time record heights, up 2.4% on 2015 to…
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 Skoda Octavia outsells the VW Golf halfway through 2016. * See the Top 40 brands and Top 340 All-models by clicking on the title * It's a fourth consecutive month of year-on-year decline for new car sales in Switzerland, down 6% in June to 31.259 registrations and pulling the…