The success of the new Jimny helps make Suzuki the only Top 20 brand in positive in August. A second, more significant wave of Covid-19 infections lifting total cases from 35.836 on August 1 to 70.858 at the time of writing this article means some restrictions were reinstated in some…
The new Daihatsu Taft is available in a 80s retro livery. 20/07 update: Now with H1 Top 115 models (all categories). New vehicle sales in Japan skid down -22.9% year-on-year to 347.371 units in June, a better hold than both April (-28.6%) and May (-44.9%), leading to a First Half volume down…
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%…
Instant blockbuster: the Toyota Raize lands directly at #4 in Japan... New light vehicle sales in Japan once again endure the consequences of the typhoons that battered the country in October and disrupted economic activity, with November registrations down by a ghastly -12.7% year-on-year to 385.859, which is enough to…