Toyota Prius sales are up 238.1% year-on-year. New vehicle sales in Japan climb 10.7% year-on-year in October to 397,672 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 15.1% or over 525,000 sales to 4,005,158. This is the first time since 2019 that the Japanese market crosses the 4 million unit benchmark…
Toyota sales vastly outpace their home market in June. 392,719 new vehicles hit Japanese roads in June, a 19.8% year-on-year improvement. As a result the H1 2023 volume is up 17.5% to 2,450,599 units. Note the June result is still -12.8% off pre-pandemic June 2019. Toyota (+47.6%) vastly outruns its home…
Lexus triples its sales year-on-year in March. 15/05 update: Now with Q1 2023 Top 20 foreign models. March is always a strong month for Japanese new vehicle sales as it is the end of the financial year and manufacturers rush to meet targets. Sales are up 11.6% year-on-year this month…
Lexus sales more than triple year-on-year in February. New vehicle sales in Japan soar 20.3% year-on-year in February to 426,726 units, however keep in mind February 2022 was off -18% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up 18.2% to 809,064. Toyota (+48%) posts a whopping uptick to…
The Toyota Crown is up to #14 in January. The Japanese new vehicle market lifts 16% year-on-year in January to 382,338 registrations. The Top 8 order of best-selling carmakers are identical to December and the Full Year 2022. Toyota (+17.4%) climbs to a very strong 32.4% market share vs. 29.7%…
The Honda ZR-V lands at #21 in the regular cars ranking. New vehicle sales in Japan markedly slow down their growth in November to +7% year-on-year and 377,079 units. The year-to-date tally remains in negative at -6.2% to 3,856,956. Market leader Toyota (-5.1%) goes agains the market with the only…
Toyota Sienta sales are up 142.8% year-on-year thanks to its facelift. The Japanese new vehicle market scores a splendid year-on-year uptick for the second consecutive month at +28.6% to 359,159 sales. Let's remember October 2021 was off -31.3% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now down -7.4% to 3,479,877…
Toyota Voxy sales are up 174.7% year-on-year in September. The Japanese new vehicle market manages its first year-on-year since June 2021 this month with a very robust +24.1% to 395,163 units. However keep in mind September 2021 was down -32.2% over the prior year so we're still evolving at below pre-Covid volumes.…
Suzuki Alto sales are up 40.6% year-on-year in August. New vehicle sales in Japan drop -9.3% year-on-year in August to 290,042 units as parts shortage continue to hamper production. The year-to-date volume is off -13.8% to 2,725,555 sales. Toyota (-26.4%) continues to suffer from supply issues and endures the largest…
Sales of Mitsubishi Delica D5 are up 351.4% year-on-year thanks to the new model. After 10 consecutive months of double-digit year-on-year drops, the Japanese new vehicle market reduces its fall to -7.4% to 349,335 units, its best result since August 2021. The year-to-date tally is now down -14.3% to 2,435,513.…
The Mitsubishi eK Cross EV has landed in Japan. It's a 10th straight double-digit year-on-year decline for the Japanese market in June at -10.8% to 327,896. The H1 tally is off -15.4% or almost 400,000 units to 2,086,178 units. Toyota (-25.2%) falls a lot faster than the market and sees…
The Honda Freed is up to its best ranking in Japan in almost 5 years. The Japanese new vehicle market continues to suffer in May at -18.1% year-on-year to 261,433 registrations. This marks a 9th consecutive double-digit year-on-year fall and brings the year-to-date tally down -16.2% to 1,758,282 units. Looking…