The Toyota Land Cruiser ranks #9 in Japan in July. Next gen 250 Series pictured. The Japanese new light vehicle market returns to growth in July and for the first time this year at +6.9% year-on-year to 405,174 units. The year-to-date volume remains battered at -10.5% to 2,532,664. Toyota (+0.1%)…
Toyota Land Cruiser sales are up 16.2% year-on-year in June. Sales include the 70, 250 and 300 Series New vehicle sales in Japan lose a moderate -4.9% year-on-year in June to 373,599 units. However the H1 2024 tally is off -13.2% or over 323,000 sales to 2,127,448. Toyota (-14.6%) endures…
Daihatsu Move sales are down -88% in February. Japanese new vehicle sales continue to struggle in February at -19.2% year-on-year to 344,816 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -16% to 679,692. For the month, regular cars are down -16% to 226,769 units and kei cars down -24.8% to 118,047.…
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…
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…
The Toyota Prius hits its highest ranking in almost 4 years. New vehicle sales in Japan lodge a fifth consecutive double-digit market gain in May at +25% To 326,730 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 17% or 300,000 sales to 2,057,880. Brand leader Toyota (+31.8%) outpaces its home market…
Toyota Prius sales are up 137.2% year-on-year. Note the March 2023 post has been updated with Q1 2023 Top 20 foreign models. The Japanese new vehicle market is up another beautiful 16.7% year-on-year in April to 349,592 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.7% to 1,731,150 units. Toyota (+17.7%)…
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…
The Honda N-BOX is the best-selling vehicle in Japan in 2022. Discover over 50 years of Japanese Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Japan drop -5.6% year-on-year in 2022 to 4,201,321 units vs. 4,448,340 in 2021. Brand leader Toyota (-12.4%) is the only Top 8 carmaker to fare worse…
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.…
First appearance of the Nissan Ariya in its home Top 40. In April, the Japanese new car market slows down another -14.4% year-on-year to 299,620 units. This market the 8th consecutive month of double-digit losses. The year-to-date volume is now down -15.9 to 1,496.849 units. Toyota (-16.3%) evolves roughly like…
Mazda is the only carmaker to improve sales year-on-year in the Top 13. New vehicle sales in Japan sink -18% year-on-year in February to just 354,668 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -16.2% to 684,367. Brand leader Toyota (-25.5%) falls faster than the market and goes from 32% share…
The new Outlander helps Mitsubishi up 5.1% in January. The Japanese new vehicle market starts the year off -14.2% in January to 329,699 units. Toyota (-13.3%) roughy follows the market to end the month at 32% share, exactly the same figure as its FY2021 result. Honda (+0.6%) posts the only…
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…
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%…