First month of sales for the Mazda CX-3 in Japan. * See the Top 30 best-selling cars, kei cars and Top 54 All-brands by clicking on the title * Analysis written in cooperation with Stephen Bloom February sales remain well below last year’s pre-tax increase level, but they were a bit…
Nissan X-Trail, Mazda CX-5, Toyota Harrier - SUV sales surged 62% in 2014 in Japan. * See the Top 189 All-local models by clicking on the title * Today at BSCB we can share with you an exclusive All-local models ranking by variant (Corolla Axio and Corolla Fielder separated for…
Toyota Aqua X-URBAN * Discover the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 53 All-brands. Thanks Stephen * The first quarter of 2014 saw record sales in Japan due to an impending tax increase. Consequently, January 2015 sales are well below (-19%), with imports faring the best at -14.5% and KEI cars…
Honda Fit 3 * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 13 All-local brands by clicking on the title! * For only the second time in the last 12 months with last April, Japanese sales of new regular vehicles are actually up year-on-year in September at +12% to 324,315…
Chrysler Town & Country * See the Top 50 best-selling MPVs by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * The original World Full Year 2012 Top 1000 models ranking is here This world update is brought to you by Damaged Car Buyers - Scrap Car Specialists. Now that we…
The Toyota Aqua is the most successful nameplate launch in Japan in at least 20 years! * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 14 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Boosted by government subsidies for the purchase of clean vehicles, the Japanese new 'regular' car market is up a…
Toyota Vellfire * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The first half of 2011 was a traumatic time for Japan, devastated by an earthquake and tsunami with damage that will take years to rebuild. As a counterbalance the first 6 months of 2012 have…
Toyota Aqua * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Japan are up a massive 66% year-on-year in May to 236,366 registrations, the combined effect of government subsidies on environmentally friendly cars and a low May 2011 based linked to the…
Toyota 86 * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Japanese car sales are up a record 92% year-on-year in April to 208,977 however this is to be compared with the record low of April last year when the market was devastated by the after-effects…
Toyota Aqua * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Japanese car market is up a whopping 41% year-on-year in January to 263,267 registrations, the biggest rise on record for a month of January, albeit from a historically low base, thanks to the extension beyond…
Toyota Prius * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * NOW UPDATED with imports: The VW Golf now #24 overall! (See here for full details) 2011 was a very tough year for Japan. The deadly March 11 earthquake and tsunami paralysed the country for many…
Another very weak month in Japan with 203,246 registrations, down 31% year-on-year. The Toyota Prius still leads the way by far, but its margin over #2 Honda Fit drops from 7,735 in October to 4,723 this month. The Nissan Juke delivers a best-ever 12th position with 3,789 registrations, whereas the…
Honda Fit * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After starting with a bang in November 07, the Honda Fit generation 2 continues to dominate the Japanese sales ranking, on top 10 months out of 12, peaking at 25,933 sales in March and finishing…