2026 (Q1): The Toyota Yaris and Corolla were Japan’s favorite car models, but the Honda N-Box and other minicars outsold both. Toyota continued its dominance of the Japanese new car market by supplying the four best-selling car models during the first quarter of 2026. The Yaris, Corolla, and Sienta remained Japan’s favorite car models. The … Read more
2026 (Q1): Toyota, Suzuki, and Honda remained the best-selling vehicle manufacturers and top car brands in Japan. The Toyota Yaris was the most popular car model, and the Honda N-Box was Japan’s favorite kei mini car. Japan’s total new vehicle market, including cars, buses, and commercial vehicles (trucks), contracted by 2.5% during the first quarter … Read more
In full-year 2025, Suzuki was the top mini-vehicle maker and the best-selling minicar brand in Japan, while the Honda N-Box remained the top-selling Kei model. 2024 (January to December): the market for mini vehicles and kei cars in Japan expanded by 7% to 1.67 million mini vehicles and by 8% to 1.3 million kei cars. … Read more
In full year 2025, Toyota gained market share as the largest car producer and best-selling car brand in Japan. 2025 (January to December): Toyota was again the best-selling vehicle manufacturer and largest car brand in Japan. Suzuki was again the second top-selling car brand in Japan followd by Honda. Daihatsu recovered with strong sales while … Read more
In full-year 2025, the three top-selling car models in Japan were Toyotas with the Yaris outselling the Corolla and Sienta. Below are the lists of the top-20 car models in Japan (2021 to 2025) and the top-50 best-selling car models in Japan in 2024. 2025 (January to December): The Toyota Yaris was the best-selling car … Read more
In full year 2024, Toyota was the largest car producer and best-selling car brand in Japan despite lower sales in a weak new vehicle market. 2024 (January to December): Toyota remained the best-selling vehicle manufacturer and largest car brand in Japan despite underperforming in a very weak market. Suzuki was again the second top-selling car … Read more
In full-year 2024, the three top-selling car models in Japan were Toyotas with the Corolla being Japan’s favorite car model followed by the Yaris and Sienta. Below are the lists of the top-20 and top-50 best-selling car models in Japan in 2024. 2024 (January to December): the Toyota Corolla was the best-selling car model in … Read more
In full-year 2024, Suzuki was the top mini-vehicle maker and the best-selling minicar brand in Japan while the Honda N-Box remained the top-selling Kei model. 2024 (January to December): the market for mini vehicles and kei cars in Japan contracted by just over 10% to 1.56 million mini vehicles and 1.2 million kei cars. Suzuki … Read more
In full-year 2023, the Japanese vehicle market expanded by 14% to 4.8 million vehicles with Toyota by far the best-selling car brand in Japan. 2023 (January to December): Toyota remained the largest vehicle producer by far in Japan in 2023 with sales up by over a quarter while total new vehicle registrations increased by 13.8% … Read more
In full-year 2023, the Toyota Yaris and Corolla were again the top-selling car models in Japan – eight of the top ten cars were Toyotas. 2023 (January to December): Toyota again dominated the Japanese new car market with the Toyota Yaris the best-selling car model in Japan followed by the Toyota Corolla and the Toyota … Read more