In 2016, Toyota, Honda and Suzuki were the best-selling car brands with top car manufacturer Toyota gaining market share in a slightly weaker market. Of the top-selling car brands in Japan in 2016, Toyota, Daihatsu and Isuzu increased sales while Mazda, Mitsubishi, and Nissan had much weaker sales. Mercedes-Benz was again the leading foreign brand in Japan while Volkswagen … [Read more...]

Toyota, Honda and Suzuki remained the top-selling car brands in Japan during the first nine months of 2016 with the Prius again the favorite model. New vehicle registrations in Japan contracted by 3.4% during the first three quarters of 2016 to 3,776,386 vehicles. Toyota was the only top brand to have increased sales in 2016 but manufacturers of heavy goods vehicles also had … [Read more...]

Car sales in Japan contracted by 5% during the first half of 2016. Toyota remained the top-selling manufacturer while the Prius was the top model. New motorized vehicle registrations in Japan during the first six months of 2016 in Japan declined by 4.8% to 2,547,345 vehicles. The Japanese market showed signs of recovery during the second quarter of 2016 with market … [Read more...]

New vehicle registrations in Japan shrank by 6.9% during the first quarter of 2016. Toyota remained the top-selling car brand and the Prius the top model. Passenger car sales in Japan were even weaker and contracted by 7.5%. Lexus and BMW were the only top brands to have increased sales in Japan during the first quarter of 2016. Mercedes-Benz remained the top-selling foreign … [Read more...]

The Toyota Aqua was again Japan’s favorite car model in 2015 with the Prius and Honda Fit the other top three best-selling car models. The Aqua and fourth-placed Corolla were the only car models to have kept the same rank positions as a year ago. Most of the most-popular car models in Japan sold significantly fewer cars in 2015 than a year ago but only two new models – Mazda … [Read more...]

In 2015, Japan’s largest car manufacturers and brands were Toyota, Honda and Suzuki. The Japanese market shrank by 9% to just over 5 million vehicles. Japanese car manufacturers generally experienced sharp sales losses in Japan in 2015 but heavy and commercial vehicle sales were mostly stronger indicating some growth potential in the Japanese economy. Mercedes-Benz replaced … [Read more...]

Toyota and Honda remained Japan’s best-selling car brands during the first nine months of 2015. The Aqua was again the favorite car model. Year-to-date 2015, the Japanese new vehicle market shrunk by 9.5% with most of the largest car manufacturing selling fewer cars in 2015 than in 2014. Mercedes-Benz replaced Volkswagen as the strongest car importer into Japan. Japanese New … [Read more...]

In 2014, Toyota, Honda and Suzuki remained the largest carmakers in Japan. The Japanese vehicle market expanded 3.5% to 5.5 million vehicles. The Toyota Aqua was again the most popular car model in Japan in 2014. The Japanese Vehicle Market in 2014 (Full Year) New vehicle registrations in Japan increased by 3.5% in 2014 to 5,562,887 vehicles including passenger cars, trucks … [Read more...]

In 2014, the Toyota Aqua was again the top-selling car model in Japan. The Honda Fit took second place from the Prius with the evergreen Corolla fourth. The Japanese car market expanded by 3.5% to just over 5.5 million new vehicle registrations in 2014. Best-Selling Car Models in Japan in 2014 (Full Year) The 30 top-selling car models in Japan in 2014 according to new … [Read more...]

2014 (January to September): Toyota was again the top-selling car brand in Japan with the Aqua and Honda Fit the best-selling models. After an excellent first quarter, new vehicle registrations in Japan has been weaker during the last six months but still showing 6% growth for the first three quarters of the year. Honda was the most-improved brand with sales up by nearly a … [Read more...]

New vehicle registrations in Japan increased by 11% during the first six months of 2014. Toyota was the strongest manufacturer and the Aqua the top-selling car model. In the first semester of 2014, the Japanese new vehicle market expanded by 10.8% to just over 3 million new vehicle registrations. The growth came despite an increase in sales taxes in April. Toyota … [Read more...]

Car sales in Japan increased by 20% during the first quarter of 2014. Toyota is still the leading brand while the Aqua narrowly outsold the Honda Fit. The first quarter of 2014 saw new vehicle registrations in Japan increase by a fifth ahead of a sales tax increase in April. All manufacturers achieved higher sales at the start of 2014 in Japan with expensive foreign … [Read more...]

In 2013, the Toyota Aqua replaced the Prius as the top-selling car model in Japan. The Honda Fit was again the third most popular car. Japan’s favorite car in 2013 was the Toyota Aqua. The Toyota Prius, the market leader since 2009, was the second most popular car in Japan in 2013. The Honda Fit was the third best-selling car model in Japan followed by the Nissan Note and … [Read more...]

In 2013, Toyota remained the top-selling carmaker in Japan. Honda and Suzuki were also popular with Japanese buyer with Volkswagen the top imported brand. 2013 (full year) new vehicle registration data for Japan showed Toyota easily maintaining its position as the best-selling car manufacturer. Honda was again the second most popular brand in Japan while Suzuki and … [Read more...]

Toyota leads car sales in Japan from January to September 2013 with the Aqua now Japan’s favorite car model ahead of the Prius. The first nine months of 2013 saw the Japanese new car market decline by 5%. The best-selling marques Toyota and Honda suffered a sales decline of around 10% but car sales of most other brands were flat or stronger with import brands showing … [Read more...]

Toyota and Honda were the top-selling car brands in Japan during the first six months of 2013. The Prius was Japan’s favorite car ahead of the Aqua. Toyota remained Japan’s best-selling car manufacturer from January to June 2013. Honda narrowly maintained its second place ahead of Suzuki. New vehicle registrations in Japan contracted during the first half of 2013 by 8%. … [Read more...]

First quarter 2013 saw Toyota remaining the top-selling vehicle producer in Japan followed by Honda and Nissan. The Toyota Aqua and Prius were Japan’s favorite car models. Toyota, Honda, and Nissan remained Japan’s top motor vehicle manufacturers during the first three months of 2013. In a weaker market, Hino and Lexus were the only Japanese vehicle producers able to … [Read more...]

Toyota was again the top carmaker in Japan in 2012. Honda was the second best-selling car producer in Japan while Nissan slipped to fifth. In 2012, Toyota comfortably remained the strongest vehicle producer in Japan. Honda regained second place followed by Daihatsu, Suzuki, and Nissan. New vehicle registrations in Japan increased by 27.5% in 2012. All carmakers, with the … [Read more...]

The Toyota Prius was again the best-selling car model in Japan in 2012. The Toyota Aqua replaced the Honda Fit as the second most popular car in Japan. In 2012, for the fourth consecutive year, the Toyota Prius was the best-selling car model in Japan. The smaller hybrid-only Toyota Aqua was the second most popular car model while the Honda Fit was third. Hybrid cars remain … [Read more...]