2017 (Q1) Japan: Best-Selling Car Brands and Models
During the very first quarter of 2017, Toyota remained the largest carmaker in an expanding Japanese vehicle market but the Nissan Note was the top-selling model.
Fresh vehicle registrations in Japan enlargened by 7.3% to 1,577,750 vehicles during the very first quarter of 2017. In March 2017, the Japanese fresh car market expanded for the fifth consecutive month. Toyota lightly remained the largest vehicle manufacturer in Japan with sales growth dual the broader market. For a switch, Toyota did not produce the top-selling car model: the Nissan Note was Japan’s beloved car model thus far in 2017.
The Japanese Fresh Vehicle Market in two thousand seventeen (Q1)
The Japanese fresh vehicle market including cars, buses and powerful commercial vehicles, expanded by 7.3% to 1,577,750 during the very first thee months of 2017. This is just over 100,000 more vehicles than were sold during the same period in two thousand sixteen but still around a thousand less than during the very first quarter of 2015.
In March 2017, fresh passenger vehicle registrations in Japan enlargened for the fifth consecutive month. Car sales in Japan has been as goes after thus far in two thousand seventeen according to JADA statistics:
Best-Selling Vehicle Manufacturers in Japan in two thousand seventeen (Q1)
The top-selling vehicle brands in Japan during the very first three months of two thousand seventeen were as goes after according to JADA:
Top twenty five Vehicle Brands in Japan in two thousand seventeen (Q1)
Most of the top twenty five best-selling vehicle brands in Japan enlargened sales during the very first quarter of two thousand seventeen with the larger Japanese brands mostly outperforming the broader market, even tho’ Lexus was the worst-performing brand overall.
Toyota remained Japan’s largest carmaker and enhanced market share with sales growth twice the market average. Toyota sold almost 60,000 more vehicles during the very first quarter of two thousand seventeen compared to last year.
In contrast, Honda remained Japan’s 2nd largest carmaker but with vapid sales only narrowly outsold Nissan. Nissan sales enlargened by 12% to leave it in third place only 6,000 cars behind Honda.
Suzuki narrowly outsold the broader market to take fourth place from Daihatsu that witnessed sales shrunk by Two.3%.
Mazda sales were positive but plane in the prompt growing Japanese market. Subaru and Isuzu outsold the broader market but Mitsubishi sales were sharply down.
Hino re-entered the top ten with strong sales at the expense of Mercedes Benz that had plane sales. Mercedes Benz remained the top imported car brand in Japan during the very first quarter of 2017.
Volkswagen moved ahead of Lexus with vapid sales while Lexus was the worst performer of the top twenty five best-selling car marques in Japan thus in 2017.
The rest of the top twenty car brands in Japan was unchanged from a year ago.
The most-improved brands were Renault and Porsche but in comparison to Toyota the totals remained rather insignificant.
Ten Best-Selling Cars in Japan in two thousand seventeen Q1)
The ten top-sellers in Japan during the very first three months of two thousand seventeen were as goes after according to JADA statistics:
Note: List exclude mini (Kei) cars
Japan’s Dearest Car Models in two thousand seventeen (Q1)
In a switch of latest form, it was a Nissan rather than a Toyota that topped the list of the best-selling car models in Japan. Thus far in 2017, the Nissan Note has been the best-selling car model in Japan. The Note was Japan’s top-selling car for the very first time in November two thousand sixteen – the very first time in just over three decades that a Nissan model was Japan’s dearest car during a calendar month. The Note again led the list in January and March two thousand seventeen to sell 53,355 cars during the very first quarter of 2017. In 2016, the Note was fourth with around 32,000 sales.
The Toyota Prius slipped to 2nd place with sales down by around 22,000 compared to the very first quarter of 2016.
The Toyota C-HR – a fresh crossover vehicle – was very well received in Japan and the third best-selling car during the very first quarter of 2017. The Toyota Aqua slipped from 2nd to fourth with sales down from 50,000 cars a year ago.
The Nissan Serena re-entered the top-ten list after slipping to 11th a year ago. The Honda Liberated similarly is a fresh entry.
The Toyota Sienta slipped from 5th to 7th albeit the number of cars sold actually enhanced. The Toyota Vitz re-entered the list from 12th a year ago.
The Honda Fit slipped from third a year ago. In March two thousand sixteen alone, more Fits were sold in Japan than during the very first three months of 2017.
The Toyota Voxy slipped from 6th a year ago.
Car models slipping out of the top-ten list of bestsellers in Japan during the very first quarter of two thousand seventeen were the Honda Vezel, Nissan X-Trail and Mazda Demio.
Top-Selling Exotic and Sports in Japan in two thousand seventeen (Q1)
The good times are returning for exotic sports car in Japan according to the fresh vehicle registration data released by JADA. A few examples:
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