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Japan best-selling cars in 2020 is again dominated by the kei-car Honda N-Box, followed by the Toyota Yaris and the Suzuki Spacia, while The Toyota Raize lands in 5th place. 

Japan Auto Market in 2019 was marginally negative. Total sales have been 5.18 million, down 1.6% from the previous year. The three top brands, Toyota, Honda and Nissan held 70.8% of the market, but importers were progressively growing.

Japan best selling cars 2017 led by the kei-car Daihatsu Move, jumped up 280%, ahead of the rival, the Honda N-Box. The first standard car was the former leader, the Toyota Prius while Toyota C-HR was the best new entrance.

Japan Auto Report 2018-2028 features historical data, market insights plus professional forecast on new vehicles sales by type, manufacturer, brand, and model providing an easy-to-use picture of the competitive landscape and its evolution.

Japan car market 2015 dropped down 8% hit by economy and taxes on key cars. However, the market leader Toyota managed to lose only 4%, the best among top 5 players while Mazda grew 9% supported by renewed line up.

Japan best selling cars in 2019 was still led by the kei-car Honda N-Box, followed by the fast-growing Daihatsu Tanto, which reached 3.4% of share. The Toyota Sienta impressed, landing in 8th position.

Japan best selling cars 2018 led by the kei-car Honda N-Box up 10.7% followed by the surprise of the year, the Suzuki Spacia. The Daihatsu Move is only sixth, while the Daihatsu Mira enters into the Top10.

Japan Auto Market lost momentum in 2024, falling 6.7% and remaining stuck below the pre-pandemic 4-million treshold. Despite losing 12.3%, Toyota secured its dominant spot, well ahead of Honda and Suzuki.  

Japan's Auto market in 2021 falls 3.3% with 4.45 million sales, reporting a very strong first half, followed by a sharp double-digit fall in the second part of the year. Mitsubishi is the only brand to report a positive performance, gaining 10.5%.

Japan's Auto Market in 2022 totals 3.4 million sales, a 6.2% decrease from the prior year and the lowest level in the past decade. In December sales grew 1.6%, with 283,577 new registrations.