The Toyota Prius remained the top selling car in Japan for the 18th consecutive month in November according to figures from the Japan Automobile dealers Association.
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The hybrid came out top with sales of 21,400 units in November based on sales rankings by car model. However, its sales dropped 20.2% year on year due partly to the end of the government’s sales subsidy programme for eco-friendly cars in September.
Honda’s Fit [Jazz] compact car, which added a hybrid model in October, ranked second with sales of 16,677 units, down 2.9%, followed by the Daihatsu Tanto minicar in third with 13,217 units, up 25.8%.
Sales of new imported vehicles, including those made by Japanese automakers overseas, jumped 34.3% from a year earlier in November to 19,052 units, the Japan Automobile Importers Association said.
Of the total, sales of Japanese-brand cars, trucks, and buses more than tripled to 5,964 units, while those of foreign-brand vehicles rose 6.4% to 13,088 units. Nissan was top with sales of 4,243 units. Volkswagen came in second with sales of 2,852 units followed by BMW with sales of 2,700 units.
