Sales of new imported vehicles, including those made by Japanese automakers overseas, in Japan jumped 74.9% year on year in August to 19,718 units, rising for the 10th straight month, an industry body said.

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Japanese brand passenger cars, trucks and buses surged to 5,690 units from 1,105 a year before, while sales of imported foreign brand vehicles rose 38.0% to 14,028 units, the Japan Automobile Importers Association told Kyodo News.

By brand, Nissan topped the sales ranking with sales of 4,729 vehicles, up sharply from 21 vehicles a year before. Volkswagen ranked second with sales of 3,899 vehicles, up 69.2%, followed by BMW at 2,424 vehicles, up 35.2%.

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