Toyota’s Corolla was the best-selling car in Japan in 2004 for the second consecutive year.

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Citing data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association, Kyodo News said Corolla sales, however, declined 12.9% from the previous year to 173,301 units.


The second-best seller was Honda’s Fit [Jazz] with sales of 149,503 units, followed by Nissan Motor’s Cube with sales of 138,623 units, the report added.

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