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8 out of 10 of Japan's best-selling cars for 2021 is a Toyota, Nissan Note outsells Honda Jazz

Dinesh · Feb 18, 2022 05:22 PM

8 out of 10 of Japan's best-selling cars for 2021 is a Toyota, Nissan Note outsells Honda Jazz 01

It was a Toyota year again in Japan as the it celebrated becoming the world’s best-selling carmaker by continuing its dominance in its domestic market. Data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA) shows them with the top four best-selling models in the country and total of 8 models in the top 10 for 2021.

Top 10 best-selling models in Japan for 2021
Model Units
Toyota Yaris 212,927
Toyota Roomy 134,801
Toyota Corolla 110,865
Toyota Alphard 95,049
Nissan Note 90,177
Toyota Raize 81,880
Toyota Harrier 74,575
Toyota Aqua 72,495
Toyota Voxy 70,085
Honda Freed 69,577

Toyota’s top four comprises the Yaris, Roomy, Corolla and Alphard. Bear in mind that the list excludes Japan’s unique kei vehicles and clumps together models with a common name in them. For an example of the latter, that would see the list bundle the Yaris and Yaris Cross as well as combine the Corolla and Corolla Cross.

Also Read: Over 13,000 orders for Toyota Corolla Cross in Japan within 1 month, 3x monthly sales target

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8 out of 10 of Japan's best-selling cars for 2021 is a Toyota, Nissan Note outsells Honda Jazz 01

The Yaris Cross, Aqua, Roomy and Raize. We excluded the Alphard's photo because every Malaysian knows what it looks like.

The Yaris accounted for 212,927 units while the Roomy is lightyears behind at 134,801 units. Not too far behind in third is the Corolla at 110,865 units before the Alphard barges in with 95,049 units.

Also Read: Toyota takes top 6 spots in Japan's H1 2021 sales, Honda only 9th

Totalling 553,642 units, the fantastic four accounted for a staggering 27 percent of sales for the year. Meaning over a quarter of the new vehicles sold in Japan came from just four Toyota models.

The total industry volume (TIV) was 2,015,610 units, of which 1,190,642 of them were from Toyota. That’s a staggering 59 percent if you were wondering, which we’re sure you were. Though once again, we've to remind you that this excludes kei vehicles.

Also Read: Sales of Honda Jazz keeps falling in Japan, but it’s just not because of Toyota Yaris

8 out of 10 of Japan's best-selling cars for 2021 is a Toyota, Nissan Note outsells Honda Jazz 02

The Nissan Note didn't quite strike the right chord to break the Toyota stranglehold.

To put things in perspective, every other new car sold last month in Japan was a Toyota. In fact, more than one out of every two vehicles sold in Japan in 2021 was a Toyota.

Making the first non-Toyota appearance on the list is the Nissan Note in fifth with 90,177 units. Its closest rival the Honda Jazz (Fit) ranked 12th, with 58,780 units sold.

Joining it in completing the top 10 are the Toyota Raize (81,880 units), the Toyota Harrier (74,575 units), the Toyota Aqua (72,495 units), the Toyota Voxy (70,085 units) and the Honda Freed (69,577 units).

Dinesh

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“Better late than never.” Some despise it, others begrudgingly agree with it but he swears by it… much to the chagrin of everyone around him. That unfortunately stems from all of his project cars not running most of the time, which in turn is testament to his questionable decision-making skills in life. A culmination of many wrongs fortunately making a right; much like his project cars on the rare occasions they run, he’s still trying to figure out if another project car is the way to go.

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