The Japanese New Car Ranking "Jimni" Ranked 9th

The compact car disappeared from the top 10 list in February.

On March 6th, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association and the Japan Light Motor Vehicle Association released the new vehicle sales rankings for February 2024, categorized by vehicle model. In February, Toyota's Corolla led the passenger car category with sales of 14,841 units, while Honda Motor Company's N-BOX topped the light vehicle category with sales of 16,542 units.

Due to certification fraud and the subsequent suspension of major model shipments, Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.'s vehicle models disappeared from the top 10 rankings of light vehicles in February. In contrast, Suzuki's Jimny ranked ninth in the light vehicle category with sales of 3,755 units.

In February 2024, the top three passenger cars by name in terms of new car sales were as follows:

1. Toyota "Corolla": 14,841 units (a year-on-year increase of 100.7%)
2. Toyota "Yaris": 12,495 units (a year-on-year increase of 79.3%)
3. Nissan "Note": 10,010 units (a year-on-year increase of 93.5%)

Here are the top 10 rankings for both passenger cars and light vehicles:

Top 10 Passenger Cars:

1. Toyota "Corolla": 14,841 units (a year-on-year increase of 100.7%)
2. Toyota "Yaris": 12,495 units (a year-on-year increase of 79.3%)
3. Nissan "Note": 10,010 units (a year-on-year increase of 93.5%)
4. Toyota "Prius": 9,190 units (a year-on-year increase of 119.6%)
5. Toyota "Sienta": 8,613 units (a year-on-year increase of 73.2%)
6. Honda "Vezel": 7,520 units (a year-on-year increase of 171.9%)
7. Honda "Freed": 7,171 units (a year-on-year increase of 101.4%)
8. Nissan "Serena": 6,594 units (a year-on-year increase of 145.3%)
9. Toyota "Noah": 6,027 units (a year-on-year increase of 70.8%)
10. Honda "Step Wagon": 5,992 units (a year-on-year increase of 204.8%)

Top 10 Light Vehicles:

1. Honda "N-BOX": 16,542 units (a year-on-year increase of 84.2%)
2. Suzuki "Spacia": 15,066 units (a year-on-year increase of 153.9%)
3. Suzuki "Hustler": 8,990 units (a year-on-year increase of 160.2%)
4. Nissan "Luke": 7,882 units (a year-on-year increase of 86.2%)
5. Suzuki "Wagon R": 7,603 units (a year-on-year increase of 104.2%)
6. Suzuki "Alto": 6,128 units (a year-on-year increase of 94.6%)
7. Mitsubishi "Delica Mini/eK": 6,009 units (a year-on-year increase of 259.2%)
8. Nissan "Days": 5,637 units (a year-on-year increase of 258.5%)
9. Suzuki "Jimny": 3,755 units (a year-on-year increase of 120.4%)
10. Honda "N-WGN": 2,962 units (a year-on-year increase of 70.6%)