Japan (JADA): New vehicle sales announced in August: 6% increase from the previous year

Japan (JADA): New vehicle sales announced in August: 6% increase from the previous year

Japan Automobile Sales Association (JADA) / National Light Automobile Association

Japan Automobile Dealers Association and others announced new car sales in August.

In August, 388,600 new cars were sold in Japan.

It was positive for the second consecutive month, up 6.7% from the same month last year.

Vehicle type: Sales results

Regular cars, small cars, trucks: 242,718 units, up 4% from the same month last year

Mini vehicles: 140,882 units, up 11.5%

Sales of mini vehicles:

The main reason for the large increase in minicar sales is that “Daihatsu Honda released a new model in its main model after July”.

NHK News

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