Japan’s Auto Market in 2022 totals 2.22 million sales, a 7.4% decrease from the prior year and the lowest level in the past decade. In December sales fell 5.4%, with 180,040 new registrations.
Market Trend and Outlook
The Japanese auto market in 2022 totals 2.22 millions sales, a 7.4% decrease from the prior year and the lowest level of the past decade. In December sales fell 5.4%, with 180,040 new registrations.
Looking at cumulative data from 2022, brand-wise the top 7 remain unchanged compared to the previous year: Toyota in 1st with 1.04 millions sales (-14.2%), followed by Honda at 263,034 (-1.9%), Nissan at 236,813 registrations (+4.5%), Mazda at 126,616 (+5.3%), Suzuki with 101,382 sales (+2.2%), Subaru at 81,420 (-2.0%) and Mercedes with 52,391 cumulative sales (+1.3%).
Mitsubishi moves up 3 spots into 8th with 49,177 sales (+42.4%), in front of Lexus -down 1 spot- with 41,252 sales (-19.3%) and Daihatsu closing the Top 10 with 36,299 new car registrations (-7.8%).
Tables with sales figures
In the tables below we report sales for all Brands, top 10 Manufacturers Group and top 10 Models.
