We’re pretty much familiar with the top-ten best-selling cars in the country. It’s almost to a point wherein we can list them down in order without looking at a master file.
For the month of May, there’s a bit of a surprise. That’s because the longtime sales leader in that class has been surpassed. The Suzuki Spacia has overtaken the Honda N-Box for the sales crown with 15,160 sold in one month over the N-Box’s total of 14,682.We’re sure Honda won’t take that sitting down, but the sales battle between the two has been so fierce, it has left other kei cars in the dust.
At the top of the list is the Toyota Yaris and has been sitting comfortable there for a while now. With 13,538 sold, it’s over 1,000 more than the next big seller, the Toyota Corolla that saw 12,263 new owners last month. Far back in third is the Toyota Sienna at 8,820 units, while the first of the non-Toyota models is the Nissan Note at 7,365 units.
The second Nissan in the top ten is the practical Serena at 5,507 units. Meanwhile, the best-selling midsize crossover there is the Toyota Harrier at 5,294 units. You might be surprised to see that the Toyota Aqua is still a hugely popular but there with 4,966 units, while the Toyota Roomy mini-MPV completes the list with 4,887 units.If we compile all the models in one list, Japan’s top ten would look like this.Some interesting observations here.