Top 30 model hits of Japanese car sale ranking August 2008

1.Honda Fit/Jazz  11,770

2.Toyota Corolla  (Axio,Fielder,Rumion) 7,595

3.Toyota Vitz/Yaris 6,943

4.Honda Freed 5,931

5.Toyota Prius 4,708

6.Mazda Demio/2 4,545

7.Toyota Passo 4,406

8.Suzuki Swift 4,333

9.Nissan Tiida 4,331

10.Toyota Vellfire 4,257

11.Toyota Crown  4,252

12.Nissan Serena  4,207

13.Toyota Voxy  4,090

14.Nissan Note  4,054

15.Toyota Estima  3,478

16.Toyota Noah  3,399

17.Nissan March  3,303

18.Toyota Alphard  3,089

19.Toyota Ractis  2,759

20.Nissan Cube  2,635

21.Toyota STEPWGN  2,489

22.Mazda Biente  2,459

23.Honda Stream  2,288

24.Toyota Wish  2,148

25.Toyota Sienta  2,040

26.Toyota Porte  1,944

27.Toyota Mark-X  1,884

28.Nissan Premio  1,595

29.Toyota Harrier  1,549

30.Toyota bB  1,541

Source : jada.or.jp

VW says it passed Ford for 3rd place ranking

Ford Motor Co. lost its third-place spot in the global sales rankings for the first half of the year. So says the Volkswagen Group. Volkswagen delivered 3.31 million vehicles during the first half of 2008, up 7.2%. Ford delivered 3.22 million cars and trucks through June, down from 3.42 million vehicles during the same period a year ago.

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Japanese Auto sale ranking APRIL 2008

1.Honda Fit/Jazz 14,854

2.Toyota Corolla (Axio,fielder,Rumion) 10,577

3.Toyota New Crown 10,256

4.Toyota Vitz/Yaris 9,103

5. Toyota Voxy 5,642

6.Toyota Prius 5,454

7.Toyota Passo 5,090

8.Toyota Noah 4,900

9.Toyota Estima 4,435

10.Mazda Demio/2 4,332

11.Nissan Serena 4,316

12.Nissan Tiida (5 Doors)  4,283

13.Suzuki Swift 4,117

14.Nissan Note 3,937

15.Toyota Ractis 3,645

16.Honda STEPWGN 3,520

17.Honda Stream 3,299

18.Toyota Mark-X 3,232

19.Nissan Cube 3,221

20.Toyota Wish 3,134

21.Toyota bB 2,822

22.Toyota Premio 2,749

23.Nissan March 2,708

24.Toyota Harrier 2,542

25.Toyota Sienta 2,500

26.Toyota Porte 2,355

27.Toyota Allion 2,098

28.Toyota Isis 1,932

29.Honda Mobilio 1,898

30.Toyota Alphard 1,823

Source : jada.or.jp

US March auto sales figure

U.S. light-vehicles sales totals, individual automaker results and market share for March, compared with March 2007:
  MARCH 2008
GM 280,713 -18.7% 20.7% 800,376 -10.9% 22.4%
Ford 226,448 -14.0% 16.7% 581,784 -9.0% 16.3%
Toyota 217,730 -10.3% 16.0% 571,748 -5.6% 16.0%
Chrysler 166,386 -19.4% 12.3% 453,871 -15.5% 12.7%
Honda 138,734 -3.2% 10.2% 352,642 -0.4% 9.9%
Nissan 106,921 -3.8% 7.9% 269,745 -3.3% 7.5%
Hyundai 42,796 1.9% 3.2% 95,338 -8.5% 2.7%
Mazda 32,929 -12.8% 2.4% 77,689 -1.8% 2.2%
Volkswagen 27,832 7.8% 2.1% 71,967 -0.7% 2.0%
BMW 27,437 -5.4% 2.0% 68,678 -9.1% 1.9%
Kia 24,871 -9.8% 1.8% 68,214 -7.3% 1.9%
Mercedes 20,829 -3.8% 1.5% 57,706 2.9% 1.6%
Subaru 16,685 -7.4% 1.2% 40,881 -4.7% 1.1%
Mitsubishi 10,750 -14.2% 0.8% 27,081 -14.4% 0.8%
Suzuki 10,510 -4.7% 0.8% 26,426 -4.9% 0.7%
Porsche 2,467 -24.7% 0.2% 6,777 -17.6% 0.2%
Smart USA 1,734 NA 0.1% 3,476 NA 0.1%
Isuzu 683 -8.1% 0.1% 1,906 5.8% 0.1%
Maserati 250 15.2% 0.0% 585 11.2% 0.0%
Ferrari 163 9.4% 0.0% 403 0.8% 0.0%
TOTAL 1,356,868 -12.0% 100.0% 3,577,293 -8.0% 100.0%

Top 20 vehicles sale ranking for March 2008 in US

March
2008
% change 2008
YTD
% change
Ford F-Series 54,465 -23.8% 148,138 -13.7%
Chevrolet Silverado 42,561 -23.5% 122,779 -19.6%
Toyota Camry 40,487 -4.2% 107,002 1.1%
Honda Accord 36,214 -0.8% 87,802 -5.2%
Honda Civic 32,740 10.2% 77,532 13.8%
Nissan Altima 31,409 14.1% 76,407 3.2%
Chevrolet Impala 29,010 1.8% 71,750 -11.1%
Dodge Ram 26,318 -31.3% 68,862 -24.6%
Toyota Corolla / Matrix 25,109 -26.9% 67,047 -24.0%
Ford Focus 21,168 24.0% 49,070 23.2%
Toyota Prius 20,635 7.7% 42,907 8.1%
Honda CR-V 18,974 -3.5% 50,684 6.5%
Ford Escape 18,517 12.1% 43,900 11.7%
GMC Sierra 15,919 -3.5% 44,207 -7.5%
Ford Fusion 15,887 0.6% 40,050 0.9%
Toyota Tacoma 15,587 -14.6% 39,776 -14.1%
Pontiac G6 15,108 21.9% 45,951 28.9%
Chevrolet Malibu 14,931 7.2% 41,247 31.0%
Toyota Tundra 14,311 8.4% 40,784 39.7%
Dodge Caravan 14,104 -21.3% 33,271 -37.1%
Source: Autodata Corp.

Japanese November 2007 Car Sales Ranking

1.Honda Fit/Jazz                                     18,138
2.Toyota Corolla                                      15,348 (Including Sedan and Wagon Model)
3.Toyota Yaris/Vitz                                12,716
4.Toyota Voxy                                          8,367
5.Toyota Mark-X                                     7,091
6.Toyota Noah                                          7,392
7.Toyota Passo                                          6,681
8.Nissan Serena                                        6,398
9.Toyota Estima                                       5,921
10.Toyota Prius                                        5,532
11.Toyota Crown                                      5,271
12.Mazda Demio                                       5,159
13.Honda StepWGN                                 5,036
14.Toyota Wish                                         4,418
15.Toyota Ractis                                       4,343
16.Nissan Tiida                                         4,322
17.Suzuki Swift                                          4,137
18.Toyota Alphard                                    4,133
19.Toyota Vangard                                   4,050
20.Nissan Note                                          3,909
21.Toyota Allion                                        3,579
22.Nissan Cube                                         3,515
23.Toyota Premio                                     3,411
24.Nissan X-trail                                       3,401
25.Honda Stream                                      3,308
26.Toyota Harrier                                    3,303
27.Toyota Porte                                         3,261
28.Nissan March                                       3,220
29.Toyota Sienta                                       3,180
30.Toyota bB                                             3,142

Source : jada

Honda Fit Tops Japan Sales, Ending Corolla’s Reign

Honda Motor Co.’s redesigned Fit compact car overtook Toyota Motor Corp.’s Corolla compact as Japan’s best-selling car model in November, ending a 13-month streak for the Corolla.

Honda more than doubled sales of the Fit to 18,138 cars, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said in a release today. The carmaker introduced the revamped Fit on Oct. 26. Toyota’s Corolla took the second spot as sales fell 10 percent from a year earlier to 15,348.

Toyota claimed eight of the top 10 slots in last month’s sales rankings, excluding minicars. Nissan Motor Co., Japan’s third-largest automaker, took eighth place with the Serena minivan. Compact cars and minivans made up all of the top 10 models.

With minicars included, Suzuki Motor Corp.’s Wagon R was the second-bestselling model behind the Fit. Minicars are powered by engines no larger than 0.66 liters.

The following table shows Japan’s 10 bestselling automobiles, excluding minicars, in November by model, maker, sales, vehicle type and percentage change from a year earlier.

Japanese October 2007 Car Sales Ranking

1.Toyota Corolla                                      13,569 (Including Sedan and Wagon Model)
2.Toyota Yaris/Vitz                                11,369
3.Honda Jazz/Fit (Old Model)               8,336
4.Toyota Mark-X                                    7,929
5.Toyota Voxy                                         7,885
6.Toyota Noah                                         7,392
7.Toyota Prius                                          6,062
8.Toyota Passo                                         5,924
9.Toyota Estima                                       5,414
10.Mazda Demio                                      5,100
11.Nissan Serena                                     4,772
12.Toyota Crown                                     4,514
13.Nissan Tiida                                        4,398 (5 doors only)
14.Honda StepWGN                                4,057
15.Honda Stream                                     3,988
16.Toyota Ractis                                      3,968
17.Toyota Wish                                        3,940
18.Toyota Alphard                                  3,903
19.Suzuki Swift                                        3,821
20.Nissan Note                                        3,419
21.Nissan X-trail                                     3,349
22.Toyota Vangard                                 3,343
23.Toyota Porte                                     3,287
24.Toyota Premio                                  3,229
25.Nissan Cube                                       3,164
26.Nissan March                                    2,961
27.Toyota Sienta                                    2,914
28.Toyota Allion                                     2,865
29.Honda Odyssey                                2,820
30.Toyota Harrier                                 2,732

Japanese over than 660 cc.car sales ranking

Ford sales down 9.5% in October

U.S. sales of Ford Motor Co. cars and trucks were down 9.5% in October, compared to the same period a year ago, bring the company’s results for the year down 13%.

Three of the company’s six wholly owned brands — Mercury, Lincoln and Land Rover — posted gains in the month. Sales of the Ford brand, Jaguar and Volvo were all down. The company’s volume Ford brand was down 13% in the month and is now down 15% for the year.

Trucks posted a small, 0.9% gain the month, while car sales plummeted 26% as the company continues to ease off sales to daily rental companies.

Other major automakers were scheduled to release their results throughout the day.

Industry experts are expecting October to be a weak month for most automakers, as a housing crisis continues to weigh on the U.S. economy and credit markets.

Thailand september 2007 sale ranking

The second-best September haul ever closed out the third quarter with sales of 53,491 new vehicles taking the total so far this year to 451,326 units, or down 7.6% compared to the same period last year.

According to figures compiled by Toyota, September’s performance surpassed the mark set last year _ 49,383 vehicles _ but it failed to better the record of 55,137 units sold in the same month two years ago.

For the automobile industry, it was the third best monthly return this year _ after March (56,021) and August (54,163) _ and it helped arrest a sales slide that until then had been running at a high 9.4% compared to last year to 7.6%, a turnaround that can be attributed to improved political and economic conditions.

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