Two Toyota Hybrids Top Japan's Best-Selling Car List - Full Table
For the 11th straight month in a row, Toyota’s Prius topped the list of Japan’s best-selling cars in April. Toyota’s new compact hybrid, the Aqua, known in the U.S. as the Prius c, was a close second.
Honda’s N-Box mini vehicle came third, followed by Honda’s Fit and a cast of mini vehicles.
The table was compiled from data provided by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association and the Japan Mini Vehicles Association. Separately reported imports are not included in this list.
RankModelBrandUnitsYoYType1PriusToyota21,906349.3%Reg2AquaToyota18,481NAReg3N-BOXHonda16,928NAKei4FitHonda16,16088.5%Reg5MiraDaihatsu15,542304.2%Kei6TantoDaihatsu13,486118.8%Kei7Wagon RSuzuki12,22954.4%Kei8MoveDaihatsu12,08761.9%Kei9AltoSuzuki10,161122.0%Kei10FreedToyota7,828108.1%Reg11VitzToyota6,61942.5%Reg12MocoNissan6,217112.2%Kei13PaletteSuzuki5,480139.4%Kei14SerenaNissan5,218122.1%Reg15VellfireToyota4,730679.2%Reg16RooxNissan4,534131.1%Kei17SwiftSuzuki4,105112.4%Reg18MR WagonSuzuki3,998156.4%Kei19LifeHonda3,958-16.8%Kei20AlphardToyota3,865772.5%Reg21DemioMazda3,69242.5%Reg22PassoToyota3,67458.4%Reg23Step WagonHonda3,54114.9%Reg24NoteNissan3,35951.5%Reg25CorollaToyota3,3311.9%Reg26SolioSuzuki3,16875.0%Reg27RactisToyota2,80056.0%Reg2886Toyota2,760NAReg29VoxyToyota2,59236.0%Reg30CX-5Mazda2,427NAReg31WishToyota2,29853.6%Reg32NoahToyota2,21863.0%Reg33JukeNissan2,11782.3%Reg34MarchToyota1,933-30.2%Reg35CrownToyota1,925125.9%Reg36Every WagonSuzuki1,92376.1%Kei37TidusNissan1,92035.8%Reg38CubeToyota1,8925.5%Reg39eKMitsubishi1,89025.7%Kei40SientaToyota1,845Reg41ImprezaSubaru1,78047.8%Reg42EstimaToyota1,71183.8%Reg43CamryToyota1,519Reg44AZ WagonMazda1,334-19.6%Kei45JimnySuzuki1,05341.2%Kei
Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.
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I believe the Freed is a Honda, it's listed as a Toyota in the table above...