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Story no.269National· JapanOngoingSales and marketNotableJP Japon2 Nov → 7 Nov8 facts · 84 art.

Japan: new car sales decline in October 2026

On November 2, 2026, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association publishes October new car registrations, which decline for the first time in seven months, penalized by weakness in kei cars. On November 4, Daihatsu records a decline of around 20% in its sales in Japan, while Toyota declines for the first time in seven years. On November 6, rankings confirm the dominance of the Honda N-BOX and the strong growth of the Nissan Elgrand, with the Yaris leading sedans. Registrations of imported vehicles increase by 13.9% over the month, and Honda sales are notably driven by the Freed.

In brief

Ongoing story bringing together 8 events involving Honda, Toyota, Nissan and 3 more, in Japon, followed from 2 November 2026 to 7 November 2026. 84 articles from 5 sources (sales and market); last updated on 7 November 2026 at 04:25. Figures reported: 381756 vehicles.

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Timeline

newest first

Dot = severity

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In figures

The activity

8 facts

Latest activity 17 hours ago

2 Nov7 Nov

Countries concerned

JP Japon

Brands concerned

Official figures

  • Honda · 9,182 reg. (EU + EFTA + UK, Sept 26) · 61 recall(s) in 12 months
  • Toyota · 79,386 reg. (EU + EFTA + UK, Sept 26) · 82 recall(s) in 12 months
  • Nissan · 25,097 reg. (EU + EFTA + UK, Sept 26) · 45 recall(s) in 12 months
  • BYD · 49,953 reg. (EU + EFTA + UK, Sept 26) · 2 recall(s) in 12 months

Key figures

381,756
véhicules

Highest number recorded in 12 article(s), automatically extracted: please check sources.

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Sources by country and language

Press country

ArticlesOutlets
Japan8336
China11

Languages

ArticlesOutlets
Japanese8336
English11

Country of the outlet (not of the topic), inferred from its address and language. Each outlet counts once per row.

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Further reading