Japan Imported Car Registrations
Monthly new registrations of imported vehicles in Japan since January 1998, split into foreign-brand vehicles and Japanese-brand vehicles built abroad and shipped back to Japan, with imported vehicles' share of all new registrations.
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | |
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| Imported vehicles registered2 | 28,970 | 31,286 | 41,887 | 26,673 | 26,123 | 40,582 | 29,916 | 25,045 | 32,732 | 27,734 | 30,265 | 40,495 | 21,938 | 26,945 | 34,477 | 25,900 | 24,091 | 40,948 | 26,448 | 22,669 | 30,863 | 27,398 | 27,141 | 33,080 | 22,953 | 24,860 | 29,801 | 24,114 | 20,555 | 37,827 | 23,878 | 18,319 | 33,386 | 25,233 | 21,692 | 33,092 | 21,403 | |
| Foreign-brand vehicles | 17,026 | 17,079 | 26,604 | 17,871 | 15,501 | 27,396 | 17,505 | 13,019 | 23,551 | 18,464 | 17,688 | 26,274 | 16,002 | 18,985 | 25,080 | 18,198 | 15,919 | 29,547 | 18,601 | 14,820 | 23,483 | 18,275 | 15,946 | 23,335 | 15,878 | 16,398 | 22,534 | 17,198 | 14,215 | 28,250 | 17,951 | 13,739 | 26,991 | 20,189 | 16,477 | 26,955 | 16,886 | |
| Japanese-brand vehicles built abroad | 11,944 | 14,207 | 15,283 | 8,802 | 10,622 | 13,186 | 12,411 | 12,026 | 9,181 | 9,270 | 12,577 | 14,221 | 5,936 | 7,960 | 9,397 | 7,702 | 8,172 | 11,401 | 7,847 | 7,849 | 7,380 | 9,123 | 11,195 | 9,745 | 7,075 | 8,462 | 7,267 | 6,916 | 6,340 | 9,577 | 5,927 | 4,580 | 6,395 | 5,044 | 5,215 | 6,137 | 4,517 | |
| Imported vehicles' share of all new registrations | 14.2 | 11.3 | 14.9 | 12.4 | 10.2 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 15.4 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 15.3 | 11.8 | 10.7 | 13.9 | 12.7 | 11.1 | 12.4 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 14.6 | 11 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 11 | 9.4 | 12.3 | 12 | 9.9 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 14.4 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 12.2 | 10 |
Latest reading
Imported vehicles registered stood at 28,970 vehicles in Aug 2026. That is −7.4% from Jul 2026 and +32.1% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1998 to Aug 2026.
- Latest
- 28,970 vehicles
- Aug 2026
- vs previous period
- −7.4%
- Jul 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +32.1%
About this data
Monthly new registrations of imported vehicles in Japan since January 1998, split into foreign-brand vehicles and Japanese-brand vehicles built abroad and shipped back to Japan, with imported vehicles' share of all new registrations. Kei cars are not included in the share base. Source: Japan Automobile Importers Association (JAIA).
