Japan Kei Car Sales by Type

Name: Japan Kei Car Sales by Type
Creator: 全国軽自動車協会連合会（全軽自協）統計資料
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Monthly new sales of mini vehicles (kei cars, engine up to 660 cc) in Japan since January 1996, by type: passenger cars, bonnet vans, cab-over vans and trucks.

Source: 全国軽自動車協会連合会（全軽自協）統計資料Last updated: Sep 24, 2026, 12:34Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

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
Total new mini vehicle sales2	103,711	140,494	145,313	118,003	118,582	184,664	151,295	138,920	123,550	135,006	147,306	162,825	114,625	138,316	145,599	120,546	125,814	169,828	146,593	137,352	119,040	139,687	143,178	164,355	119,788	141,981	132,038	110,763	102,809	148,228	118,051	117,950	130,519	156,035	154,528	165,285	126,476
Passenger car group (passenger cars + bonnet vans)2	82,018	111,289	115,030	92,024	93,747	145,112	119,717	110,544	98,960	108,348	116,929	131,926	91,941	108,651	114,849	94,121	98,567	136,098	123,207	114,496	98,718	111,353	109,576	129,320	93,590	112,359	104,020	87,571	79,424	118,570	99,318	95,575	103,933	122,543	122,433	128,756	99,774
Passenger cars	80,070	108,884	112,496	89,424	91,447	142,126	117,172	107,793	96,440	105,468	113,895	127,950	89,474	105,779	111,786	91,514	96,039	132,646	120,322	111,544	95,812	108,187	106,203	125,813	91,084	109,021	100,773	84,634	77,128	115,318	95,855	92,267	100,941	119,459	119,802	125,583	97,238
Bonnet vans	1,948	2,405	2,534	2,600	2,300	2,986	2,545	2,751	2,520	2,880	3,034	3,976	2,467	2,872	3,063	2,607	2,528	3,452	2,885	2,952	2,906	3,166	3,373	3,507	2,506	3,338	3,247	2,937	2,296	3,252	3,463	3,308	2,992	3,084	2,631	3,173	2,536
Commercial group (cab-over vans + trucks)2	21,693	29,205	30,283	25,979	24,835	39,552	31,578	28,376	24,590	26,658	30,377	30,899	22,684	29,665	30,750	26,425	27,247	33,730	23,386	22,856	20,322	28,334	33,602	35,035	26,198	29,622	28,018	23,192	23,385	29,658	18,733	22,375	26,586	33,492	32,095	36,529	26,702
Cab-over vans	11,984	16,137	16,858	14,349	12,438	21,476	16,821	14,259	13,702	15,424	16,982	17,313	12,188	15,168	16,240	14,185	14,569	19,583	16,796	16,540	13,860	17,336	17,726	18,572	14,198	16,639	16,145	13,395	13,329	16,451	10,408	12,390	14,919	19,566	17,673	18,911	14,380
Trucks	9,709	13,068	13,425	11,630	12,397	18,076	14,757	14,117	10,888	11,234	13,395	13,586	10,496	14,497	14,510	12,240	12,678	14,147	6,590	6,316	6,462	10,998	15,876	16,463	12,000	12,983	11,873	9,797	10,056	13,207	8,325	9,985	11,667	13,926	14,422	17,618	12,322
Commercial vehicles, legal classification (bonnet vans + cab-over vans + trucks)	23,641	31,610	32,817	28,579	27,135	42,538	34,123	31,127	27,110	29,538	33,411	34,875	25,151	32,537	33,813	29,032	29,775	37,182	26,271	25,808	23,228	31,500	36,975	38,542	28,704	32,960	31,265	26,129	25,681	32,910	22,196	25,683	29,578	36,576	34,726	39,702	29,238

Latest reading

Total new mini vehicle sales stood at 103,711 vehicles in Aug 2026. That is −26.2% from Jul 2026 and −9.5% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1996 to Aug 2026.

Latest: 103,711 vehicles; Aug 2026
vs previous period: −26.2%; Jul 2026
vs a year earlier: −9.5%

About this data

Monthly new sales of mini vehicles (kei cars, engine up to 660 cc) in Japan since January 1996, by type: passenger cars, bonnet vans, cab-over vans and trucks. Mini vehicles make up more than a third of Japan's new car market. Source: Japan Mini Vehicles Association (Zenkeijikyo).